Brush/Beyer Peacock No.D2999 ‘No.91 Alf’
Alf was built in Gorton, Manchester, by Beyer-Peacock in 1958 and was given the works No.7856. It was built for the Steel Company Of Wales (Orb Steel Works) who had…
Fowler No.4220033 ‘Harry’
Harry was built in 1965 by John Fowler & Co of Leeds. Upon completion it was delivered to the British Industrial Sugar (BIS) factory in Wissington (Norfolk) where it replaced…
Sir Berkeley Returns
Following the discovery of a significant steam leak in the smokebox whilst on hire to Beamish, Manning-Wardle No.1210 'Sir Berkeley' was withdrawn from operations. Through lengthy discussions between Beamish, the…
Hudswell-Clarke No.D577 ‘Mary’
Mary was built in 1932 by Hudswell Clarke of Leeds for use at Beswick's Limeworks in Hindlow, Derbyshire. It operated alongside a fleet of narrow gauge diesels and a 1930…
Hudswell-Clarke No.D631 ‘Carroll’
Carroll was built in 1946 for Keighley Gas Works where it worked until autumn 1966. It was then moved to Birkshall Gas Works in Bradford. The locomotve is powered by…
Hudswell-Clarke No.1309 ‘Henry De Lacy II’
Built in 1927 by Hudswell Clarke in Leeds, 1309 was one of two locomotives built for shunting at Kirkstall Forge Engineering. These were named 'Henry De Lacy II' and 'Henry…
Sentinel No.8837, BR No.68153
Supplied to the LNER in 1933 by Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd of Shrewsbury, Sentinel No.8837 spent its entire working life at Geneva Permanent Way Depot in Darlington. It was one…
Industrial Railway Society Visit
The railway was honoured to host the Industrial Railway Societies (IRS) 75th anniversary AGM on Saturday 20th April. The IRS is an organisation which is devoted to the study of…
Sir Berkeley At Beamish
One of our lines most popular locomotives Manning-Wardle No.1210 'Sir Berkeley' has been notably absent from the site since operating over reopening weekend. This is because it can currently be…
Hawthorn-Leslie No.3860 ‘No.6’
No.6 was built in Newcastle on Tyne by Hawthorne-Leslie in 1935. It worked for Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers (APCM) in Swanscombe, Kent alongside a fleet of 5 near identical locos.It…