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Ann
Ann is a vertical boilered Sentinel locomotive which was built in 1927, and
carries works number 7232. She is believed to be the oldest original example
of a Sentinel locomotive. All her working life was spent at British Tar Products
at Irlam, near Manchester, until withdrawl round about 1969. An attempt to
overhaul this tiny sentinel took place during the 1980s, when a school
metalwork teacher took it to the school as a project for some of his students.
When the students left, the loco returned to Embsay.
At Embsay she lay derelict and then partly restored for a total of
thirty six years until she was taken on by Ian Douglas, the railway's Treasurer,
as his own project in 1995. The return to steam was achieved in early
1998 (seen in the top photograph, taken by Dave Oughtibridge), and since then it
has been used in winter to provide a source of carriage heating in the mornings
so that passengers can enjoy warm coaches. Ann is well suited to this as steam
can be raised in forty five minutes from cold, or about fifteen minutes if the
fire is lit the night before. Besides this duty, Ann will also act as station
pilot, and possibly even haul some short goods trains.
There is another web page with some different photographs of Ann, as well as
more of its history before arriving on the line. This can be found at:
http://www.ncordingley.demon.co.uk/Ann/ann.htm
More photos of Ann at Embsay
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In 1997, Ann was completed whilst outside on the then-isolated shed base. The trackwork was rebuilt to allow Ann to come off
the shed base, the Class 14 to go on, and Monckton to be removed for restoration.
Here Ann undertakes her first run in preservation, as the P-Way team build the temporary connection with the mainline.
(c) Charles Adams.
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Ann's role initially was as a 'steam heat' boiler to warm the trains before the Santa Specials ran. Seen here from the footbridge.
(c) Charles Adams.
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Inside the new shed, Ann is lifted up on the jacks, allowing access underneath as there is no pit in this part of the shed. At
the same time, the loco is having a repaint, seemingly into the black livery as opposed to the Caledonian blue it has
previously carried at Embsay.
(c) Tom Ireland.
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Another photo taken inside the shed showing the progress being made on the repaint and the contrast in colour schemes! Hopefully
the loco should be ready for the 2003 Harvest of Steam.
(c) Tom Ireland.
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The requirement for a boiler inspection was the prompt for the work being carried out, and here is the interior of the boiler,
showing once again its unusual design now that it has been separated from its outer section.
(c) Tom Ireland.
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Basking in the sun in platform 2 during the 2003 Harvest of Steam, showing off the new
paintwork was all Ann could do as the bolier work wasn't completed in time.
(c) Tom Ireland.
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