Canterbury & Whitstable Railway 0-4-0 No. 'Invicta'
Whitstable, Kent, UK 		Location: Whitstable Community Museum
Status: Display
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Posted: Jun 17, 2019 @ 05:06:25 by Russell Newman
The Canterbury & Whitstable Railway 0-4-0 "Invicta" has arrived at its new permanent home at the Whitstable Community Museum at Whitstable in Kent where it will on display there to tell the history of the Canterbury & Whitstable Railway.
Posted: Jul 21, 2018 @ 09:07:17 by Russell Newman
The Canterbury & Whitstable Railway 0-4-0 "Invicta" is to move to a new permanent home at the Whitstable Community Museum. Where the locomotive will be on display with a lot of artefacts from the famous Crab and Winkle Line there.
Posted: Feb 4, 2012 @ 12:02:55 by Phil Horton
The UK's Canterbury and Whitstable Railway in Kent opened on 3 May 1830 and is among several lines claiming to be the UK's first public railway. 'Invicta' had travelled by sea from Newcastle to Whitstable to haul the inaugural train. Built by Robert Stephenson and Co in 1830 and was that company's twentieth locomotive. The more famous 'Rocket' was its nineteenth. The locomotive was not a great success and was withdrawn before 1839. 'Invicta' was therefore also among the first steam locomotives to be preserved.

After appearing at several railway exhibitions in the UK it was given to Canterbury City Corporation in 1892 and for many years stood on a plinth in the Dane John Gardens. It wasn't until 1977 that a full restoration was undertaken with help from the National Railway Museum. 'Invicta' returned to Canterbury in time for the 150th anniversary of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway in May 1980. The loco is now displayed inside at the Canterbury Museum and was further cosmetically restored in 2008.