Bronze Age Gold from Wales
B.P. fireless locomotive No.'1'
0-4-0 fireless locomotive “No.1”. Builder’s No. 2,238. Standard 4-coupled works shunting locomotive with reducing valve. Painted green. Locomotive ordered for the Distillers Co. Ltd. for 'New Extension, Barry Dock, South Wales'. Delivered painted green 22.2.1948 'No.1'. Distillers later became British Resin Products Ltd., and later still B.P. Chemicals, where the locomotive was in use until 1986. Obtained 1988 from BP Chemicals Ltd, Barry Works. Unrestored.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
88.38I
Creation/Production
Andrew Barclay
Date: 1948
Acquisition
Donation, 20/6/1988
Measurements
Length
(mm): 6080
Width
(mm): 2680
Height
(mm): 2743
Weight
(tons): 16
Material
metal
asbestos, white - Chrysotile
Location
In store
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