John Summers Ltd 0-6-0T No. 'Vesta'
Bury, Lancashire, UK 		Location: East Lancashire Railway
Status: Display
Posted: Jan 25, 2024 @ 11:01:13 by Russell Newman
The ex John Summers Ltd, Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0T Works No. 1223 "Vesta", has arrived at its new permanent home at the East Lancashire Railway at Bury in Lancashire.
Posted: Jan 24, 2024 @ 05:01:51 by Russell Newman
The 108-year old, former John Summers Ltd, Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0T Works No. 1223 "Vesta", is leaving the Penrhyn Castle Industrial Railway Museum and relocating to its new home at the East Lancashire Railway at Bury in Lancashire. Where it will be placed on display in the Bury Transport Museum there. Built in 1916 "Vesta" spent its working life operating at the Shotton Steelworks in North Wales, which had opened in 1896. When it retired, the Industrial Locomotive Society took it into preservation, and gifted it to the National Trust. The loco was put on display at Shugborough Hall in Staffordshire before being moved to Penrhyn Castle. "Vesta" will stay on display at the Bury Transport Museum for three years, after which the East Lancashire Railway will take over ownership of the locomotive.