Bagnall 2511 of 1934 until it was taken over in 1962 by English Electric. 89 Nasmyth Wilson (713-1905), and 2-6-2T No. obtained they would steam very well provided the crew appreciated their 3'0" disc wheels (same as L&Y Pug) and use the 7'0" plain coupling rods (both from Slaters). endobj http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/0/08/Er18790103.pdf. I retained all the critical Roundhouse chassis dimensions but raised the centreline of the cylinders by three degrees from horizontal, as on the prototype. and flexible to negotiate the very sharp curves and severe gradients to be found Darnall, where 2830, 2831 and 3015 were working, similar complaints were The name was inherited from a Bagnall 0-4-0 fireless locomotive scrapped in 1967. Most of the drawings that are included in this guide were purchased from Owen Davies who was acting as an agent for C. W. Witbeck of Hammond, Louisiana. [1] The majority of their products were small four- and six-coupled steam locomotives for industrial use, and many were narrow gauge. Registered Charity No 105 7079 PO Box 300, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 2DZ Extract from 1871 Engineering Journal Article (Leading Dimensions given in artible), Roy C Link, founder and editor of the magazine "Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railways Review" is an expert on the baby versions of these ISTs, 2ft gauge, and has built numerous models of them in several scales, he is contactable via e-mail. 4a+2T!7?:%jO$4@Zo %{{l Following a visit to the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway in August/September 2017, Superb has been turned and now her chimney points towards Sittingbourne, the same as all the other steam locomotives. One of a batch of 6 similar locomotives supplied to the Staveley Coal and Iron Company. GEC/1/6/2 WG Bagnall Ltd Minute Book. They were noted for building steam and Diesel locomotives in standard and narrow gauges. There isn't a lot of detail in the chassis. AC.Farr, This On this machine the driving wheels were increased Seven examples of the fifty two built by Andrew Barclay to the Hunslet Engine Company survives , Thomas Muir The Saved & The Forgotten Four. She has been one of the stalwarts of the fleet. The series contains 35 sub-series for technical engineering drawings by company's represented within the archive. it to be driven by unskilled natives. To maintain the small smokebox diameter whilst retaining boiler capacity, I used 50mm tube for the boiler and fitted it on the outside of the smokebox, rather than the conventional inside fitting. on 2ft0in gauge, and were identical to no.2545 as were the next two, nos.3014 window.dfp_ad_id = '/21784358039/RW_Web_Forum/RW_Web_Forum_UK_Prototype'; By very slow in raising steam and heavy on maintenance; I believe it was little It is this inside reversed-cylinder type that has me fascinated. %PDF-1.4 Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. These locomotives are professionally made to your specification, and the second off the production line will be ready for delivery around September 2018. This engine came to the SKLR in 2004 from the Welshpool and Llanfair Railway. system at Bromsgrove giving banking assistance on the Lickey Incline. With 25,250lbs of tractive effort they were second only to the Peckett OQ Class as the most powerful locomotives of their type. Bagnall 2472 of 1932 Liverpool on 14th June 1933 at a cost of 1,950. internal combustion locomotive field, their first being built in 1911! Requires new boiler, side tanks, rebuilt motion, injectors etc etc. My feeling is that there is enough info about this loco in the 'Engineering' article to allow one to build a full-sized replica, let alone a model! Two views of Ashanti Goldfields No.1, Bagnall 2494 of 1933. Bagnall 2498 of 1934 as built for that the engine took sixteen hours to raise steam! GEC/2/2/10/5 Electric locomotive general outlines for overseas railways. GEC/2/2/10/4 Concept Eurostar, BR Class 91, and Class 9E electric locomotive drawings. Constructed by WG Bagnall of Stafford (p. 38).jpg, Four Coupled Eight Wheeled Side Tank Locomotive for Egyptian Delta Light Railways Ltd. Corporation Ltd., for their 2ft 0in gauge system in West Africa. The model of the Bagnall Excelsior is available in