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Mike Rees with Peckett loco

Mike Rees, Curator of Coleford GWR Museum, with the Peckett 0-4-0ST
Industrial Loco purchased in 1986. Livery on delivery was bright yellow.
Photo © Rex Conway, Bristol

Coleford GWR Museum's Peckett loco was built in 1936, works no. 1893 and
worked at Buildwas, Ironbridge and Stourport power stations until 1977. It was rescued from a scrapyard at
Horsham in 1986 by Curator Mike Rees and put on display at the Museum. Restoration started
in 2002 in the newly-built Engine Shed and includes reconstruction of the boiler and smokebox,
and renewal of many of the fittings. The cab roof had been cut down to an unsightly angular profile
by the previous owner and is being rebuilt to the original curved shape.

When completed the loco will carry the name, 'Ironbridge No.2' and will be finished in Swindon
Green. It will carry the number 182, allocated by the GWR when cleared for main line running in 1937
on the traditional brass cabside plate and will also be fitted with an ex-GWR Automatic Train
Control (ATC) box in the cab.

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Image	Description	Size (KB)
	Peckett loco no. 182 at Stourport Power Station	84
	The boiler of no. 182 undergoing restoration in the Engine Shed	42
	View inside the firebox of no. 182, showing rear tube plate	41
	View of the frames of 182 and the partially completed cab	33
	The boiler of no. 182 outside the Engine Shed, awaiting replacement onto the frames	37
	No. 182 awaiting replacement of the frames	71
	The boiler of no. 182 reunited with the frames, first view	67
	The boiler of no. 182 reunited with the frames, second view	61
	No. 182 outside the Museum before restoration work began	56

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