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| Engine Details | |
|---|---|
| Current Name | Ex-Mayor |
| Manufacturer | Charles Burrell and Sons |
| Build date | 1925 |
| Serial no. | 4000 |
| Registration no. | WT 8606 |
| Weight Tons (kg) | 10 ton |
| Date into Preservation | 1940s |
| Specifications | |
| Power nhp | 10 nhp |
| Ownership | |
| Original Owner | GT Tuby & Sons |
| Current Owner / Keeper | Saunders collection |
| Sale Price (approximate) (if published) |
Unknown |
| Auctioneer | - |
| Private Sale | {{{privatesale}}} |
Burrell no. 4000 is an Showman's engine that was built in 1925 by Charles Burrell and Sons in Norfolk England.
Engine History[]
The Ex Mayor was built in 1925 for the amusement caterer GT Tuby & Sons of Doncaster. The engine was of a special design and was the only one built by Burrells as a 10nhp Special Scenic Showmans Road Locomotive. It was purchased to haul and power the Scenic Railway Ride that Tuby’s travelled. However, the ride was sold just prior to the engine arriving so it spent its working life driving the dodgems.
Its driver Frank Cheffins saved the engine from the scrap yard in the 1940s and sold it on. It passed through several owners including the Rt Hon. Sir William McAlpine where it took pride of place amongst his fine collection of steam and vintage exhibits. It now resides with the Saunders Collection in Bedfordshire and is exhibited all over the UK and in Europe.
Events[]
Some of the events this engine has attended include;
- 2012 rallies
- 2011 rallies
- Belvoir Castle Steam Festival
- Pickering Steam Rally
- Stotfold Mill Steam Fair & Country Show
- Welland Steam and Country Rally
- Great Dorset Steam Fair
- Bedfordshire Steam & Country Fayre
- 2010 rallies
- Abbey Hill Steam Rally
- Bedfordshire Steam and Country Fayre
- Great Dorset Steam Fair
- Welland Steam and Country Rally
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- 2009
- 2008
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See also[]
- List of Named Vehicles
- List of Vehicles by registration number
- List of Steam Machinery Manufacturers
- Glossary Index - use terms
- Collector & preservation related
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