15"

Gauge in millimetres
381
Imperial
15"
Comment
Heywood's "minimum gauge"
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Very little is known about this locomotive

New to Ibero- American Exposition at Seville,Spain. Worked to 1932, then in storage to 1966, when site cleared for development. 1966 to Parque de Atracciones, Madrid. At some time incorporating parts of 8473 during a refit, latterly in storage. 1979 sold to a department store 'El Corte Ingles' Barcelona,at one time exhibited outdoors in steam. 2002 sold to a private line F.C. del Maresme, Barcelona. At some time passed to Senor Chadwick and colleagues at Mataro. 21.01.2016 sold to R.& E. Preservation Society.

Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway

Locomotive Gauge Wheel arrangement Manufacturer(s) Date Range Comments SpRw
-believed to be 'Duchess of Devonshire' (unconfirmed) 15" 4-6-2 |
1 GREEN GODDESS 15" 4-6-2 |
10 DOCTOR SYN 15" 4-6-2 |
11 Black Prince (FLEISSIG LEISSCHEN) 15" 4-6-2 |
175 4-4-2 |
2 NORTHERN CHIEF 15" 4-6-2 |
3 SOUTHERN MAID 15" 4-6-2 |
4 THE BUG 15" 0-4-0 |
5 HERCULES 15" 4-8-2 |
6 SAMSON 15" 4-8-2 |
7 TYPHOON 15" 4-6-2 |
8 HURRICANE 15" 4-6-2 |
9 WINSTON CHURCHILL 15" 4-6-2 |

6/1953 at Iron Horse Pub. Newton Aycliffe. 24/05/ 2012, removed to Locomotion Museum.

Built as a model, not for work, aux.tender now missing.

Original order by Howey in 1928 to Davey Paxman as another  L.N.E.R. A1 style. order # 16693. Later cancelled, some parts made by D.P. and R.H.D.R. Re-ordered from Y.E.Co. in a Canadian style.

Original order by Howey in 1928 fr0m Davey Paxman as another L.N.E.R. A1 style, order # 16692. Later cancelled, some parts had been made by D.P. and R.H.D.R. Re-ordered fron Y.E.Co.in a Canadian style.

Assembled by Bure Valley Railway.

Ordered by Dr. Denys Armstrong for the Bure Valley Rly. 20/06/1996 namd SPITFIRE.

Built to order of Bure Valley Railway for their own use. 06/06/1996 named BLICKING HALL, after a nearby mansion. 2013 withdrawn from service 2013 for heavy overhaul, re-entered service 14/12/2016.

B.Hillsdon, 08/01/2021 suggest you delete this entry, as it duplicates the following entry.

 Design by builder, design started 1877, construction started late 1878. New to builder's own Duffield Bank Railway. 1917 removed to R.& E.R. 05/09/1926 withdrawn from service. 1927 mostly cut up. Frames used in a 'bitsa' ic loco. I.C.L.No.2 , this was mostly scrapped 01/1930, frames only survived, and have been lying around ever since. There are plans to rebuild at some time.

Replica of Heywood URSULA of 1916, which was scrapped in 1942.

RAF

1998 to Domain Hengelhoef Light Railway, Genk, Belgium. By 1990 in storage. 2015 to Windmill Farm Railway, UK. 2015 to dealers Station Road Steam.2016 believed sold to France, unconfirmed.

1970's-1983 at Dolphinarium, Harderwijk, Holland. 1985 to Severn-Lamb Ltd. Stratford-on-Avon, UK, new boiler, named SARAH-KATE, 1985 sold to Bush Mills Rly. Tasmania, new larger boiler named MOUNTAINEER. 2006 sold to David Humphries, returned to UK at Cleethorpes Coast Lt. Rly. 08/04/2015 sold to Windmill Farm Rly. Lancashire.

