Devon Railway Centre No. 14 Rebecca

Rebecca

Newly restored No. 14 Rebecca in October, 2013.

Name

Rebecca

Number(s)

14

Railway(s)

Devon Railway Centre

Status

Operational

Location

Bickleigh, Devon, England, UK

Technical specifications

Type

Well tank engine

Serial number(s)

5744

Manufacturer(s)

Orenstein & Koppel

Build date

1912

Model

O&K 20 hp type

Wheel arrangement

0-4-0WT

Axles

2

Weight

5.4 tons

Rail gauge

2 ft. (610 mm) Narrow

Cylinders

2x outside

Fuel type

Coal

Service information

Entered service

2013 (Devon Railway Centre)

Operator(s)

Ferrocarril del Sud (1912-?)
Devon Railway Centre (since 2013)

Running numbers

14

Name

Rebecca

Disposition details

Preserved

2005

Disposition

Preserved, operational

Rebecca is a 0-4-0WT well tank steam locomotive which worked in Argentina and now operates at the Devon Railway Centre in England.

History[]

Rebecca was built in 1912 by Orenstein and Koppel of Berlin, Germany as builder's number 5744^[1]^[2]^[3] to their standard 20 hp design.^[4] She was built to 600mm gauge (1 foot 11 5⁄8 inch) for use in Argentina, and operated by the Ferrocarril del Sud (FCS), working on the construction of a barrage over the Río Neuquen to form the Lago Pellagrini reservoir,^[4] upon this projects completion she ended up at Mono Azul at Vista Algre South in Centenario^[4] with no known identity.^[1] It was sold derelict to the Devon Railway Centre by Preston Services who imported the loco in April,^[5] England in 2005,^[4] being restored to full working order in 2013,^[6] numbered 14, and named Rebecca.^[2]^[3] Rebecca continues to operate at the Devon Railway Centre as the organisation's only steam locomotive.^[6]

References[]

Preserved steam locomotives in Devon
Museums	Devon Railway Centre	No. 14 Rebecca
	Tiverton Museum	GWR No. 1442 Tivvy Bumper
	Bygones Victorian Museum	Falmouth Docks No. 5 Patricia
	Leaky Finders Ltd.	BR No. 35028 Clan Line • GWR No. 9629 • GWR No. 1638 • S&L No. 47 Carnarvon • SR No. 541
	Bere Ferrers Heritage Centre	British Gypsum Hilda
Heritage Railways	South Devon Railway	GWR No. 1420 Bulliver • GWR No. 5526 • GWR No. 5542 • LT No. 92 • GWR No. 6412 • GWR No. 6430 • GWR No. 3205 • BR No. 4160 • GWR No. 1369 • EGW No. 1 Ashley • Lee Moor Tramway No. 2 • British Gypsum Lady Angela • NCB Glendower • GWR Tiny
	Exmoor Steam Railway	Exmoor • Denzil • Lorna Doone • SAR No. 115 • SAR No. 77
	Dartmoor Railway	NCB Newmarket S. 103 Firefly
	Dartmouth Steam Railway	GWR No. 5239 Goliath • GWR No. 4277 Hercules • GWR No. 4555 Warrior • GWR No. 3803 • USATC No. 2253 Omaha • GWR No. 2873 • BR No. 75014 Braveheart • GWR No. 7827 Lydham Manor
	Plym Valley Railway	Byfield Quarries No. 2 Byfield • HOS Fablok TKh49 No. 5374 Vanguard • SSEB No. 4 (No. 705) • W. G. Bagnall No. 3121 • British Sugar Corp. Albert
	Lynton & Barnstaple Railway	SR No. 762 Lyn (replica) • Vallée Heureuse & Le Haut-Banc Quarries Axe • Tongaat Sugar Sir George Newnes

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=22414

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 http://www.uklocos.com/final-results.asp?action=display&id=1775

[:2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 http://www.ukprsl.uk/final-results.asp?action=display&Id=5952

[:3-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 https://www.railwaysofthefarsouth.co.uk/13hirrigation.html

[5] ttps://www.heritage-railways.com/locosdb/locosdb2.php?RefNo=3202

[:4-6] 6.0 ^6.1 https://devonrailwaycentre.co.uk/visitor-information/#narrow-gauge-railway

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