King’s Lynn steam engine Gazelle built 1893 by Alfred Dodman & Co for William Burkitt
Published: 18:23, 25 July 2023
Picture This with Lynn Museum, August 1
In this painting from 1980, artist Ivan Lilley, has depicted an imagined scene of a little steam engine called “Gazelle” built in 1893 in Lynn by Alfred Dodman & Co for William Burkitt.
It cost just £250.
Burkitt had the right to run it on the Midland and Great Northern line for business trips as a seed and corn dealer.
“Gazelle” was one of the smallest steam locomotives built to the standard rail gauge and the only one to be built in Norfolk.
