Blake Dean Railway 'Esau'

Blake Dean Railway 'Esau'
Esau with the drivers son George sat on the coal bunker.
Bagnall 1736 rotting at Scout Moor sometime between 1940 and 1960
Overview -
Propulsion:	Steam
Loco Type:	Saddle Tank Engine
Gauge:	3 ft (914 mm)
History -
Name:	Esau
Manufacturing Details:
Builder:	W. G. Bagnall
(b/n) Builder's No.	1736
Build Date:	1904
Service:
Former Railways:	Blake Dean Railway, Scout Moor Quarry
Years in Operation:	1904 - 1939
Withdrawn:	1939
Wheel Arrangement:
Whyte Notation:	0-4-0ST
Axle No.	2

Esau was a 0-4-0ST saddle tank steam locomotive.

History

Esau was built in 1904 for the Blake Dean Railway by W. G. Bagnall though it has not been confirmed as their last locomotive. On the BDR it was driven by Enoch Tempest. The railway closed around 1912 and Esau was sold to James Whittaker and Sons and used at their Scout Moor Quarry at Edenfield, Lancs until 1939.