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173: 40: 79: 231:, the works were especially busy, but by 1950 trade had largely dried up. Although in 1956 an attempt had been made to enter the diesel-mechanical market, the last steam engine was produced in 1958 and the company was taken over by Reed Crane & Hoist Co Ltd on 23 October 1961, which itself later went into liquidation. 219:
built in 1931 for the Christmas Island Phosphate Company. The works were served by a branch line starting just south west of Kingswood junction on the Midland line and ran for about 1 mile (1.6 km) in a generally eastward direction. It also served some collieries in the
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in Bristol. They became specialists in the field, with very precise specifications and standardisation of parts. The largest engine was an
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engines for industrial use. They also built stationary engines and pioneered steam tramcars, the first being tested in Bristol in 1877.
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Despite hard work and poor maintenance, the engines were long-lasting. Many Peckett locomotives survive working on today's
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The company continued producing a variety of small industrial and shunting engines at their factory located between
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area. The only evidence remaining of this line is a bridge abutment on Whitefield Road.
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The company began trading in 1864 at the Atlas Engine Works, St. George, Bristol, as
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at Chatham using Henry Handyside's steep gradient apparatus. They also produced
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The industrial railway Record, A brief memoir of Peckett & Sons LTD
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The last Peckett steam locomotive built, 2165 of 1958, is preserved at
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manufacturer at the Atlas Locomotive Works on Deep Pit Road between
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The oldest surviving Fox Walker locomotive is "Karlskoga", an
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Gloucestershire LXXII.SW, Revised: 1938, Published: ca. 1945
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They were taken over by Thomas Peckett in 1880, becoming
27:"Peckett" redirects here. For people with this name, see 82:The Fox Walker locomotive "Gabriel" built for the 539: 389:. Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. Archived from 553:Locomotive manufacturers of the United Kingdom 387:"Peckett & Sons Ltd / Fox Walker & Co" 234: 367:. Grace's Guide to British Industrial History 200:Peckett and Sons, Atlas Engine Works, Bristol 241:List of Peckett and Sons railway locomotives 443:Nora Bergslags Veteran Railway Association 104:Much of their output was exported, mostly 73: 316:. National Railway Museum. Archived from 274:of 1873 and the first locomotive of the 171: 77: 38: 34:Defunct British locomotive manufacturer 14: 540: 410: 408: 305: 303: 269: 182: 167: 155: 24: 573:Manufacturing companies of England 563:Defunct companies based in Bristol 468:British Steam Locomotive Builders, 405: 300: 25: 584: 474: 97:, building four and six-coupled 414: 568:1864 establishments in England 431: 379: 357: 335: 13: 1: 558:Companies established in 1864 293: 285:in Sweden. It was steamed at 84:Windsor and Annapolis Railway 445:(in Swedish). Archived from 128:. In 1878 they produced six 7: 419:. Industrial Railway Record 235:Production and preservation 162:Somerset and Dorset Railway 10: 589: 500:Peckett & Sons Archive 238: 26: 502:, National Railway Museum 493:, OS 6-inch maps showing 193:Bristol Industrial Museum 524:51.4703444°N 2.541361°W 486:Peckett's in Retrospect 142:trench engines for the 95:Fox, Walker and Company 74:Fox, Walker and Company 495:Atlas Locomotive Works 276:Nora Bergslags Railway 195: 90: 44: 529:51.4703444; -2.541361 239:Further information: 175: 81: 42: 43:Nº 2004 of 1942 520: /  466:Lowe, J.W., (1989) 439:"NKJ 1 "Karlskoga"" 393:on 22 December 2015 345:. National Archives 365:"Peckett and Sons" 249:around the world. 196: 91: 45: 323:on 4 October 2012 255:Sandstone Estates 247:heritage railways 29:Peckett (surname) 16:(Redirected from 580: 548:Peckett and Sons 535: 534: 532: 531: 530: 525: 521: 518: 517: 516: 513: 470:Guild Publishing 459: 458: 456: 454: 435: 429: 428: 426: 424: 417:"A Brief Memoir" 412: 403: 402: 400: 398: 383: 377: 376: 374: 372: 361: 355: 354: 352: 350: 339: 333: 332: 330: 328: 322: 315: 307: 284: 273: 271: 218: 186: 184: 168:Peckett and Sons 159: 157: 141: 135: 131: 127: 121: 115: 109: 48:Peckett and Sons 21: 588: 587: 583: 582: 581: 579: 578: 577: 538: 537: 528: 526: 522: 519: 514: 511: 509: 507: 506: 477: 463: 462: 452: 450: 449:on 4 March 2016 437: 436: 432: 422: 420: 413: 406: 396: 394: 385: 384: 380: 370: 368: 363: 362: 358: 348: 346: 341: 340: 336: 326: 324: 320: 313: 309: 308: 301: 296: 278: 264: 243: 237: 227:During the two 214: 191:of 1937 at the 177: 170: 150: 144:Royal Engineers 137: 133: 129: 123: 117: 111: 105: 76: 35: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 586: 576: 575: 570: 565: 560: 555: 550: 504: 503: 497: 488: 483: 476: 475:External links 473: 472: 471: 461: 460: 430: 404: 378: 356: 334: 298: 297: 295: 292: 291: 290: 261: 236: 233: 169: 166: 75: 72: 33: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 585: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 545: 543: 536: 533: 512:51°28′13.24″N 501: 498: 496: 492: 489: 487: 484: 482: 479: 478: 469: 465: 464: 448: 444: 440: 434: 418: 411: 409: 392: 388: 382: 366: 360: 344: 338: 319: 312: 306: 304: 299: 288: 282: 277: 272: 267: 262: 260: 256: 252: 251: 250: 248: 242: 232: 230: 225: 223: 217: 212: 208: 203: 201: 194: 190: 185: 180: 174: 165: 163: 158: 153: 149: 145: 140: 126: 120: 114: 108: 102: 100: 96: 89: 85: 80: 71: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 41: 37: 30: 19: 505: 494: 467: 451:. Retrieved 447:the original 442: 433: 421:. Retrieved 395:. Retrieved 391:the original 381: 369:. Retrieved 359: 347:. Retrieved 337: 325:. Retrieved 318:the original 287:Nora, Sweden 259:South Africa 244: 226: 204: 199: 197: 188: 187:locomotive, 110:, with some 103: 94: 92: 47: 46: 36: 527: / 515:2°32′28.9″W 453:20 December 423:19 December 415:Lee, M. J. 397:19 December 371:19 December 349:19 December 327:19 December 279: [ 134:457 mm 99:saddle tank 88:Nova Scotia 542:Categories 294:References 229:World Wars 160:s for the 130:18 in 60:St. George 52:locomotive 222:Speedwell 211:Kingswood 207:Fishponds 176:A larger 56:Fishponds 289:in 1982. 136:) gauge 189:Henbury 68:England 64:Bristol 18:Peckett 50:was a 321:(PDF) 314:(PDF) 283:] 266:0-6-0 216:0-8-0 179:0-6-0 152:0-6-0 139:2-4-2 125:0-4-2 119:2-4-0 113:0-4-0 107:0-6-0 455:2015 425:2015 399:2015 373:2015 351:2015 329:2015 209:and 148:nine 122:and 58:and 86:in 544:: 441:. 407:^ 302:^ 281:sv 270:ST 257:, 183:ST 164:. 156:ST 116:, 70:. 66:, 62:, 457:. 427:. 401:. 375:. 353:. 331:. 132:( 31:. 20:)

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Peckett (surname)

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