Covertcoat was built for the Dinorwic Slate Quarry in North Wales, and worked there until around 1959. Sold in 1964, she was initially preserved for 20 years by a private enthusiast before being sold to the Launceston Steam Railway in 1984.
Launceston Steam Railway LSR0489
Launceston Steam Railway LSR0489
Price range: £95.00 through £395.00
Covertcoat is a 0-4-0ST ‘Quarry Hunslet’ built in 1898 by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds as No. 679. This locomotive was the second of a batch of two and was later named after the racehorse which won the Grand National in 1913.








