Peckett locomotive at Kilmersdon Colliery
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Peckett locomotive at Kilmersdon Colliery by Martin Tester as part of the Geograph project.
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Peckett locomotive at Kilmersdon Colliery
Image: © Martin Tester Taken: 4 Sep 1968
Peckett 0-4-0ST 1788 was built in 1929 (in Bristol) & supplied new to Kilmersdon Colliery where she spent her entire working life until September 1973 when the mine closed. After 1966 she became a bit of a celebrity in that she was the last working steam locomotive in Somerset (& probably in a much wider area). She is now owned by the Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust & is currently based at their depot at Washford on the West Somerset Railway. For details see: https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/peckett-sons-works-no-1788-kilmersdon-0-4-0st/
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Image Location
Latitude
51.282926
Longitude
-2.449309