This R2 class locomotive was built by Peckett & Sons in 1915 to work at the Yates Duxbury & Sons Papermill at Heap Bridge near Bury. It is one of three locomotives that was employed there on the line which connected to what is now the East Lancashire Railway line from Bury to Heywood.
This R2 class locomotive was built by Peckett & Sons in 1915 to work at the Yates Duxbury & Sons Papermill at Heap Bridge near Bury. It is one of three locomotives that was employed there on the line which connected to what is now the East Lancashire Railway line from Bury to Heywood.