Manx Northern Railway No.1 'Ramsey'

Overview -

Propulsion:

Steam

Loco Type:

Side Tank Engine

Gauge:

3 ft (914 mm)

Scrapped:

1923

History -

Name:

Ramsey

Livery:

Unlined Red

Sibling Locomotives:

Manx Northern Railway No.2 'Northern'

Manufacturing Details:

Builder:

Sharp, Stewart & Co.

(b/n) Builder's No.

2177

Build Date:

1879

Service:

Former Operators:

Manx Northern Railway Co. Ltd.

Isle of Man Railway Co.

Former Railways:

Manx Northern Railway

Isle of Man Railway

No.

1

Years in Operation:

1879 - 1905

1906 - 1923

Disposition:

Scrapped

Wheel Arrangement:

Whyte Notation:

2-4-0T

Axle No.

3

Valves & Motion:

Valve Gear:

Stephenson

Ramsey was a 2-4-0 side tank steam locomotive.

History[]

Ramsey was built by Sharp, Stewart and company in 1879 for the Manx Northern Railway on the Isle of Man and numbered 1 along with it's sibling no.2 "Northern". Ramsey operated on the MNR until it's closure in 1905 where it was inheritated by the Isle of Man Railway and numbered 16 but never whore the number in service and was scrapped in 1923 after a long period of being in storage.