Shed sillhoutte
No. 4, 'Loch' simmers outside Douglas Shed. Douglas, Isle of Man. Taken on 17th April 2012 during a David Williams IoM Photocharter with kind permission of the Shed Foreman. I will be back on the Isle of Man next Sunday and hoping to record more atmospheric shots like this one.
Built in 1874 by Beyer, Peacock & Co. and named after lieutenant governor Henry Brougham Loch and beloved by many as their "favourite" engine on the railway, As originally built "Loch" was a small boilered locomotive, but was rebuilt as a medium boilered locomotive in 1909. This gave 'Loch' the same tractive effort as Nos 10 and 11. No. 4 has the strange distinction of being what must surely be the first locomotive ever to (re)enter service on the day the line closed. Having been earmarked for re-boilering in 1967 by the 1968 season 'Loch' was ready for service and steam tests were carried out accordingly. Fate intervened however and at the end of September 1968 the Peel and Ramsey lines closed for good. Fortunately, the Port Erin line was retained and No. 4 was familiar to many as the south based engine for many years, right up until her withdrawal from service after the 1995 Christmas services on the railway. She is the only locomotive to carry a non functioning "bell-mouth" dome and a non-standard livery of maroon was carried from 1979 to withdrawal. No. 4 now wears the familiar Indian red but is distinguished from shed-mates by carrying a Legs Of Mann and "4" numeral on the locomotive's buffer beam.
Shed sillhoutte
No. 4, 'Loch' simmers outside Douglas Shed. Douglas, Isle of Man. Taken on 17th April 2012 during a David Williams IoM Photocharter with kind permission of the Shed Foreman. I will be back on the Isle of Man next Sunday and hoping to record more atmospheric shots like this one.
Built in 1874 by Beyer, Peacock & Co. and named after lieutenant governor Henry Brougham Loch and beloved by many as their "favourite" engine on the railway, As originally built "Loch" was a small boilered locomotive, but was rebuilt as a medium boilered locomotive in 1909. This gave 'Loch' the same tractive effort as Nos 10 and 11. No. 4 has the strange distinction of being what must surely be the first locomotive ever to (re)enter service on the day the line closed. Having been earmarked for re-boilering in 1967 by the 1968 season 'Loch' was ready for service and steam tests were carried out accordingly. Fate intervened however and at the end of September 1968 the Peel and Ramsey lines closed for good. Fortunately, the Port Erin line was retained and No. 4 was familiar to many as the south based engine for many years, right up until her withdrawal from service after the 1995 Christmas services on the railway. She is the only locomotive to carry a non functioning "bell-mouth" dome and a non-standard livery of maroon was carried from 1979 to withdrawal. No. 4 now wears the familiar Indian red but is distinguished from shed-mates by carrying a Legs Of Mann and "4" numeral on the locomotive's buffer beam.