Ordered by Bill Sparrow, construction started by J.Harris, Longfleet Motor & Engineering Works, Poole, Dorset. 1965 construction ceased due to death of customer. 1971 purchased by Harold Reeve, described as two-thirds complete, stored at Bembridge, Isle of Wight. Feb. 1986 purchased by Colin Cartwright and taken to T.M.A. for completion. Worksplate reads built 1987. Steam trials 08/1988. 22/01/ 1990 arrived at owner's Conwy Valley Railway Museum.

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OWL

Based on the Avonside Engine Co. design with shaft drive to bevel gearboxes and clutch, with final chain drive to axles. New to builder's own Kirklees Light Railway. 2005 rebuilt, clutch removed.

1997 construction started, 2007 completely rebuilt with new set of frames.

Construction started 1990 at Shepley, W.Yorks. Completed at Clayton West.

FOX

Designed by builder for his own Kirklees Light Railway, 2015 extensive overhaul.

Construction started 1968, steam test 05/1976.  09/06 /1976 to Whorlton Lido Railway, Co.Durham.  Later to Bressingham Steam Museum, Norfolk. 08/1985 advertised for sale. 07/10/2010 sold to Station Road Steam, dealers. 2016 believed sold overseas, possibly to France.

 

Unknown build year, 1913 believed sold to New Zealand for the Auckland Exhibition. Latterly on display at the Southward Car Museum, Otahanga. 2006 sold to Preston Services near Canterbury, Kent, and imported into the U.K. 2015 sold to a private buyer and removed to his private site.

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Construction started 1973, by 1988 builder sadly died, no further building work took place. Rolling chassis with cab remained in covered storage until 1998 when acquired by present owner, a boiler maker by trade. Mounted on a road trailer and steamed with a seperate vertical boiler at events.

Built to designs of David Curwen. Built to the order of Eric Booth as an 0-6-2T for his newly built Lappa Valley Rly. Extensive rebuild started by Nigel Tambling Camborne, 25/09/1989 into an 0-6-4T

Built to designs of David Curwen.  Built to the order of Jack Woodruffe for his Rhiw Valley Light Railway.

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Construction started 1989 by Rhiw Valley Light Rly. as an 0-4-2T, but ceased 01/1991. Later continued by T.M.A. and completed as an 0-4-2 tender loco.

Built to designs of  builder's chief engineers Tom Jones and Ian Smith. New boiler built 2003, fitted 2010.

An 0-4-0 vertical-boilered tank engine, built for Ian Fraser of Arbroath in 1987. After Fraser's death in 1992 it went to the Ravenglass & Eskdale and operated during Galas and 'Thomas' events in the 1990s. After visiting the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, it is now on semi-permanent loan and is not planned to be restored.

1994 construction started by Austin Moss at Scarisbrook, Lancashire. Rolling chassis removed to Windmill Farm Rly, construction continued. boiler fitted 2002. 06/2013 incomplete loco sold to Saltburn Min.Rly.Assoc. to complete. Completed 2015, named in memory of Reg Blacklock, a founder member and first chairman of Saltburn Min.Rly.Assoc.

712

Construction started 2000. Owner deceased, by 03.2009 removed incomplete to R.H.D.R. still there 08.2018.  No later news. Builder was at Epworth, W. Yorkshire.

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Built to 1954 designs of H.H.Coughlan, Newbury. Used on builder's garden railway at Albourne Green,W.Sussex. Builder started with the cylinders, wheels and boiler already built by Coughlan, acquired from David Curwen. 11/1994 acquired by William and David Best, Bredgar, Kent. Named  JACK in honour of the builder.

Built as an 0-4-0WT, new to Dundee Gasworks, which closed in 1959. 1959 sold to Ian Fraser and removed to his home in Arbroath.

1976 given to R.&E.R. 06/03/1976 removed to Ravenglass. 1978 commenced rebuild into a 0-4-2WT & T, completed 11/1981. 2016 removed to Cleethorpes on long term loan.