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Oakworth Tea-Hut
You may have noticed that there has been a hustle and bustle in Oakworth Goods Yard again after all these years, with a new Midland Railway-type hut appearing at the far side of the yard.
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52044 L&Y Class 25 0-6-0
The Railway’s ‘Green Dragon’ As 52044 this engine became subject to one of the earliest private locomotive purchase schemes established in the country and was one of the earliest arrivals on the nascent KWVR. Affectionately known as ‘The Green Dragon’ in ‘The Railway Children’ film, 957 is being restored to working order at Haworth with…
British Railways Mark 1 Corridor Coaches
The standard design in post-War Britain These standard British Railways coaches were developed when the railways were nationalised in 1948. Coaches were needed to replace those ravaged by the effects of war and had either been damaged beyond repair or received little attention during hostilities. In addition, the coaches of the individual companies had been…
British Railways Mark 1 Coaches
The standard design in post-War Britain These standard British Railways coaches were developed when the railways were nationalised in 1948. Coaches were needed to replace those ravaged by the effects of war and had either been damaged beyond repair or received little attention during hostilities. In addition, the coaches of the individual companies had been…
‘James’ Ruston & Hornsby Diesel Electric 0-4-0 Shunter
Born in Lincoln for the Stewart & Lloyds steel company Rebuilt for sale and bought for preservation. Saved, refurbished and resold After its life was over in industry, the locomotive was rebuilt for resale but eventually offered to the preservation movement at a knockdown price. Data File Built: 1959 LincolnEngine: Ruston & Hornsby 165h.p. diesel…
32 ‘Huskisson’ Mersey Docks & Harbour Board / Hunslet Diesel Mechanical 0-6-0 Shunter
A lifetime on Merseyside, the first diesel on Liverpool docks No. 32 was bought to replace a fireless locomotive destroyed in a German bombing raid. For 26 years the engine plied its trade around the dockyards of Liverpool, handling freight in and out of the docks’ railway system. From the coast to the backbone of…
23 ‘Merlin’ Bristol Port Authority / Hudswell Clarke Diesel Mechanical 0-6-0 Shunter
A lifetime in Bristol docks The KWVR has three locomotives, one steam and two diesel that have served docks in England. No. 23 ‘Merlin’ saw service from 1951 at the Port of Bristol Authority before moving on. Bristol to Carnforth to Haworth Starting life on Bristol docks, D23 was sold into a new life in…
D2511 BR/ Hudswell Clarke Diesel Mechanical 0-6-0 Shunter
A short lived class of shunter Evaluated in the 1960s by British Railways, D2511 was quickly sold out of service as being considered unsuitable, as the nature of the national network changed. An ideal diesel shunter for light work D2511 had only a short life in BR service, and following an almost equally short life…
08266 & 08993 BR Class 08 Diesel Electric 0-6-0 Shunters
The most numerous class in BR service and in preservation The roots of the Class 08 can be traced back to LMS and it is quiet staggering that the development of a class of locomotive dating back to 1945 is still operational in numbers across today’s railway network and in preservation 75 years later. An…
D0226 Experimental Prototype English Electric Diesel Electric 0-6-0 Shunter ‘Vulcan’
Not one of the most successful prototypes of modernisation plans Not all prototypes submitted for consideration for mass production as British Railways looked to modernise in 1955. Many fell by the wayside and were unceremoniously sent for scrap after a short life. Changing circumstances leading to a successful life D0226 was not unsuccessful in its…
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