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S&DR 0-6-0 'Wilberforce'

In 1833, Timothy Hackworth managed to expand on his already successful 'Royal George' type of locomotive, and created the 'Wilberforce' type. This model is great for slow, mineral haulage with a top-speed of 25mph.

This locomotive was enormous, and one of the largest ever created by Hackworth. Built at Soho in Shildon, this huge engine had a few notable features.

The downward facing cylinders were set far back near the driver, and drove a dummy axle before connecting to the wheels. This was to allow the locomotive to be sprung effectively without damaging the cyinders.

The boiler was the reverse-flue type, meaning that that the driver and fireman were at opposite ends of the locomotive. The fireman was at the 'front' shovelling coal into the fire. In later years this was replaced with a smokebox-firebox combo as can be seen on the 0-6-0 'Derwent'

This engine is unique because it has a 'bridge' on it. In between the end of the boiler and the pistons was a sizable gap that contained the safety valves, piston valves and valve gear. This was housed in a decorative ironwork resembling a viaduct, or a row of arches. There weren't many pictures of this part of the old loco so this is probably inaccurate on my model.

On that topic... Known inaccuracies:
The funnel is probably shorter on my model. The original engine is long gone, so I had to make some assumptions on height. When I made the funnel full height, it looked absurd in-game, so it was shortened by about a foot.

Livery - It is unknown how this loco was painted as all the source material is in black and white. A few coloured sketches show it in a metal/wood combo similar to my model. I have added slightly more brasswork to the locomotive.
However, it is also likely that the locomotive had red wheels, like the 'Royal George', but these too looked odd in-game.