Southern Railway 1643 Explained

Southern Railway 1643
Powertype:Steam
Serialnumber:37672
Builddate:September 1905
Whytetype:0-6-0
Driverdiameter:503NaN3
Fueltype:Coal
Firearea:29square feet
Boilerpressure:1852NaN2
Cylindercount:Two, outside
Cylindersize:20x
Tractiveeffort:32710abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Valvegear:Stephenson
Operator:Southern Railway
Morehead and North Fork Railroad
Operatorclass:A-7
Fleetnumbers:1643 (SOU)
12 (M&NF)
Retiredate:1963
Restoredate:July 16, 2018
Currentowner:Age of Steam Roundhouse
Disposition:Operational, based in Sugarcreek, Ohio

Southern Railway 1643 is a preserved A-7 class 0-6-0 "Switcher" type steam locomotive built in 1905 by the Pittsburgh Works of the American Locomotive Company for the Southern Railway.

In 1952, the locomotive was sold to the Morehead and North Fork Railroad in Morehead, Kentucky. Renumbered 12, the locomotive operated on the Morehead line, until the company dieselized on April 1, 1963.[1] After the locomotive was retired, it was put into storage in one of the road's engine sheds. In 2011, No. 12 was purchased by Jerry Jacobson, who moved it to his Age of Steam Roundhouse building in Sugarcreek, Ohio. The locomotive was restored to operating condition in 2018, and it moved under steam for the first time in the 21st century on July 16.[2]

References

  1. Web site: MNF 0-6-0 #12 - Morehead & North Fork RR (Ex-Southern Ry #1643).
  2. http://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26&Itemid=120