Railway Engine No 11

Property of interest located on Eastern end of Harris Promenade, San Fernando.

 

Engine No.11 is the oldest and perhaps most famous of Trinidad’s locomotives to have survived. Built by Kitson and Co. of Leeds, England in 1894 and delivered to Trinidad in 1895 it was the first engine to pull a public train burning oil rather than coal in 1918.

Engine No.11 was donated to the Borough of San Fernando by the Public Transport Service Corporation (successor to the TGR) as a museum piece. The engine was placed on Harris Promenade in the City of San Fernando, Trinidad, on 28 August 1967.

Today No.11 is the sole survivor from an original fleet of 20 engines, similarly constructed between 1875 and 1923 for Trinidad (No.16 built by Nasmyth-Wilson and 19 & 20 by TGR in Port of Spain using new Kitson boilers and spare parts). Only one other member of this type of locomotive was ever built by Kitson for export to South Africa in 1876 to work on the Natal Railway. The Kitson 4-4-0T design was destined to handle all main line traffic on the TGR from its inception in 1876 until 1920 when heavier 4-6-0 tender engines from Canada began to make their appearance in Trinidad.

Address: Harris Promenade

Town/City: San Fernando

Region: San Fernando

Site Type: Cultural Heritage

Ownership: Public

Public Accessibility: Full Access

Cultural Community: British

Site Features: Railway Sites

Grade: Grade A—an object or artifact made by man that is rare or unique or is considered to be a fine crafted example of its kind;

Address:

Harris Promenade, San Fernando

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