STEAM LOCOMOTIVES
5619 hauling the POLAR EXPRESS trains at Telford
5619 at St Fagans South Wales - 1963
5619 at Telford Steam Railway in 2023
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GWR - Class 56XX 0-6-2T No. 5619
-Lot No.228. Built March 1925. Weight = Empty 53T 12cwt, --Working 66T 16cwt
-Capacity 1900 Gallons. Cylinders 18in dia. * 26in stroke -Tractive Effort = 25,800 -Cost £3,988 including £906 for the boiler -Condemned 15 June 1964 -Sold to Woodham Bros. in Barry 18 August 1964 -Total Mileage at withdrawal = 778,263 5619 was designed by Charles Collett and built by the Great Western Railway at their Swindon Workshops in March 1925. She was designed to haul heavy coal trains and other freight in the South Wales valleys, but could also be seen hauling passenger trains as well. Shed allocations First - Chester, CHR 31 December 1947 - Abercynon, AYN August 1950 - Abercynon, 88E 1951 - Barry, 88C 1954 - Barry, 88C 1957 - Barry, 88C 1960 - Barry, 88C 1963 - Barry, 88C 5619 was withdrawn by British Railways in June 1964 and sold to Barry Scrap yard, which it entered in September 1964. After 8 years and 8 months 5619 left Barry scrap yard in May 1973, when she was bought by The Telford Development Corporation (TDC) for static display at Horsehay Goods shed. However, Telford Horsehay Steam Trust (Telford Steam Railway), which had been formed in 1976, convinced TDC to allow the trust to restore the locomotive to operational use, and it first steamed again in 1981. Since then 5619 has steamed on many heritage railways, including (in alphabetical order) Avon Valley Railway Bodmin & Wenford Railway Churnet Valley Railway Epping Ongar Railway Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway Llangollen Railway Midland Railway Centre North Norfolk Railway Severn Valley Railway Swanage Railway Swindon & Crickdale Railway and others SERVICABLE. Currently running at Telford Steam Railway Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
"Rocket" at Courtaulds Ltd at Coventy - Circa 1966
'Rocket' on 21 January 2024 after her chimney, cab and water tank had been removed, ready for preperation to lift her boiler.
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Peckett 0-4-0ST No. 1722
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1990 at Ironbridge Power Station circa 1966
1990 at CEGB Ironbridge Power Station, January 1974
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Peckett 0-4-0ST No. 1990
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Sentinel 0-4-0VBT. No. 9366 Built in Shrewsbury by Sentinel in 1945, this steam locomotive has a vertical boiler and an all enclosed two cylinder vertical 100hp engine. All wheels are driven via chains through a two speed gearbox. The loco went new to Tottenham Gas and Light Company and was No 11 in their fleet.
CURRENTLY OUT ON HIRE at Chasewater Railway from 7 February 2024. Privately Owned |
2' Gauge 0-4-0 Steam TramConstructed by Alan Keef Limited around 1977, this locomotive is powered by a vertical boilered steam engine. It has a single cylinder and chain drive to both axles and was named "Thomas" (after Thomas Telford) by the Rev. W. Awdry on 9 April 1980.
The tram and coach originally ran at the Telford Town Park, but was brought to the Telford Steam Railway in the mid 1980s. The tram last ran in 2019, after which it was withdrawn due to its boiler being beyond economic repair. An appeal is currently open to raise funds to purchase a new boiler, and hopefully it will be back in operation soon. UNDER OVERHAUL Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES
Class 08 No. 08757
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Class 37 No. 37263
She was built by the English Electric Vulcan Foundry in 1965 for British Railways, carrying the Pre-tops number D6963, and was allocated to Darnall.
Originally allocated to many Eastern Region depots, the loco then moved to Scotland, before moving to Cardiff and then more locally to Toton and Bescot. Her last passenger train was worked in 1998 under Trainload Freight West, transferring to EWS ownership in 1998 where 37263 was stored in late 1999 before being withdrawn. Initially she went to the Dean Forest Railway but then moved to Tyseley Locomotive Works for a number of years before coming to Telford in 2017. The current owners have completed a thorough overhaul and restoration with the loco re entered revenue earning service at Telford in June 2021. CURRENTLY OUT ON HIRE at Severn Valley Railway Privately Owned |
British Rail Class 142 No. 142058142058 was the 26th Class 142 to be preserved. It was last stationed at Newton Heath (Manchester) under Northern Rail before preservation and movement to Telford Steam Railway in April 2021, joining recently preserved Class 144 144013 on the railway.
In August 2021, 142058 operated its first test runs along the railway, prior to entering passenger service. 142058 is currently fully operational but has yet to operate any public services in preservation. SERVICABLE Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
British Rail Class 142 No. 142004142004 was the 27th Class 142 to be preserved. )It was last stationed at Newton Heath (Manchester) under Northern Rail before preservation and movement to Telford Steam Railway in April 2021. 142004 was one of the first Class 142's known to be set aside for preservation, but the plans of its future were kept private for over a year and 142004 ended up being one of the last two Class 142 sets still standing on mainline depots, latterly stored at Heaton depot.
