Cortaulds Ltd 4wVBGT No. 'George'
Yaxham, Norfolk, UK 		Location: M Mayes
Status: Restoration
Posted: Dec 8, 2024 @ 09:12:16 by Russell Newman
The restoration of former Cortaulds Ltd, Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Ltd. built 4wVBGT Works No. 9596 "George", has been located at M Mayes ex railway yard at Yaxham in Norfolk, on the Mid Norfolk Railway and next to the Yaxham Light Railway, where it has been under restoration there for a while.
Posted: Jan 10, 2017 @ 02:01:28 by v ward
George. data. Self contained sentinel steam engine, vertical enclosed high-speed 2 cylinder double acting, with reduction gear. reverse with high and low gear. 275lbs working boiler pressure.Water feed to boiler via injector and Weigh steam driven pump. coal bunker capacity..7cwts, water tank capacity..660galls. lenght over buffers 19ft 4ins.Wheel diameter..30ins.Wheelbase 4ft 9ins. loco weight in working order..23tons. Tractive effort in low gear..13740lbs.
Posted: Jan 9, 2017 @ 14:01:01 by v ward
George is in private ownership, Joint owners; M Mayes and V Ward, He is located in M Mayes ex railway yard at Yaxham where he is under restoration to full working order,
Posted: Jun 25, 2016 @ 17:06:20 by Russell Newman
I was down at the Mid Norfolk Railway yesterday as I was passing Yaxham yard there was restoration work being done on George there.