LBSCR A1 / A1x class 0-6-0T - Waddon
| Built in December 1875, Nº54 Waddon was bought by the SECR in September 1904 as
Nº751, later becoming a shunter at Lancing, SR Nº680S. It was preserved and shipped to Exporail, the
Canadian Railway Museum, in the suburbs of Delson and Saint Constant near Montreal in Canada, in June 1962.
In recent years, stories have been circulating telling of the locomotive being in a sorry, uncared for state. Whether true or not, this is now not the case, as these pictures taken on 8th July 2005 and 11th August 2011 show. |
| A long way from home, Waddon stands outside at the Canadian Railway Museum.
photograph by Gene Kruger |
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Looking into the tiny cab from the driver's side, the most obvious control visible being the
reverser, which partially blocks the entrance!
photograph by Gene Kruger |
| On the opposite cabside is the Westinghouse brake pump. It seems almost unimaginable that a
locomotive built as long ago as Waddon would have air brakes.
photograph by Gene Kruger |
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The fireman doesn't have an obstruction in the doorway to contend with. This view shows more
detail of the pole type reverser, and also the backhead, where the gauge glasses are without their protective
covers.
photograph by Gene Kruger |
| Waddon photographed on 11th August 2011, now under cover in Exporail's reserve
collection.
photograph by Colin Duff |
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Preserved Terriers:
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Fenchurch |
Stepney |
Waddon |
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This page was last updated 17 November 2011