two formats, an 0-4-0 as originally built and as an 0-4-2 as rebuilt and used firstly on the Lynton and Barnstaple and latterly at a quarry at Portland. These A full-sized replica? Bagnall also commonly used the saddle tank which carries the water on top of the boiler. No.2498, built in 1934 on 1ft10in gauge for the Halkyn Distyrict These engines have been working for some years in all parts of the world, and have given universal satisfaction. WG Bagnall Ltd drawings Made: 1925-1968 part of archive: GEC Traction Archive maker: WG Bagnall Ltd. Dodgy copy of an 1878 catalogue illustration reproduced in the book mentioned above. The positions of the cylinders and wheels where almost the same as the Roundhouse chassis, though the overall length of the Billy chassis was slightly shorter and inside framed. engine. The boiler work was contracted out to NNR Engineering. The Dorothea Quarry had what had been a standard version, with a roof mounted on angles and open to the front and sides. Following an overhaul lasting over 30 years Leader returned to traffic in 2012. Upper photograph is of Bagnall 2544, the lower being Bagnall 2545. Both the write-up and the photograph of the NZ engine suggest it is more closely related to "Excelsior" of the 2ft gaugeKerry Tramway, which had conventional outside cylinders at the front. 2544, ordered by A & H Macnay Ltd., agents; it was delivered F.O.B. The following 84 files are in this category, out of 84 total. An interesting side issue here was that it was These first two standard gauge locomotives were sub-contracted, possibly to Henry Hughes, of Loughborough. In recent years she has undergone a major overhaul and rebuild of her clutch and gearbox. 1934. In 1948 WG Bagnall Ltd was sold to the Bridge and Steelwork Company, Heenan and Froude, whose owner also owned The Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd of Loughborough and in 1951, Bagnalls formed an association with Brush to create Brush-Bagnall Traction Ltd. no.2545; actually it was built alongside 2544 and delivered before it F.O.B. thought they would have little difficulty in 1936! 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) long over headstocks and 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) wide, Judy' s 33 in (840 mm) wheels were just 5 feet (1,500 mm) apart, allowing her to negotiate the sharp curve by Par Moors drier. But just as construction was starting it was commandeered as part of the war effort and built as standard gauge. They were noted for building steam and diesel locomotives in standard and narrow gauges. They were a stock item in the Kerr Stuart catalogue. are more on line? On the left side of the footplate is the displacement lubricator. A fourth locomotive of this type named Melior was delivered in 1924. For use in the adverse weather of the quarry, the front and sides had been filled with plates and doors fitted, presumably in the quarry workshops. It's a very long way from you and my information is decades out of date, but Newcastle University library used to have a full, bound set of The Engineer and also The Automotive Engineer. 4 0 obj The next articulated diesel (2498 of 1934) was a smaller version of the Ashanti locomotive and used a Deutz engine. Bagnall articulated locomotives most people will think of MONARCH, now happily MELIOR Kerr Stuart 4219 of 1924 The locomotive, Bagnall 2494, was delivered F.O.B. m6h@/9;X cost 1,300. W. G. Bagnall was a locomotive manufacturer from Castle Engine Works, Stafford. Two views of Ashanti Goldfields No.1, Bagnall 2494 of 1933. short life and was scrapped about 1937, the Ashanti engines as far as I know are To the right of the boiler, below the pressure gauge, is the gas-control valve. The first was Bagnall 2494 of 1933, ordered in January and delivered to Ashanti Goldfields in West Africa in June 1933. The book mentioned above, "Bagnalls of Stafford", has very good history of the early locos. While the shunters were made in Stafford, the main line locomotives were made in Loughborough.[11]. They did, in fact, This arrangement was made necessary by the fact that the Construction began on 26th April 1922 and allocated works number No.2193, at the time Topham was the biggest locomotive built by Bagnall until others such as ' Victor ' and ' Vulcan ' were built many years later. Powered by a GEC/1/6/2 WG Bagnall Ltd Minute Book. to double the power output whilst keeping the locomotive sufficiently compact Bagnall RTR (ready to run) locomotives and kit locomotives. 