15"

Gauge in millimetres
381
Imperial
15"
Comment
Heywood's "minimum gauge"
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1868 offered to King's College, London, unsure when it went there, some say 1915. 1959-1961 restored by King's College Railway Club. Still there on display.

New to Fairbourne Min. Rly. named PRINCE EDWARD OF WALES, 1923 sold to Llewelyn's Min. Rly. Southport, renamed SIR ALBERT STEPHENSON, later rename KING GEORGE V,  15/09/1938 damaged in loco. shed fire, 1939 rebuilt, name became just KING GEORGE.

07/05/1969 sold by auction to A.B.Mason, Burnham Market, 1970 sold to new Whorlton Lido Rly. For sale 1985-86.  23/03/1994 sold to a private owner.

New to Sand Hutton Railway, Yorkshire, named SYNOLDA , 1924 in store at Cricklewood, sold to Southend Min.Rly. 1938 sold to Raymond Dunn, County Durham. 1942 sold to Belle View Min. Rly. Manchester, renamed PRINCE CHARLES. 1978 donated to R.& E.R. 1979-1980 rebuilt by apprentices at British Nuclear Fuels, Windscale. Renamed SYNOLDA. 

Built to design of Henry Greenly, new to White City Imperial International Exhibition, White City, West London, named RED DRAGON.

1911 removed to Rhyl Miniature Railway, named PRINCE EDWARD OF WALES. 1920 to Dreamland Park Miniature Railway, Margate.1968 sold to Robin Butterell. Tender, driving wheels, and other parts used by Roger Marsh for restoration of GEORGE THE FIFTH. 1984-1991 remaining parts used by Gordon Walker to build a new RED DRAGON,  completed by Austin Moss.

03/06/1905 trials at Eaton Hall Rly. 1905-1909 at Blackpool Rly. 1910-1914 at Halifax Zoo Rly. named LITTLE ELEPHANT, 1923 new Bassett- Lowke boiler. 1923 sold to Bunce Bros. for their Sunny Vale Rly. Halifax, renamed BABY BUNCE, and given new worksplate No. 14 of 1923. 1952-3 sold to Raymond Dunn, renamed ROBIN HOOD. 1957 sold to Mr. Noble for a line at South Shields. 1963 sold to T.E.Tate, Gateshead. 1965 name reverted to LITTLE GIANT. 1980 sold to Lightwater Valley Rly. 09/2000 displayed at Darlington Railway Museum, 2005 displayed at York Railway Museum.

Built to designs of David Curwen. Appears to be only steam loco. built by Berwyn. Built to order of Les. Anderson, trading as Minirail Ltd. for his new line at Longleat House. Wiltshire. Steamed regularly until 1974. Removed to Minirail's new venture The Axe and Lyme Valley Railway, near Lyme Regis, Dorset , arrived there 11/1974. This line never completed, Minirail in liquidation, assets sold by auction 03/10/1976, purchased by Lappa Valley Steam Rly. April 1991 rebuild by N.J. Tambling, Camborne, Cornwall.

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At Rhyl Min. Rly. Until removed later in 1924 to Dreamland Min. Rly. Margate, Kent. c 6/1980 sold to Les Hughes and returned to Rhyl. 4/1982 to 9/1984 on loan to Dudley Zoo Min. Rly. 04/1986 sold to dealers Preston Services, near Canterbury, Kent. Post 2011 sold on. Now believed at Animal Farm Min.Rly. Lancashire.

Built to design of Henry Greenly. 09/1923 to Woodland Park Min. Rly. Upnor, Kent, named MICHAEL. 1926 thought to at Saracen's Min. Rly. Warburton, Cheahire, named GEORGE V JNR. 1928 sold to Belle Vue Min.Rly. Manchester, renamed RAILWAY QUEEN. 07/1978 sold to Rhyl Corporation, by 06/1982 to Rhyl Min .Rly. 06/1994- 10/2007 on display in shop of James Pringle, Anglesey. Returned to Rhyl Min.Rly. To confuse the history loco. may well have changed identity with JOHN in 1928.

Built to designs of Henry Greenly, for builder's own Rhyl Min.Rly. 1969 line closed, 1970 removed to Belle Vue Min.Rly. Manchester. line closed 11/09/1977. Then worked at Newcastle Town Moor, Blenheim Palace and Steamtown, Carnforth, until 1980 sold to Les Hughes and returned to Rhyl. 09/1997- 03/1999 to Austin Moss, Windmill Farm Rly. for rebuild. Returned to Rhyl, still there 2021.

Construction started by Neville Smith, Heatherslaw, Northumberland, 2009 transferred to A. Keef Ltd. 02/07/2010 first day in traffic.

Built to design of Philip Kent of  Steam Locomotive Technology. At Perrygrove Railway, visits other lines from time to time.