In June 2017, Beattie Well Tank no. 30587 returned to its birthplace of Manchester for three weeks to work trains on the demonstration line at the Museum.
Anthony Dawson is a volunteer locomotive fireman here at the Science and Industry Museum.
We get a lot of questions from visitors about how we maintain and operate our working locomotives, so Volunteer Fireman Anthony Dawson explains the key tasks we have each day the locos are running.