Fluff was the Lakeside Railway Society’s first locomotive – bought by the Society to haul works trains on what was to become the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway from the Steelworks…
This diminutive 0-4-0 Diesel Shunter was constructed in the middle of World War II in order to support the country’s war effort. Originally working for the Ministry of Supply in…
Margaret is a diesel-mechanical locomotive built by Hudswell Clarke in 1956 to a similar design as “Mighty Atom”, although on a larger scale.
1956 English Electric built, Nederland Spoorwagen (NS, Dutch Railways) class 600 number 663.
BICC is a powerful North British Diesel Hydraulic shunter. Delivered new to BICC’s site at Prescot outside Liverpool, the diesel replaced a number of Steam locomotives & began working a…
E79960 was built in Germany in 1958 by Waggon und Maschinenbau for British Railways. Five were ordered from Germany for branch lines where passenger numbers were extremely low.
D2595 is class 05 diesel shunter built for British Railways by Hunslet in Leeds in 1959. This class of locomotive was not a success due to the gearchange mechanism being…
03189 is a close relative of our other BR Class 03 on site, D2148. ‘189s long career on the main line drew to a close when the loco was withdrawn…
This locomotive was built by Thomas Hill at their Vanguard Works, Kilnhurst, Yorkshire in 1966. After a full working life at the Shell refining plant at Stanlow, the oil company…
Enterprise was delivered new to the docks system in 1968, where she, along with her sister locomotives Energy and Progress replaced nine steam locomotives. Enterprise is being repainted into original…
