Dinorwic Slate Quarries 0-4-0ST No. 'Covertcoat'
Launceston, Cornwall, UK 		Location: Launceston Steam Railway
Status: Operational
Posted: Jul 20, 2007 @ 09:07:01 by Andrew Wilson
“Covertcoat” (note the correct spelling)is named after the racehorse which won the Grand National in 1913, her original name was, “The Second”. She is an 0-4-0ST built in 1898 by Hunslet, of Leeds, for the Dinorwic Quarry system. She was sold to John Butler of Ripley, Surrey in 1964. Currently, she is undergoing a complete overhaul in the workshops of the Launceston Steam Railway. 8th July 2007