One for the steam locomotive buffs

[GrahamS]

We visited Bressingham Estate and steam museum recently, and found this locomotive displayed in the parking lot. It is obviously not in running order but there is evidence of some preservation work being done on it. These was no-one to ask and there is no info on their website. The guage, while I did not measure it, looks like standard 4' 8 1/2".

There is a small plate attached to the boiler in the cab, which appears to say "TAMZELLA 1948". You can try and decipher the rest. Could the steam buffs offer any informed guesses as to it's origin?







Nikon D7100, Nikon 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR DX AF-S Nikkor, ISO 100, Medium Normal Jpg exported from LR5

[Dennis Gallus]

Nice pictures, Graham.

[Dennis Gallus]

Graham,

We must not have any train buffs in our midst here at PT. I should thought that one would have risen to the occasion.

The engine is a mystery to me: The design appears to be late 19th C., but the plate with the date "1948" confuses the issue. Perhaps the boiler was re-tubed and recertified at this later date?

I hope someone comes up with an explanation, I'm rather curious.

Best,
Dennis

[PFMcFarland]

If Bressingham would update their web site more often (last time was 4/2010), maybe one could find out. I don't think this is a British locomotive at all, with such a small boiler for a 2-8-0. However, I found a photo of a Finnish locomotive that looks to be a fully kitted out model, Graham.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-8-0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Seems the word on the plate is "Tampella" (where it was built), and it's a class Tk3 or Tv1. Here's a photo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... motive.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And another one of a Tk3:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... jaalla.JPG" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

PF

[GrahamS]

Bravo, Phil! It must be one of four listed as preserved in England: Nos 1134, 1144, 1151 and 1157. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VR_Class_Tk3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thank you for your detective work.