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English: Shunting Engine. This old shunting engine used to work in the CWS soapworks at Irlam. It is an unusual 'fireless' type, manufactured by Peckett. It was used for shunting around the works, with its steam reservoir filled with steam from a boiler in the factory. This avoided the soot and fumes common to other engines. After the closure of the works it was given to the Local Authority and located in nearby Prince's Park where it became rather neglected and was seen as hazard to children (who had played on it for years!). With proposed improvements to the park the local Rotary Club "adopted" the engine and the road building firm building Phase II of the Irlam and Cadishead by-pass (Birse) offered to restore and relocate the engine to a display site by the new road.SJ71659226. |
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| Source | From geograph.org.uk |
| Author | Keith Williamson |
| Attribution (required by the license) | Keith Williamson / Shunting Engine / |
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This image was taken from the Geograph project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by Keith Williamson and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
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