Locomotives and Rolling Stock

Prototypical live steam locomotives and rolling stock


Ffestiniog Railway "James Spooner", scratch built by Paul Frank, photo Geoff Munday

Avonside "Ogwen", built by Roger Marsh, photo Geoff Munday

Irish Hunslet (15mm scale on 45mm gauge), model and photo Matthew Labine

The C&L engines were built by R. Stephenson and Sons, model built by Archangel.
Lady Edith is hauling scratchbuilt Irish stock (all West Clare prototypes). Stock and photo Matthew Labine

"Talyllyn", built by Phil Jones, photo Geoff Munday

"Russell", scratch built by Geoff Munday, photo Geoff Munday

"Talyllyn", built by Phil Jones, photo Geoff Munday

Scratch built Hafan & Plynlimon Railway 'Victoria', model and photo Martin Williamson

De Winton seen at the 2004 AGM scratch built by Tim Wild, photo Dave Watkins

Scratch built Quarry Hunslet, model and photo Dave Watkins

From small starter locomotives

Mamod steam locomotive in action, photo Paul Butler

To coal fired Garratts

South African NG/G16 Garratt, built by John Brittain, photo Tim Roy

Lighting the fire of a coal fired locomotive using charcoal soaked in paraffin.
South African NG/G16 Garratt, built by John Brittain, photo Steve Pickthall

Freelance locomotives and rolling stock

"Caradoc", manufactured by Accucraft, photo Geoff Munday

"Jack" manufactured by Roundhouse Engineering, photo Tim Roy

"Rajim", a coal fired 2-6-2 locomotive
(based on the Hunslet RD Class design for the Raipur-Dhamtari Railway, part of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway Company)
built by Mike Gaskin. Photo Paul Butler

Battery powered locomotives

Scratch built by Dave Kirkby, photo Mike Nellist

Plate frame Simplex, IP Engineering produce kits of these locomotives, photo Paul Butler

"One-off" locomotive manufactured by Essel Engineering, "National Benzole" from a food tin, phto Mike Nellist

Scratch built by Dave Kirkby, photo Mike Nellist

Scratch built by Peter Dowd, photo Geoff Munday

Unidentified battery powered diesel, photo Geoff Munday

This Ruston has seen many years of service, model and photo Martin Williamson

Real internal combustion powered locomotives

"Detritus" powered by a glo-plug engine from an off-road buggy, model and photo Dave Watkins

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