Isle of Man Railway 3 foot (914mm) gauge No.10 G. H.Wood at the lines Douglas city terminus, the capital of this Irish Sea island nation. Built in 1905 by Beyer, Peacock & Co. of Gorton, near Manchester, G. H.Wood is one of 15 broadly similar 2-4-0Ts eventually owned by the Isle of Man Railway. No. 10 is named after the railways erstwhile company secretary and director George Henry Wood. She was a regular performer on the line and rarely out of service, working through to nationalisation, but was withdrawn in 1977 with a defective boiler. Stored in Douglas Works for some years, and it wasnt until 1992 that she was reconditioned and re-entered service over Easter 1993 sporting a darker green livery and black/red lining which was an approximation to her original livery. She remains in service today. More on all the Isle of Man Railway locomotive fleet: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man_Railway_locomotives Thanks to David Lloyd-Jones for this photo, via the Narrow Gauge Enthusiasts Group webpages. -Phil
Posted on: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 23:26:04 +0000
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