History The Class 144 Diesel Multiple Unit was built in 1986 to operate local services in West Yorkshire. It was a joint venture between British Rail (who built the underframes in Derby) and Walter Alexander & Co (who built the bodies in Falkirk). Final assembly and fitting out were done in Derby by British Rail….
A member of arguably the most successful class of diesel Introduced in 1959, the Class 37 (British Railways Type 3) has outlasted almost all the other classes of mainline locomotives introduced as part of the BR modernisation plan of 1955. Members of the class, introduced over 5 years, members of the class can still be…
A versatile freight locomotive, often used on passenger duties A successful first generation Type 2, these locomotives served the network well for over 25 years until withdrawn when the type of work for which they were designed or replaced by more modern machines. Popular with preserved lines, 20 have entered preservation, although not all are…
A long lived reliable class of first generation diesels 228 Type 1 diesel electric diesel locomotives were produced, introduced in 1957, examples of the class, 63 years after first manufacture, can still be seen across the network, usually working as pairs An ideal locomotive when a diesel’s required diesel It is testimony to the build…
An archetypal constructors locomotive ‘Sir Berkeley’ served the industry for 72 years before being withdrawn in 1963. Too small for passenger duties, ‘Sir Berkeley’ is now owned by the Vintage Carriages Trust (VCT) at Ingrow. Data File Built: 1891 Manning Wardle & Co.Boiler Pressure: 140 psiTractive Effort: 8,600 lbfWeight 19.2 tonsValve Gear: StephensonCylinders: 12”x18″ OutsideNumbers…
One of the oldest operational engines in preservation By far the oldest locomotive to find a home in the Worth Valley, after a lifetime of private colliery and NCB service, ‘Bellerophon’ found its way to the KWVR after being refused a home in Liverpool. Although in its heyday ‘Bellerophon’ was allowed out of the colliery…
A whole life spent on the dock system of the Manchester Ship Canal The Manchester Docks system, in Salford, now occupied by Media City, home of the BBC, was once an extensive railway operation running over 200 miles of track and a large fleet of steam locomotives. No. 31 served the dock system for over…
A tank engine for all seasons Whereas 5820 and 90733 were built for long-distance freight working, the military needed the standard design of engines to work in yards and military installations. The Austerity saddle tank design was the answer, with many lasting wells beyond the end of the war. A life of military service Although…
The engine that started it all January 1965 was a red-letter day for the emerging KWVR when the first engine to join the Railway arrived by road at Haworth. Numbered 51218 by BR, this diminutive saddle tank set the wheels in motion for what we have today. Its size precludes use on passenger trains but…
A life from the Welsh to the Yorkshire valleys via the Capital Arguably one of the most successful of the Great Western small tank designs, these versatile engines could be found at work all over the former Great Western system Withdrawn by BR in 1963, 5775 found further use with London Transport before entering preservation…
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