Hornby R3679 Port of London Authority 74 Peckett W4 Class 0-4-0ST PLA Oxford Blue OO

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Pecketts were popular with many industrial operators, even where port authorities required larger engines for traffic use many owned 0-4-0 Pecketts for internal engineers service. The lighter 0-4-0 engines being able to negotiate sharply curved and temporary tracks during construction and repair works.
Peckett Works No.489/1890 was built for William Baird & Co. as Locomotive No.14, for use at their Gartsherrie Ironworks in Coatbridge. Having been passed to R.S Hayes of Bridgend for disposal, the locomotive was then sold to the Port of London Authority in 1943 and continued in PLA service as No.74, until being withdrawn in December 1957.


The Peckett W Class comprised of 6 separate variations, from the W2 of 1884 to the W7 of 1938 and were of a standard design that represented more of an update, over the years, rather than a development of the class. The W4 design represents a classic late Victorian four-coupled, medium range, industrial saddle tank design.

The locomotives were built at the Atlas Engine Works in St. George, Bristol, Peckett & Sons Ltd having taken over the business established there by Fox, Walker & Company in 1880. Their steam locos, noted for their fine rivet work on the cabs and tanks and the generous use of brass and copperwork, continued to be built at Atlas Works until June 12, 1958. Eventually, Peckett & Sons were bought out by Reed Crane & Hoist Company during 1961, having produced 140 W4 locomotives between April 1885 and February 1906.

Peckett themselves described their core market as “Collieries, Ironworks, Contractors, Tinplate Works etc.” and took pride in turning their locos out in a lined Works grey livery. Utilising many standard components, the nature of the locos’ end use meant there were a number of ‘specials’ and alterations carried out, particularly reduced height versions for operating in smelting works and collieries

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