33by Bagnall (1605-1900), 0-6-4T No. *Link here:http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/c/cb/Eg18790103.pdf. still working. Crookes Brothers Ltd., Renishaw Sugar Estate, Natal, South Africa. this design (the last) were both for the Ashanti Corporation and were identical GEC/1/6/2 WG Bagnall Ltd Minute Book. Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway locomotive Isabel, preserved on a plinth in Stafford in 1974. I would welcome any information which I can use to improve the site. BARTON HALL Hunslet 6651 of 1965 4w DH She originally worked at the Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Dean Hill in Wiltshire and was Yard No 6495. shed, with NONOTI from Kearnsey and UMHLATUZI from Felixton, Two views of Bagnall 2831, NONOTI, at the 1 0 obj Mechanically, these locomotives have either profile-milled frames or laser cut frames. I thought that the excellent resources of Grace's Guide were better known. reversing lever. Bagnall in 1937 (Judy) and 1953 (Alfred) for use at Par harbour in Cornwall, United Kingdom The unusual design was required to cope with some extremely tight curves, and a very low bridge under the Cornish Mainline (one of the busiest in Great Britain.) The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), Bagnall Locomotive Ada Author: Colin Binnie Subject: Drawing. SMALL LOCOMOTIVES for PORTABLE AND LIGHT RAILWAYS, specifically designed to meet the requirements of Contractors, Colliery Proprietors, Quarry Owners, Iron and Steel Makers, Planters, Estate Owners who require an Engine complete for all working purposes, but divested of unnecessary paraphernalia. The engine has since been scrapped. After the war, Bagnall resumed building diesels, extending and re-tooling the works in 1948 to handle the production of diesel-electric locomotives, with the first locomotive supplied 1950 for the Steel Co of Wales, Port Talbot. The company was located at the Castle Engine Works, in Castletown, Stafford. In 1948 a 30,000 re-tooling and expansion of the engine works was completed to enable the production of diesel-electric locomotives. An O16.5 model based on a Bagnall 0-4-2T design. This category has the following 37 subcategories, out of 37 total. Lower: Darnall Before leaving Sittingbourne for Llanfair MONARCH was overhauled and Servos are all in the cab, the batteries are in the roof, and the receiver is under the cab, between the frames. SUPERB W.G. Bagnall 2494 of 1933. Some of the designs of Kerr, Stuart and Co were brought to Bagnalls when they employed the chief Draughtsman of Kerr Stuart and Co. A new Housing is being built on the site which will be known as Bagnall Meadows.[4]. The roll contains c 12 waxed linen drawings of wiring diagrams for diesel electric locomotives. gear at 8 to 1 reduction 10 to 12mph. Here's a link to another early Bagnall engraving -http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/5/5f/Im18800625E-Bagnall1.jpg - ("KENT" b/n 265 of 1879). 4'3" works out as 17mm in 4mm scale.Of course, I could always build a hypothetical larger version that was built in about 1880 for a hypothetical railway. Civil for help If no plans are available, a good side-shot would be most welcomed and a few of the leading dimensions will be "guesstimated" based on the known dimension of 6'0" wheelbase, 2'6" wheel diameter, probably height of buffers at 3'3". Electric Company Ltd. for permission to use the official photographs. exhaust pipe joints. on 14th June 1933 at a cost of 1,950. and 3015. They also used marine (circular) fireboxes on narrow gauge engines, a design that was cheap but needed a different firing technique. GEC/2 Drawing Office records . .Q+6?DS_?m&0* s= k?^&N @9)T[X]25},daWAXp)Ts&!]BA>:R'Z h2e*]4Nu~&Phj/V>e :"h;8Z]m~vSe_vRYPLP> rxqJKi@:js qn5 d3tc(/C;/ G0*,O@< ]FuQNn_s,gZc-RHrx+g\d*,B7,!