Mount Morgan Co. Ltd No.5

Atherton-Herberton Historic Railway Inc

 

This view is kindly provided by Peter Newett and shows Mount Morgan No.5 in the Melbourne suburbs in August 2009.

 

Builder

Peckett & Sons,

Bristol

Builder’s Number & Year

1174 of 1908

Wheel Arrangement

0-4-0ST

 

Peckett 1174 was originally Mt Morgan Mines No.5, and more recently Mt Isa Mines Co Ltd No.2. It was out of use at Mt Isa by 1954.

Peckett 1174 was initially preserved at Barkly Highway State School, Soldiers Hill, Mount Isa. In 1992 it was sold to a private collector and transported south to suburban Bayswater, Melbourne.

In August 2009, both Peckett 1174 / Mt Morgan Mines No.5 and sister Peckett 1069 / Mt Morgan Mines No.4 became available for sale. They were sold to a collector and moved to a private location in South-East Queensland.

Peckett 1174 / Mt Morgan Mines No.5 and Peckett 1069 / Mt Morgan Mines No.4 have since been acquired by the Atherton - Herberton Historic Railway Inc, with Peckett 1174 delivered to their Herberton base on 7 April 2015. The Atherton – Herberton Historic Railway Inc website includes photographs of these two locomotives arriving at Herberton.

UPDATE:

The Atherton-Herberton Historic Railway Inc recently completed restoration of sister Peckett b/n 1069 of 1905 and their website indicates that Peckett 1174 is now being dismantled for overhaul, with the aim that it will join its older twin in steam.

References

a

Information provided by John Browning

via email dated 22 July 2009.

b

Atherton – Herberton Historic Railway Inc website,

viewed 27 May 2015.

c

Atherton – Herberton Historic Railway Inc website,

viewed 8 June 2023.

Page updated: 11 June 2023

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