Samson
Samson was delivered to the railway on 20th July 1927, the identical twin of Hercules. After the war, Samson was sent to Hove for a re-build and then in 1961 she received a superheated boiler.
From 1955, Samson appeared in a lined black livery, but she received a red coat of paint whilst she was used at the 1984 Garden Festival in Liverpool. This livery remained until a 1989 repaint, when she emerged in a dark blue similar to that of the former Great Eastern Region. Her whistle is an American Crosby Chime.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Freelance outline two-cylinder 4-8-2 Mountain class locomotive
DESIGNED BY Henry Greenly
BUILT BY Davey Paxman & Co. (16042) in 1927 -
SPECIFICATIONS
OVERALL LENGTH.25'WEIGHT IN WORKING ORDER.8ton 5cwtDRIVING WHEEL DIAMETER.1' 7.5"BOGIE & TRAILING WHEEL DIAMETER.1'CYLINDERS.5.25" bore x 8.5" strokeCURRENT LIVERY.Somerset & Dorset Prussian Blue