Hunslet
Hudson-Hunslet
Ruston & Hornsby
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Arrival
14/08/1994
Status
Under Overhaul
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177639 - 'Sandrock'-12HP
This locomotive was delivered new, in 1936, to the County Borough of Derby to work in connection with the construction of a by-pass at Spondon. It was later moved to a sewage works nearby where it stayed until it was preserved in 1979.
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Arrival
02/01/1994
Status
Operational
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181820 - 'Red Dwarf'-16-20HP
Built in 1936, this loco worked for most of its industrial life for the Severn Trent Water Authority, and was used in connection with the upkeep of the tidal defences on the Severn Estuary in the Gloucester area.
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Arrival
02/07/2021
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Operational
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211609 - 'Susan' - 20DL
Susan delivered new in 1941 to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Command Ammunition Depot at Eastriggs, where it would have worked hauling munitions for the war effort.
Baguley
Motor Rail, Simplex
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Arrival
19/03/1983
Status
Stored
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5297 - 'Fido' 20/35HP (Image courtesy of John de Havilland)
MR.5297 'Fido' was built in 1931 and is powered by a petrol Dorman 4MRX engine. This is unusual as most were converted to diesel engines over their working lives, it is thought to be one of three left that still retains its original engine.
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Arrival
27/06/1982
Status
Awaiting Overhaul
Last Updated
06/09/2024
5713 - 'Eagle' - 25/36HP
This locomotive was built by the Motorail & Tramcar Company of Bedford in 1936, and is of the 25/36 hp class, weighing 4 tons 2 cwt and fitted with a Dorman 2RB engine.
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Arrival
30/03/1990
Status
Awaiting Overhaul
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8887 - 'Pheobe' - 20/28HP
MR.8887 'Phoebe' was built in 1944 for the Ministry of Defence. It is unknown where it first worked, as locomotive movements between military bases during World War 2 were not recorded, however by 1952 Phoebe had been allocated to the British Army of the Rhine in Arsbeck, Germany.
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Arrival
21/04/1986
Status
Under Overhaul
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8981 - 20/28HP
MR.8981 was supplied new to the Midhurst Whites Brick Company in 1946 and spent its working life at their Midhurst works. Originally 8981 was 2 foot 6 inch gauge.
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Arrival
16/09/1985
Status
Under Overhaul
Last Updated
23/09/2024
9655 'Bluey' - 20/28HP
MR.9655 was ordered in October 1951 by R. Fielding & Son of Blackpool, where it worked at their Warbreck Hill brickworks transporting clay from the pits to the brickworks.
F.C. Hibberd
Moes
Wickham
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Arrival
27/06/1982
Status
Out of Service
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No. 2981 'Sue'
No. 2981 'Sue' is another home-made locomotive built in 1977 using Wickham target trolley frames and wheels. She is powered by a Reliant Regal car engine and gearbox, and with 4 forward gears is capable of quite a turn of speed.
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Arrival
27/06/1982
Status
Out of Service
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No. 3031 'Liz'
No. 3031 'Liz' is a home-made locomotive built by one of our members in 1973. She was built using the frames and wheels from an unmanned military target trolley and is powered by a single cylinder Petter petrol engine. She sees very little service on the line as it is somewhat underpowered for use on our passenger services.