Fireless Locomotive - Gloucester Docks, Gloucester, UK - Locomotives on Waymarking.com

Locomotive 2126 built by Andrew Barclay of Kilmarnock (Scotland) is an outdoor exhibit at the National Waterways Museum in Gloucester Docks. It was called a "fireless locomotive" as it did not have a conventional boiler but had a pressure vessel for storing steam instead. The locomotive used to shunt coal wagons around Castle Meads power Station, in Gloucester, between 1942 and 1969. The power station used to provide steam, from its boilers to the pressure vessel, to power the locomotive.

The beginning of this clip, from YouTube, shows a bit more of the locomotive: (visit link)

Locomotive Type: (required): Steam Do you need to pay an entrance fee to view this locomotive? (required): No How accessible is this locomotive display? (Required): Only touching is allowed. If "other" what is the engine type? (optional): Not listed If a fee is required what is the approximate cost for admittance? (optional): Not listed

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