Brookfield back in action at Mangapps
THE engineering team at Mangapps Farm has recently completed a major overhaul on Bagnall 0-6-0PT Brookfield (2613/1940).
The locomotive has undergone major boiler work, including the firebox, plus a repaint. The chassis was fettled at the same time. The locomotive is of interest in that it was actually designed as a metre gauge machine, one of a batch of five originally destined for Turkey. The engine was completed as a standard gauge machine instead and diverted to home use, ending up at Brookfield foundry after the war, from where it was preserved.