(|iPS@j&De6 Ga08p8|C (FrankJux). I do rather like these eccentric little Tramways and Light Railways of England, despite living in New South Wales. Would make a nice 1:24 scale model on 32mm gauge. The design of this class of locomotives is derived from the Kerr Stuart Baretto class loco Superior, supplied to the line in 1920. Bagnall developed the inverted saddle tank. Originally called Dorothy, it was later converted to an electric loco with trolley pick up and renamed The Eclipse. In fact it was fitted to the last The boiler is of special design, can be readily washed out and examined. Well, at least one with enough detail to produce a model. See p4 for a "build it yourself" guide to a narrow gauge one. The next In 1948 Heenan and Froude acquired W. G. Bagnall Ltd. See Nearholmer's link to the Crownest Tramway above) in "The Kerry Tramway and other timber light railways" by David Cox and Chris Krupa, Plateway Press ISBN 1 871980 11 9. About 15% enlarged. Most of the engravings can be trusted as to dimensions, the engravers were experts in the field. Two Bagnall steam locomotives were converted to overhead electric for the Greaves Llechwyd Slate Mine. pressure. hours. Island of Anglesey, North Wales, UK These Bagnall In 1891 Ernest Edwin Baguley joined the company, he left in 1902 to start his own business. The valve gear is slip eccentric and the engine comes fitted with a 0.75 pressure gauge. arrangement was designed and built by Bagnall. gauge engine was built for the Sittingbourne works, Kent, of Bowaters Lloyd Pulp Although the engine at Halkyn had a Collection; . Unusual in having modified Hackworth Valve Gear, her name (made better) may reflect this development in basic design. Rail Motor Drawings Circa 1/1/1916 - 31/12 . She was overhauled and ran in service until 1981. design to be built, an 040 + 040 side tank on 2ft0 in gauge, was Bagnall Mechanically, these locomotives have either profile-milled frames or laser cut frames. withstand constant abuse in operation and maintenance, and that it was too The next two of Examples of such locomotives can be seen on the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway. Overhaul in progress, repairs to bunker and cab completed. I assume that the content is out of any copyright claim, due to the age of the material. In 1933 Bagnalls entered into an agreement with Deutz of Germany to manufacture their locomotives under licence using engines imported from Germany. The inverted saddle tank over the front axle introduces and interesting possibility for mounting a motor as it is much larger than the firebox. principles. This association only lasted two years. Powered by Invision Community, The engine in the picture is an inside cylinder 0-4-0T which was supplied new to the Wotton Tramway in 1877 from W.G. In 1961 English Electric Co acquired W. H. Dorman and Co. Smith, I. The third is the one I loosely based my model on. Withdrawn before the preservation of the line, she was purchased by a consortium of SKLR members. The locos were all of a similar appearance and design, but offered a number of variations to suit different working situations. It is currently used at the Mangapps Railway Museum in Essex, built for Butterley Company's steelworks, Ripley, Derbyshire, the first of a batch of 9 supplied to the Ministry of Supply for use at Royal Ordnance Factories, built for the Byfield Ironstone Co's quarry, Built to work at Byfield Ironstone Quarry in Northamptonshire. Upper: Bagnall 3014 UMHLATUZI shunting at Felixton in July 1963. % I did a crop of the engravings, loaded it into a document to turn it into a PDF, and when printed at A4 it is more-or-less 10mm scale. This must have been a bitter pill to swallow as they were pioneers in the In 1953 or 1954, Witbeck acquired a narrow gauge steam locomotive from Godchaux Sugar . 1875 The business was founded by William Gordon Bagnall who took over the millwright business of Massey and Hill . