2016

SJ8397 : Beyer-Garratt Articulated Locomotive at the Museum of Science and Engineering

taken 8 years ago, near to Rusholme, Manchester, England

Beyer-Garratt Articulated Locomotive at the Museum of Science and Engineering
Beyer-Garratt Articulated Locomotive at the Museum of Science and Engineering
The Power Hall houses the museum’s extensive display on the theme of “power” (water, electricity, steam and gas engines and one of the largest collections of working steam engines in the world. It is also home to some of the museum’s locomotives and rolling stock. The building it is housed in is itself historically significant as it was originally built in 1855 for the London & North Western Railway Company as the transit (or shipping) shed at the Liverpool Road Station. It is a grade II listed building (English Heritage List Entry Number: 1291458 LinkExternal link Heritage Gateway).

The Garratt is an articulated locomotive developed to operate on railways with sharp bends and steep gradients. The Beyer, Peacock and Company of Gorton built Garratt-type locomotives between 1909 and 1968. This one was used in South Africa from 1931 until 1972.
The Science and Industry Museum, Manchester

The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester is a large museum devoted to the development of science, technology and industry. It places particular emphasis on Manchester’s achievements and contributions in these fields.

The museum was originally called the North Western Museum of Science and Industry when it opened on Grosvenor Street in 1969 (SJ8497 : The North Western Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester). Having outgrown its former site, it was moved to its present location in Castlefield, where it opened on 15 September 1983. It later became known as The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) until its name was changed to the Science and Industry Museum in September 2018 to reflect it becoming part of the Science Museum Group.

The museum is housed in five listed buildings on the historic site of Liverpool Road Station which was vacated by British Rail in 1975. This station is the world’s oldest surviving passenger railway station; one of the original termini of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first passenger railway.

The museum houses extensive displays on the themes of transport (railway locomotives and rolling stock, aircraft, and space vehicles), power (water, electricity, steam and gas engines), Manchester's sewerage and sanitation, textiles, communications and computing. There is currently no charge for entry to the museum.
LinkExternal link Museum web site
LinkExternal link Wikipedia


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David Dixon   (more nearby)
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Wednesday, 20 April, 2016   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 23 April, 2016
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 831 978 [100m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 831 978
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