L1087 - Contractors' 0-4-0 saddletank locomotive, CAERWENT.

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L1087 - An 0-4-0 contractors' saddletank locomotive, CAERWENT, pictured at Mowmacre Hill in Leicester, circa 1897. At the time, the locomotive and her two crew were at work on Contract No. 2 (East Leake to Aylestone) being built by Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton. The three gentlemen standing in the cab with the driver could be foremen, the contractor or even simply observers from the region. CAERWENT was built by Manning Wardle & Co. of Leeds in 1881(No. 785), and was originally owned by the contractor, T. A. Walker.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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S.W.A. Newton

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L1087.tif

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IM&ICT - RC
Original media type: Glass plate negative

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L1087 - An 0-4-0 contractors' saddletank locomotive, CAERWENT, pictured at Mowmacre Hill in Leicester, circa 1897. At the time, the locomotive and her two crew were at work on Contract No. 2 (East Leake to Aylestone) being built by Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton. The three gentlemen standing in the cab with the driver could be foremen, the contractor or even simply observers from the region. CAERWENT was built by Manning Wardle & Co. of Leeds in 1881(No. 785), and was originally owned by the contractor, T. A. Walker.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Working Life > Industrial

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