LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106
| LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 43106 at Kidderminster | |
| Built By | LNER Darlington Works |
| Configuration | 2-6-0 |
| BR rating | 4MT |
| Status | In Service |
| Loco Number | 43106 |
| History | |
| Built | 1951 |
| Designed By | Henry George Ivatt |
| Type | Ivatt Class 4 |
| 1968 | Arrived on SVR |
| 2009 | Reentered service |
| Technical | |
| Length | 55ft 11" |
| Weight | 59t 2cwt |
| Tractive effort | 24,170 lb |
| Pressure | 225 lb/sq in |
43106 is the only surviving example of an LMS Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0 Mogul, and is affectionately referred to on the SVR as “The Flying Pig” (often shortened to "The Pig"). It is owned by the Ivatt Class 4 Group.
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43106 in service
The Ivatt Class 4 locomotives were mainly designed for medium freight work but were also widely used on secondary passenger services. They were classified as 4MT by BR. The unusual design with raised running plates led to members of the class being referred to by nicknames such as “Doodlebug” or “Flying Pig”.
Although an LMS design, 43106 was built after nationalisation by BR at the former LNER Darlington Works. The locomotive entered service at South Lynn, Norfolk in April 1951 where it remained for 5 years. Whilst operating in East Anglia it carried Whitaker token exchange apparatus fitted into a "pocket" towards the front of the tender. Most of the tooling to reproduce the apparatus this locomotive carried whilst there has been made.
After closure of the former Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway, 43106 was transferred to Woodford Halse on the former Great Central Railway for a period of six years, before spending the rest of her working life at ex-LMS sheds in the Midlands and North West. Her longest allocation during this time was two years eleven months at Heaton Mersey, from September 1963 to August 1966. A move to Carlisle Kingsmoor Depot followed. While there she made several trips into Scotland including the most northerly on 25 February 1967, a railtour from Carlisle to Beattock and back during which the 43106 became the last steam locomotive to use Beattock turntable. The locomotive was also used rebularly as Carlisle station pilot during 1967.[1] She was allocated to her final shed, Lostock Hall, in September 1967.[2] After suffering a minor derailment at Colne in April 1968, BR considered damage to her intermediate drawgear to be too serious for economic repair and the locomotive was stored for two months until being officially withdrawn from service on 23 June 1968[1] after a relatively short working life of 17 years 2 months.[3]
43106 in preservation
43106 was one of the SVR’s early locomotives, arriving ‘light engine’ direct from Lostock Hall on 2 August 1968.[4] It worked services on the official opening day in May 1970, and in 1975 took part in the Rail 150 celebrations at Shildon, travelling there in steam behind 8233. 43106 also attended the 1980 Rocket 150 celebrations at Rainhill, and a number of other solo and double-headed appearances during the early 1980s followed.
| Date | Tour name | Route | Notes | Web | SVR News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1975 | Rail 150 Shildon | Kidderminster-Shildon | With 48773 | 37-24 | |
| 01 Sep 1975 | Rail 150 Shildon | Shildon-Kidderminster | With LMR 600 | 37-24 | |
| 19 May 1980 | Rocket 150 Rainhill | Bridgnorth-Bold Colliery | L/S, with 3205 and D1062 | 56-9 | |
| 09 Jun 1980 | Rocket 150 Rainhill | Bold-Colliery-Bridgnorth | D/H + LMS coach | 56-9 | |
| 27 Sep 1980 | Tyseley - Dorridge - Didcot + return | 57-9 | |||
| 11 Oct 1980 | Welsh Dragon | Shrewsbury - Hereford - Newport - Hereford | D/H with 45000 | SBJ | 58-16 |
| 11 Apr 1981 | Flying Pig | Didcot - Knowle - Didcot | 65-16 | ||
| 05 May 1982 | Welsh Marches Express | Hereford - Chester | 66-9 | ||
| 05 Jun 1982 | Shrewsbury-Newport | D/H with 7812 Erlestoke Manor | |||
| 19 Feb 1983 | Welsh Marches Pullman | Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Leominster - Hereford | D/H with 80079 | SBJ | 68-30 |
| 26 Feb 1983 | Welsh Marches Pullman | Hereford - Newport - Hereford | D/H with 80079 | SBJ | 67-31 |
| For further information on sources and references, see The Severn Valley Railway on the main line | |||||
43106 was used in filming the 1987 children's TV series Knights of God.
Her recent overhaul was completed in 2009. A more recent intermediate overhaul (January to July 2013) saw work carried out on the boiler which allowed a new 10 year certificate to be issued along with a completely new loco dragbox.
On 28 September 2009 she was derailed at Hampton Loade station.
Since returning to service, 43106 has been a regular on the SVR as well as appearing at gala events on other heritage railways. In September 2015, 43106 appeared at the LMS themed gala at Barrow Hill, becoming the first of her class to appear at the Roundhouse in half a century.
See also
Steam Locomotives
The Severn Valley Railway on the main line
Accidents
SVR-based locomotives visiting other events
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SVR News 12
- ↑ BRDatabase retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ BRDatabase retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
Links
LMS Ivatt Class 4 on Wikipedia
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