Shunting Engine
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Shunting Engine by Keith Williamson as part of the Geograph project.
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Shunting Engine
Image: © Keith Williamson Taken: 4 Sep 2005
This old shunting engine used to work in the CWS soapworks at Irlam. It is an unusual 'fireless' type, manufactured by Peckett. It was used for shunting around the works, with its steam reservoir filled with steam from a boiler in the factory. This avoided the soot and fumes common to other engines. After the closure of the works it was given to the Local Authority and located in nearby Prince's Park where it became rather neglected and was seen as hazard to children (who had played on it for years!). With proposed improvements to the park the local Rotary Club "adopted" the engine and the road building firm building Phase II of the Irlam and Cadishead by-pass (Birse) offered to restore and relocate the engine to a display site by the new road.SJ71659226.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.426363
Longitude
-2.428108