No.13 Kissack

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No.13 

Kissack

19 Tons, 10cwt

1910

2-4-0T

Beyer, Peacock 

B.P.5382

In Traffic

803,728 (@1964)

Director

11” x 18”

3’ 9”

This locomotive was a one-off order from Beyer, Peacock & Co., in 1910 and was again named after a company director Edward Thomas Kissack; it was a regular performer until a donor boiler overhauled from No.10 G.H. Wood was installed in 1949, dating from 1926.  It operated in this guise until 1962 when it was run on reduced boiler pressure and withdrawn.  A new boiler was ordered off the back of the new one fitted to No.4 Loch in 1968 from the Hunslet Engine Co., of Leeds and this was delivered in 1971 and fitted to No.13.  Outshopped in the green livery with the deeper original whistle returned, she ran in service until withdrawal after Santa Trains in 1992.


The boiler was then refurbished and placed in the frames of No. 10 G.H. Wood as part of the  Year Of Railways celebrations leaving No.13 dismantled and stored.  It was not until 2001 that plans were made to ensure she would receive a new boiler and by the season of 2006 she was back in the service fleet (with some wag initially labelling her as No.12a!   In March 2009 No.13 had the honour of hauling a special pre-season train marking the final journey of Association stalwart Tony Beard who passed away earlier in the month; prior to the funeral service his coffin was transported in F.49 for a short final journey to Santon Station and return carrying friends and family as a fitting tribute.


Painted in the Indian Red, scheme but without the brass safety valve bonnet that originates from this locomotive was (latterly carried by No.11 Maitland) this was returned to No.13 for a Winter Photography event organised by the Supporters’ Association and their very good friends at Isle of Man Railways in February 2013 and has stayed put.  She was withdrawn from service in 2013 for boiler repairs which were completed by March 2015, later turned for a photographic event.  No.13 was repainted into the Brunswick Green livery in March 2016 complete with three-tone lining of black edged with both vermilion and white (evidenced from a surviving locomotive sandbox and copied by the painters).  


She remains in regular service during the season and as at July 2023 has returned to service having undergoing attention to the driving wheels and motion prior to the season, retaining the dark green livery and three-tone lining.  A test run ahead of the anniversary celebrations with restored closed van G.1 being a success she took part in anniversary day.  In November of 2024 the locomotive entered the workshops for overhaul and repaint, to re-emerge in the darker green livery but without the third white line applied, to appear similar to No.10 G.H. Wood after her 1993 return.

July 2022 in the summer sunshine at Castletown Station showcasing the brunswick green livery with red/vermilion lining detail to good effect on a nice bright day.

Wearing the then-standard Indian Red livery with black and straw lining in the yard at Douglas Station in August of 1960; this livery would be reapplied when rebuilt in 2004.

The official works photograph of No.13 taken at the Gorton Foundry of Beyer, Peacock & Co., Ltd., prior to the locomotive being dispatched to the island.

In July 2022 as part of the transport festival the evening dining train was headed by No.13 and paused with The Viking at Keristal Summit, a classic spot for a photo.

In August of 2022 requested by the bride and groom to haul a Wedding Charter, complete with plywood Good Luck horseshoe which has served the railway for many years.

Carrying green livery making her departure from Douglas Station in the summer of 1982, with black and straw lining and carrying the Isle of Man Railways plastic crest.