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No.1 "Wroxham Broad".
History
The locomotive was originally built by 'Guest Engineering & Maintenance (Ltd)' in 1964 for Captain Hewitt.
The order was cancelled after construction had begun and the locomotive was subsequently completed as a
steam-outline petrol-hydraulic and the locomotive was named "Tracey-Jo", after the daughter of Trevor Guest.
Since then the locomotive has been to numerous locations, including:
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1964 | Fairbourne Railway. | |
1966 | Returned to Guest Engineering & Maintenance Co. Ltd. | |
1967 | Dudley Zoo Railway. | |
1968 | Returned to Guest Engineering & Maintenance Co. Ltd. | |
1970 | : Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. | |
1974 | Rebuilt as a 2-6-2DM for Sir William McAlpine. | |
1981 | Blenheim Palace Railway, Woodstock, Oxon. | |
1982 | Lightwater Valley Railway, Ripon, N. Yorks. | |
1983 | Steamtown, Carnforth. | |
1986 | Purchased by B. Taylor, Shipley, W. Yorks. and Rebuilt as 2-6-2DH. | |
1990 | Operating on Kirklees Light Railway, Clayton West, W. Yorks.
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In 1991 "Tracey Jo" was purchased by the Bure Valley Railway and in 1992 it was rebuilt as
a 2-6-4T steam locomotive by Winson Engineering. Upon completion it was re-named "Wroxham Broad".
In May 1999 an enthusiastic group of individuals began to purchase "Wroxham Broad" from the railway
and in April, 2008 the sale was completed. The locomotive is now owned by "The No.1 Preservation
Group" and is on long term loan to the Bure Valley Railway.
| Technical details: |
| Gauge: | 15 inches |
| Length: | 17 feet, 6 inches |
| Width: | 4 feet |
| Working Weight: | 7 tons |
| Coal Capacity: | 4 cwt |
| Water Capacity: | 800 Ltrs (175 gallons) |
| Wheel Arrangement: | 2-6-4 |
| Driving Wheel Diameter: | 19 inches |
| Boiler Pressure: | 180 psi |
| Boiler Diameter: | 24 inches |
| Firebox grate area: | 4 feet ² |
| Cylinder Size: | 5½ inch diameter by 8 inch stroke |
| Valve diameter: | 2¼ inches |
| Nominal Tractive Effort: | 1,692 Ibs |
| Valve Gear: | Twining |
| Livery: | The loco is painted 'Caledonian sky Blue' |
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