Accrington Railways - Robert Kenyon

Number 10 Diomed was exchanged in 1862 for a Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway locomotive, their number 90, and received the identity and number of the ELR locomotive it replaced. The ‘ Roach’ Class, built by Fenton & Craven, Leeds. No. Name. Type. Date new. Rebuilding date. Withdrawn. 2 Roach 2 – 2 - 2 October 1846 1858 to 0 – 6 – 0 March 1875 4 Spitfire 2 – 2 - 2 December 1846 1852 to 0 – 6 – 0 June 1878 5 Cyclops 2 – 2 - 2 December 1846 1859 to 0 – 6 – 0 March 1876 6 Salamander 2 – 2 - 2 December 1846 1858 to 0 – 6 – 0 March 1875 The ELR ordered six of these engines in March, 1946, and six more in March, 1847. Due to very rough riding only these four were delivered, and in 1848 they were sent to the Hawthorne Company for rebuilding into 2 – 4 – 0 locomotives. They were rebuilt again during the 1850’s. The ‘ Bacchus’ Class, built by Sharp Bros, Manchester. No . Name. Type. Date new. Rebuilding date. Date withdrawn. 7 Bacchus 2 – 2 - 2 May 1846 1866 to 2 – 4 - 0 June 1872 8 Jupiter 2 – 2 - 2 June 1846 1869 to 2 – 4 - 0 May 1876 9 Vesta 2 – 2 - 2 June 1846 1865 to 2 – 4 - 0 June 1872 11 Mercury 2 – 2 - 2 August 1846 1869 to 2 – 4 - 0 June 1877 These locomotives were ordered by the Preston & Blackburn Railway. The ‘ Samson’ Class, built by the Haig Foundry, Wigan, to a Yates design. No . Name. Type. Date new. Rebuilding date. Date withdrawn. 12 Samson 0 – 6 - 0 March 1847 in 1857 as 0 – 6 - 0 circa 1903 13 Zamiel 0 – 6 - 0 December 1847 March 1855 as 0 – 6 - 0 June 1878 19 Hercules 0 – 6 - 0 May 1847 in 1856 as 0 – 6 - 0 March 1875 20 Vulcan 0 – 6 - 0 July 1847 1856 as 0 – 6 - 0 April 1875 22 Atlas 0 – 6 - 0 November 1847 in 1856 as 0 – 6 - 0 April 1875 23 Elk 2 – 2 - 2 January 1848 in May 1859 November 1867* *It is thought that #23 Elk was scrapped as worn out. Samson was later renumbered 612 and before it was scrapped it was given a new cab, dome and chimney by Barton Wright. It had lost its nameplates prior to 1890. The ‘ Aurora’ Class, built by Sharp Bros, Manchester. No . Name. Type. Date new. Rebuilding date. Date withdrawn. 14 Aurora 2 – 2 – 2 February 1847 in 1854 as 2 – 2 – 2 tank November 1873 15 Aeolus 2 – 2 – 2 March 1847 March 1868 as 2 – 4 - 0 February 1880 21 Prometheu s 2 – 2 – 2 September 1847 in 1862 as 2 – 4 – 0* April 1880 37 Sunbeam 2 – 2 – 2 April 1849 June 1865 as 2 – 4 - 0 December 1873 38 Phantom 2 – 2 – 2 April 1849 February 1863 as 2 – 4 - 0 April 1876 *#21 Prometheus underwent a second rebuilding in September, 1870, but remained as a 2 – 4 – 0. The ‘ Pegasus’ Class, built by R. W. Hawthorne, Newcastle. No Name. Type. Date new. Rebuilding date. Date withdrawn.

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