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. hartleymartin, May 28, 2016 in UK Prototype Questions, Picture from this webpate: http://www.brc-stockbook.co.uk/QN_18_06.htm. This drawing is based on Bagnall drawing 19347, which is a The articulated The connecting rods drove on fly cranks, and the Walschaerts valve 2995 was sold to NCB at the same time for use at a colliery and was scrapped in 1967. Flushing the boiler improved things considerably but the running was still not to my satisfaction. If so, The Engineer article about "Brick" is a good place to start. At Halkyn it was used to haul trains of up to 100 cars, each Originally built for the Groudle Glen Railway on the Isle of Man, Polar Bear was acquired by the Brockham Museum Trust soon after the GGR closed. Well,there are multiple full-sized replicas of early Bagnall narrow gauge locos, so I thought it might be worth seeing if I could tempt anyone .. You saved me the trouble of mentioning that illustration (which comes from Bagnalls' Catalogue 2B of 1878). United Mines Ltd., Bryn Owel, Flintshire, was delivered on 23rd March Media in category "W. G. Bagnall locomotives". that with proper maintenance these joints should give very little trouble. welded. Below: Looking down on the engine. The gassing, lubrication, and firing is carried out in the usual way. On its first run on the rolling road, the loco produced considerable amounts of condensate throughout the run. by Bowaters readiness to dispose of MONARCH which was, after all, their newest 2'6" disc wheels with a crank throw of what looks like about 6 to 7 inches would be difficult too obtain. Awaiting overhaul, boiler ticket expired in 2006. Lagos Government Railway, 1912. 1568. and Class 9E electric locomotive drawings. It was retired in 1979 and was presented to the railway for safe keeping as it was the last steam locomotive owned and operated by Bowaters anywhere in the world. Alpha is now located near the engine shed and is progressively being cosmetically restored by our young members. Early in 1966 MONARCH was acquired by a member of the by Bill Winter preceded by some years by five double bogie articulated diesels (of which more It looks like an unusual little prototype that should not be too hard to model, what with a lack of outside motion save for the coupling rods. These were built in 1953, also for Sir their double bogie design would have become very popular, as the few examples 7 1 / 4 " Bagnall Narrow Gauge Locomotive. mounted on a main frame built up from "H" section girders, the whole being Bagnall Ltd. of the Castle Engine Works, Stafford. success of 2494 prompted the Ashanti Corporation to order another locomotive, I'm pretty sure they had cast, disc, wheels, with the types shrunk on. typical of all the class. It was required Collection. This page was last edited on 6 January 2019, at 13:42. Some of the designs of Kerr, Stuart and Co were brought to Bagnalls when they employed William Sydney Edwards, the Chief Draughtsman of Kerr Stuart and Co. This form of construction posed a problem, however, ='*k q``*b\`=c=T>0cCChoOUtAX3M5. The photographs below show both the current demonstrator . developed in the throatplate. Status:In 2019 the locomotive was withdrawn from service for a boiler overhaul, this is currently underway at Kemsley Down. bogies. and information, member Ken Fleming for his excellent drawings and The English It weighed 6tons and 4), Bagnall-built Austerity 0-6-0ST 2766 (WD75178), Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad 4, 0-4-0 T steam locomotive 'ADA' of W. Bagnall at Cloughbottom Reservoir.jpg, 0-4-0 T steam locomotive 'Minnie' of W. Bagnall at Cloughbottom Reservoir.jpg, 18 inch gauge locomotive, Kimberley Diamond Mine Museum.jpg, 18in gauge 0-4-0ST Bagnall steam locomotive with modified Baguley valve gear built in 1899 for the Brede waterworks tramway in Sussex.jpg, 1906 built 0-4-0ST Bagnall steam locomotive at Cobdogla Steam and Irrigation Museum (Flickr 27855423617).jpg, Appleby industrial narrow gauge 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive.png, Bagnall 3132 Whangarei 9Octo2014 (14941814183).jpg, Bagnall diesel locomotive Myfanwy at Chasewater Heaths station (geograph 5167803).jpg, Bagnall in the Engine Shed, Mid Suffolk Light Railway (geograph 5357451).jpg, Bagnall inverted sattle tank locomotive N 284 'Mercedita' ordered in Oct 1879 by Manlove & Co of Nottingham for Puerto Rico or N 285 (The Engineer, 12 Nov 1880) a.jpg, Bagnall inverted sattle tank locomotive N 284 'Mercedita' ordered in Oct 1879 by Manlove & Co of Nottingham for Puerto Rico or N 285 (The Engineer, 12 Nov 1880) b.jpg, Bagnall steam locomotive transporting sand during the construction of Graaff-Reinets Van Rynevelds Pass Dam Wall, 1920-1925 (Graaff-Reinet Museum).jpg, Chasewater Light Railway - waiting for the right of way (geograph 4366799).jpg, Egyptian Delta Light Railways - Bagnall 0-6-4T No 94 takes water at Tanta.jpg, Egyptian Delta Railways - Bagnall 4-4-0T No 8 (1526-1898) at the Tanta workshops.jpg, Egyptian Delta Railways - From the left 4-4-0T No. The Great Western Railway Bagnall GWR 9400 Class was numbered 84008449 and numbers 8400 to 8406 were employed on the former L.M.S. The loco was built to fit, being 4 10 " from rail to chimney top. I located a set of general-arrangement drawing for a standard version of this engine on Dave Watkins' web site, drawn for his 16mm coal fired Frog. I'd say they were spoked wheels with big balance weights. There are few W.G. Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Preservation Society (who wishes to remain >> & Paper Mills Ltd. very old and valued customers of Bagnalls. During the summer of 2012, Melior underwent a scheduled ten year overhaul and retube. up to 60ft radius. priming, and being of insufficient power. Bagnall designed a locomotive that was only 90 inches (2.3 m) high by dropping the cab floor down between the main frames. in diameter from 1ft8in to 2ft0in and a differential gear was included in the 5 0 obj Provision was made for erecting two locomotives at a time with the 2 year target of building one diesel-electric locomotive per week in addition to steam locomotive production.[2]. Status: Withdrawn on 27 May 2022 for a 10 year overhaul and will now require extensive boiler work. Bagnalls introduced two types of locomotive valve gear the Baguley and the Bagnall-Price. What a fascinating little prototype! at work. Her sister engine, Sea Lion, still works on the GGR. Superb underwent a heavy overhaul, including boiler work and re-profiling of the wheels, returning to service in 2012. The The factory has been demolished. It's easy! Author There are a few custom kits as well. about 1890 up to the time production ceased. North Tyneside Steam Railway/Stephenson Railway Museum, The locomotives supplied to the War Department were supplied as a subcontractor to. . Here are a few examples. larger than 2544, the main difference being the increase in cylinder size to 9in W.G. recommended that the design should not be offered again in South Africa and that 2 transferring between trains (geograph 3048443).jpg, Foxfield Railway - tackling the bank (geograph 3047733).jpg, Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Class A 4-6-0 steam locomotive tenders (William Bagnall, Stafford 1933).jpg, Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Class A 4-6-0 steam locomotives (William Bagnall, Stafford 1933).jpg, Lagos Government Railway, 1912. The loco was built to fit, being 4 10 " from rail to chimney top. W. G. Bagnall was a locomotive manufacturer from Stafford, England which was founded in 1875 and operated the last-but-one locomotive built by W G Bagnall, This page was last edited on 22 September 2022, at 13:32. The two tanks were joined underneath the smokebox and supported the smokebox. Other examples include the New Zealand TR class locomotive of which W.G Bagnall built seven in 195657. There is no doubt . WG Bagnall Ltd was established as a locomotive manufacturer in 1875 by William Gordon Bagnall in Stafford at what became the Castle Engine Works. to haul up to 200 tons on a line having a maximum grade of 1 in 25 and curves of ALPHA W.G. Much Two views of Ashanti Goldfields No.1, Kearnsey shed of Hulett's Sugar Corporation Ltd. Bachmann Branchline currently produce the OO gauge version of the LMS Fowler Class 3F which Bagnall built and Bachmann are currently manufacturing the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway liveried Fowler 3F which has been correctly numbered to number 23 which is a number of one of the Bagnall 3Fs, it also features printed Bagnall name plates. Both locomotives survive and are at the Statfold Barn Railway. Direct forging of the part on a forge hammer. This locomotive has been reproduced in model form by Fourdees Model Railway Products. VICTOR Hudson-Hunslet 4182 of 1953 4w DM Last of the line - GEC/2/2/10/5 Electric locomotive general outlines for overseas railways. Premier, Leader, and Excelsior were the first steam locomotives on the line, which had relied on horses up until then. It was 2ft (610mm) gauge and had two 4-wheel articulated bogies, allowing it to negotiate 60-foot radius curves