Great Central Railway Class 11A, 4-4-0, No. 891.
When Harry Pollitt succeeded Thomas Parker as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway (MSLR) in 1894, his first locomotive design was simply a modification of Parker's Class 11, 4-4-0. Some of the new locomotives, classed as 11A and featuring piston instead of slide valves, were built by Beyer Peacock & Co. of Manchester. This image is the official Beyer Peacock works photograph of No. 891 - the locomotive being painted in grey for the purpose. It is likely that the photograph was taken circa 1898 when the MSLR changed its name to the Great Central Railway. See on Route Map
Digital Reference: L3444
Creator: Beyer Peacock & Company - circa 1898
Contributor: Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester
Type: Black & White
Format: 512 pixels, 768 pixels, 72 dpi
Copyright: Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester
Source: Beyer Peacock Collection - Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester (copy of glass plate negative, part of Beyer Peacock Collection - Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester)
Identifier: IMG0045
OS Reference: 388200 397000
