Bradyll (locomotive)
Bradyll | |
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standard gauge |
Career | |
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Operators | Hetton colliery railway |
Retired | 1875 |
Current owner | National Railway Museum, Shildon |
Disposition | static display |
Bradyll is an early steam locomotive built by
History
Bradyll was built to work on the
Survival
Bradyll was obsolete by the 1870s, and in 1875 she was converted into a
After the war, she was placed at the works gates to the Philadelphia Iron Works as a "gate guardian" and regularly painted with a tar-based paint, which helped to preserve her. This locomotive was kept in the 'Council yard' at Burke Street, Shildon during the early 70's prior to it being moved into the display sheds when they opened the Timothy Hackworth Museum. It was painted black at that time. Bradyll has never been restored, and is probably unique in this respect. The locomotive has an
Bradyll is currently on display at
Is it Bradyll or not?
Recent research by Dr Michael Bailey has led him to conclude that the locomotive is probably not Bradyll, but Nelson, a locomotive built c1840 by Thomas Richardson of
References
- ^ a b c d "National Railway Museum acquires rare locomotive". National Railway Museum. Archived from the original on 27 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Hawthorn Combined Mine". Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
- ^ "Conserve or Restore". Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon. Retrieved 21 January 2008. [dead link]
- Steam Railway(348). Peterborough: EMAP: 38.