Courtaulds Peckett means steam returns to East Kent Uncategorized by railsistem@gmail.com - May 16, 20190 MARTIN Staniforth’s former Courtaulds Peckett ‘OY-1’ 0-4-0ST No. 2087 returned steam to the East Kent Railway (EKR) for the first time in almost 20 years in late-March to help celebrate the EKR’s 30th anniversary. An initial test run took place on March 22 followed by a members’-only event two days later when the Peckett worked two return trips between Shepherdswell and Eythorne. Peckett 0-4-0ST No. 2087 approaches Eythorne on the East Kent Railway with the second run of the day on March 24. STUART CHAPMAN The 1948-built loco is visiting from its current home at Mangapps Railway Museum, and will be running on selected dates throughout the year. No. 2087 was one of only six ‘OY-1s’, and was part of a batch of four built specifically for Courtaulds. Read more in the May 2019 issue of The RM – on sale now! Enjoy more of The Railway Magazine reading every month. Click here to subscribe. Share this: Comments comments Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Related Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Google Plus Share Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share Send email Mail