Steam Train Post 4: Avonside 0-4-0ST Saddle Tank Engine

As we travel through on the history rail train, we come to our fourth stop. After our stop at Lancashire & Yorkshire Railroad, we make our fourth stop over at the Great Western Railroad with their Avonside 0-4-0ST Saddle tank engine. The tank engine has a very interesting information as its a saddle tank engine and not a normal tank engine basis.

Avonside 0-4-0ST Saddle Tank Engine Details

1. Railroad/Basic: Avonside 0-4-0ST

2. Engine: Saddle Tank Engine

3. Designer: Avonside Engine Company

4. Builder: Avonside Locomotive Works

5. Built (Year): 1872,1874,1876,1897-1900,1902-1909,1911-1913,1916 and 1918 => 29 locomotives

6. Withdrawn: 1925-1961

   1. 1925-1929 > 8 steam locomotives

   2. 1946 > 1 locomotive

   3. 1951-1952 > 4 locomotives

   4. 1955 > 1 locomotive

   5. 1958-1961 > 6 locomotives

7. Number of Wheels: 4 Wheels

8. Configuration: 0-4-0ST

9. Top Speed: 45 mph/73 kph

10. Preserved: 5 real life Avonside 0-4-0ST and 1 fictional (Precy the Small Engine)

(Author Note: To clear confusions, I am aware that I type GWR here, its because my research of the saddle tank engine led me to infromation from Great Western about the Avonside 0-4-0ST saddle tank engine. We will returned to the Great Western Railway as there are couple of other steam engines from GWR to talk about later on so stay tune)

Also note: Percy the small Engine belongs to Mattel