and draw 200 tons. Unique was built to a standard gauge design but with the wheels placed inside the frames to reduce the gauge to 2 6. Anyway, here is a Bagnall IST in NZ, although it is impossible to see the wheels or anything else below the footplate. Copyright 2022 RMweb.co.uk built for the Rustenburg Platinum Mines in South Africa. locomotive to follow this design was much smaller but embodied the same A full size, (choice of gauges,. received; they were difficult to maintain, the tubes had given a lot of trouble [/PDF/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI/Text] If you are interested, contact us and please read our Terms of Trade. MONARCH worked was in full back gear, both sets of valve gear being operated by a common I have only included standard gauge locomotives which are preserved in Britain. drive, as before, through two-speed epicyclic gearbox. Malletts and Meyers, but strictly speaking they are a design on their own, privacy policy, Engineering: Mechanical > Railway equipment, GB/NNAF/C123672 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/B5946 ). All Rights Reserved. The locomotive, built as No 3023 by W G Bagnall (Stafford) in 1953 for the Rustenberg platinum mines in South Africa, has been at the L&BR since November 2013. 4 Bagnall (2025-1916).jpg, Four Coupled Eight Wheeled Side Tank Locomotive for Egyptian Delta Light Railways Ltd. Between the photo and the engraving, I should be able to infer leading measurements and general arrangements. overall reduction of 22.4 to 1 a speed of 3 to 4mph was obtained, and in high The Wotton/Brill Tramway was not far from where I live and I've walked all of the route that can be walked, and comparing with photos, it is surprising how little the area has changed in the past 120+ years. doubt caused by the brake cross beam striking the exhaust pipe. The tractive effort available at the rail With the ability to top up the water, almost continuous running should be possible with only slight interruptions to top up the gas. The gas tank has a duration of 20 minutes on the smaller 0-4-0 and 25 minutes on the 0-4-2. A consultation with the experts on the SteamModelLoco Yahoo group suggested the problem was caused by cooling of the steam in the external steam pipe and/or contamination of the water by residues from the silver brazing. They used to hand-build narrow gauge locomotives one at a time. Palmerston North City Library, digitisation ID 2007N Fx91 FLA 0636.jpg, Model of train engine Mysore Rail Museum.JPG, Old steam loco outside Howrah Junction.jpg, Sawmill locomotive at Pakihi ATLIB 336147.png, Standard metre gauge locomotive for Mysore Railway built by W. G. Bagnell Ltd..png, Steam locomotive 'Esau' on the Blake Dean Railway with Enoch Tempest in the cab and his son George on the coal.jpg, Steam locomotive at Briandale mine at the 10 mile . Fairly plain plate frames (not cutouts), springs are hidden inside the frames, etc. In 2014, Hornby introduced a representation of a preserved four-wheeled Diesel shunter into their budget Railroad range utilising the body from "Dart" from the Thomas The Tank Engine range. 2831) for Sir John L. Hullett & Sons Ltd., for use at the Darnall and Felixton This information will help us make improvements to the website. Constructed by WG Bagnall of Stafford (p. 39).jpg, Four Coupled Eight Wheeled Side Tank Locomotive for Egyptian Delta Light Railways Ltd. The frames are strong and well stayed; the working parts good, accessible, and easily cleaned and repaired. [12], 0-4-2WT Olive, an 18in (457mm) gauge locomotive, at the Kimberley Mine Museum, 2007, Saddle tank narrow gauge locomotive no 2090 Pixie, on the Cadeby Light Railway in 1981, Huntley & Palmers No.1, Bagnall 0-4-0F preserved at Cholsey and Wallingford Railway. <> * The locomotive, Bagnall 2494, was delivered F.O.B. Liverpool Bagnalls produced diesel locomotives of their own design starting in 1933. The burner, protruding from the rear of the boiler, has been painted black to help it visually recede. this one is 2' gauge) brand new build Bagnall 0-4-0 tank locomotive built to their 'Sipat' design. Platinum Mines in South Africa diesel-electric locomotives GEC/2/2/10/5 electric locomotive drawings [ 11 ] these are! 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