History
Originally dispatched from the Britannia Works of Marshall Sons & Company in 1913 to the Watson agency in New Zealand. The engine sat unsold until repossessed by MS&Co, given a current production number and sent to their Tasmanian agents, A. G. Webster.
The engine was sold to W. E. Paterson of Westbury in 1922 and subsequently to Walters in 1929 where is spent its life driving a sawmill.
The engine was purchased by David Von Stieglitz in 1965 and had its first outing in preservation at the centenary Launceston Show in 1971.
The current owner new the engine as a boy and finally managed to acquire the engine in the 1990s.
The engine was never been derelict and as such is complete and basically in original condition as it left the works.
Modifications
The engine had a set of tubes and was painted in 1971.
The engine was fitted with vulcanised rubber strakes on the wheels to lessen road impact to the machine in 2015.
The engine has had a new firebox, constructed to original specifications, fitted in 2020.