1. 'Loweco' Lister 6 HP 20449 1942
New to Kelby Sand and Gravel Co. Lincs. Thence Hoe Hill Tile works, Barton-on-Humber.
Lister Auto Truck modified with body work, canopy and air brakes. this loco is a very useful little shunting engine, but is also capable of passenger work.
2. 'Atlas' Hunslet 20 HP 2463 1943
New to Ministry of Defence; Strensall Brick and Tile works; Alne Tile works, Hemingbrough near Selby.
Atlas is a locomotive built right here in Leeds by the Humslet engine company. It has recently been repaired (see below for pictures) after suffering engine problems which deemed it unfit for use. It will mostly be used in the summer months due to its lack of crew protection from the weather. Despite this, it is a good, powerful locomotive and is a favourite with drivers. it is fitted with air brakes and an air horn for use on passenger duties and has recently been fitted with nameplates bearing its name, which fits in with the theme of figures from ancient mythology.
3. 'Odin' Simplex 20 HP 5859 1934
Built by Motor Rail Ltd. Simplex works, Bedford. To petrol Locomotive hirers; Ham River Grit Co. Ltd; Joseph Arnold & sons, Leighton Buzzard.
Odin is a vital member of the fleet, and is a regular on passenger trains. it is fitted with air brakes for this purpose. at 20hp and weighing in at about 4 tons, it has ample power and traction for anything asked of it. it is also good for wet weather working with its fully enclosed cab.
4. 'Vulcan' Ruston 44/48 HP 198287 1942
New to Harpur Hill, Buxton; Royal Air Force, Burtonwood; Yorkshire Water Chellow heights and Thornton Moor, Bradford.
Weighing in at eight tons, Vulcan is the heaviest and most powerful member of the fleet. it is fully air braked, is fitted with electric start and headlights, and is in theory able to haul passenger trains, but due to its great weight and the resulting wear on the track, it is not often used. It does have its uses though - when we need something very heavy shifting, Vulcan takes the limelight and seldom fails to get the job done, weather it be moving large lumps of tree that have fallen across the line in high winds, or even dragging the Fordson tractor out of the compound for use in the Gogo tractor these heavy duty tasks are when it pays to have this loco in the fleet.
5. Ruston 20 HP 235654 1946
New to Elsham Lime Co., thence to Barrow Haven Tile works, Lincs.
Number 5, or 'Little Ruston' as it is better known at the ALR, is possibly the most useful and versitile loco in the fleet. It is easy to drive, very powerful and air braked so it can haul passenger trains. It can regularly be seen hauling passenger trains, although not in the rain for its complete lack of weather protection for the driver.
6. 'Druid' Simplex 20 HP 8644 1941
New to MoD; Creekmoor light railway group, Poole, Dorset; Alne Tile works
Druid was rebuilt at the railway in 1999, it is a Simplex chassis and transmission, but most other things have been changed and improved. it has a new Perkins engine, all new bodywork, electric start, headlights, cab light and train electric supply, new radiator (facing forwards) air brakes, whistle and is painted in a rather stylish blue livery with go-faster stripes. It was never intended as steam outline, as some simplex listings refer to it as. The bodywork shape is nessesary to accomodate the new engine and equipment, and for driver comfort and usability. With its electric start Perkins diesel engine, it starts every time whatever the weather (unlike Odin, which has the original engine and needs cranking over by hand) Druid is a reliable loco, perfect for shunting at night and for handling the passenger train
7. O&K 11 HP 5926 1935
NOW BEING REBUILT!
New to Cape Universal Building Products Ltd., Uxbridge; Chalk Pits Museum, Amberley
Our very loco at work on Cape Universal Building Products' 2'6" gauge railway.
The O&K (standing for Orenstein and Koppel), is a german loco fitted with a single cylinder engine. Its restoration has been on the to do list for many years. It for some reason had its rear wheels set to a diffenent gauge, unable to sit on our 2' gauge track, this end of the loco is balanced on a small trolley. But now its time has come, and it iks getting the TLC it has waited for for so long.
8. 'Go-go' 20 HP 39924 1924
New to Lanarkshire county council, Cairngryffe Quarry near Biggar.
The Gogo tractor is the latest loco fresh from being rebuilt. this loco is basicly a fordson tractor on a railway chassis. it is extremely powerful and very heavy, but due to problems with the gearbox which means it sometimes doesn't like changing gear and the nature of its worm drive which means we can't shunt it, it is more of a showpiece then a workhorse.
9. Muir Hill 20 HP 110 1925
new to English China Clays Limited, Meeth Clay works, Devon; thence to R. P. Morris, Dartford, Kent.
the Muir Hill is much like Number 8, the Gogo Tractor. it uses a Fordson tractor as its power unit with the drive going straight to the wheels via chains each side. This loco is next in line for rebuilding, and has been moved from its resting place of 15 years, and is now atop a wagon waiting to be cleaned up.
10. Baguley 10 HP 736 1917
New to War Department Light railways, returned to Baguley's and sold to bristol Corporation water works, Blagdon reservoir.
Number 10 is one of three remaining WW1 baguley locos, another is our Number 11. This is another 'one day' project. It is currently stored off the rails, but is set to return to the rails briefly to be loaded onto the trailer and taken for covered storage away from the railway. Its is also planned to take Number 10 to 2009's Narrow Gauge North railway exhibition in March as a 'before' loco.
11. Baguley 10 HP 760 1917
to APCM Ltd., Bidwell Clay pit, Dunstable; A. J. Keefe, Aylesbury; R. P. Morris, Dartford.
This loco is unique in that it is the only working example of its type anywhere in the world. For it's size, it is very light weight only being one and a half tons, this has allowed it to be exhibited at Narrow Gauge North railway exhibition. on the track, it is a nice loco to drive, if not the most powerful thing. due to a lack of air brakes and the wrong sort of coupling, it cannot be run on passenger trains, but on test it has hauled the whole train including both number 3 Odin, and number 6 Druid, a total weight in excess of 10 tons.
12. 'George' Greenbat 5 HP 2848 1957
New to Chemical and Insulating Co. Ltd, Faverdale, Darlington thence to R. Stewart, North Yorkshire.
George is the only Battery Electric locomotive in the fleet. it is not equipped with air brakes so it cannot haul passenger trains, but its ability to be switched on and run instantly and silently makes it an excellent shunting engine. Named George after the volunteer that put most time and effort into rebuilding it who sadly passed away some years back.
Please email me at least 6 weeks in advance. Take you pick for the passenger train from: (links go to the main website with lots of pictures)
No 1 Lister Autotruck 'Loweco'
You can also request to see and have a demonstaration in the yard of:
No 12 Greenbat Electric 'George'
All locos are subject to availablitiy (if they are recieveing maintenance, they may not be able to run) but please email me at the above address and we will arrange something.