142004 is currently fully operational but has yet to operate any public services in preservation. SERVICABLE Privately Owned |
British Rail Class 144 No. 144013
144013 became the fourth Class 144 to be preserved when it was moved over two days by road to Telford Steam Railway in July 2020. The set was bought to aid the railway's expansion aims in the future, to run off-peak services to Ironbridge
SERVICABLE Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
Ruston & Hornsby 0-4-0DH Class LSSH No. 525947
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North British 0-4-0DH No. 27414
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Ruston & Hornsby 0-4-0DM Class 165DS No. 313394
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Ruston & Hornsby 0-4-0DM Class 88DS No. 382824
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British Railways Class 03 diesel D2051/03051
Go to 5 min 56 sec of this lovely video to see D2051 in action in 1967
D2051 at Telford Steam Railway, November 2023.
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D2051 was built by British Railways and entered service at Hull Dairycotes on 27 January 1959. It was withdrawn on 14 December 1972 from Colchester. It was sold to Ford Motor Company where it ran at Dagenham as No. 7 and later No.4. D2051 was bought for preservation in 1997, and moved to the North Norfolk Railway in 2000. In 2023 she was purchased by her current owner, and moved to Telford Steam Railway in November 2023. D2051 is now being restored. RESTORATION STARTED Privately Owned |
2FT Gauge Ruston 16-20 hp 4-WD No 229633
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We are grateful to the owner for providing the locomotive's history
Extract from: THE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY SOCIETY No. 52 - NOVEMBER 1969 (Ken Hartley) Thanks to to co-operation of the Army Dept. authorities, on October 12th 1968, a small party of N.G.R.S. (London Area) members had the privilege of being the "first ever" visitors to the "Decauville" line at Barlow N.C.O.S.D. near Selby (Yorkshire) ... [N.B. This may be a typo for N.C.R.S.D. (Naval Command Returned Stores Depot)] The loco in service, a cab-fitted "Ruston" 16 - 20 h.p. 4-WD (No229633/built 1944) was parked under a long lean-to shelter, on a train of six bogie wagons. Rather to the surprise of the visitors, the engine started straight away, "on the handle", and was then run up the line to the passing loop, where it was attached to a couple of spare wagons and, with the party entrained, then proceeded towards the engine shed and spare locos. By mid-1965, oil consumption of the (Hunslet) locos was getting rather heavy, and the wheel treads on "No. 1" very worn. Consequently on September 17th RUSTON No. 229633 (LOD 758141) arrived from Chilwell Depot, overhauled, repainted and fitted with a brand-new "full cab". Paul Evans, curator at the Internal Fire Museum of Power, near Cardigan, told me that this locomotive was part of a narrow gauge bundle including a couple of Hunslets that came to him from the Scapa Flow Museum. He passed the lot over to Hollycombe Steam Railway several years ago. He had originally envisaged setting up a narrow gauge railway at the museum but gave up on the idea. The following is an extract from a reply from Patrick Keef of Alan Keef Ltd to an enquiry ... "The locomotive in your pictures is indeed a Ruston & Hornsby 20DL machine. I believe that it is locomotive No. 229633 built in 1944 and supplied to the Ministry of Defence. It was latterly in Orkney where it was used for a proposed railway at Scapa Flow Visitor Centre. This project came to nothing and moved to a private collection in Surrey when I saw it three years ago. I believe that it has subsequently moved on from there. At the time I saw it, I believe that the engine was in poor condition, but a spare working unit was available, which you infer to still be the case. In terms of restoration, as an ex-MOD machine, it is likely to have been well maintained and most critically, the gearbox will be in fair order. The engine swap should be a relatively straight forward proposition". It is belived that the Ruston was sold on from Hollycombe to Mr Bailey at Telford Steam Railway several years ago. The present owner purchased the locomotive from Mr Bailey. RESTORATION NEARING COMPLETION Privately Owned |
COACHING STOCK
LNWR 6 - Wheel Coach No. 11433Built as a five compartment coach in 1890 as No. 433. Around 1900 it became a parcels coach as was renumbered 11433.
Between 1912 to 1915 it became a car transporter, No. 4167, for the carrying of cars in the days before long distance motorway driving. Around 1924, it's use was again changed, becoming a 'Pooley' van and renumbered M36954M. A 'Pooley' van is of a known weight, used for servicing and callibrating weighbridges and scales in railway yards. After entering preservation and residing at a couple of heritage railways, 11433 arrived at Telford Steam Railway in 2015. AWAITING LONG-TERM RESTORATION Privately Owned |
GWR Auto Trailer No.38Built in 1907 to diagram N as part of lot 1126, No 38 is known to have been used on the Cholsey and Wallingford branch in 1933, and then later as a drawing office at Cardiff Canton. It was purchased by Telford Steam Railway whilst is was located at the Midland Railway Trust in July 1977. It was transported by rail to Wellington Goods yard in August 1977 where Class 25 diesel 25274 brought it up from Lightmoor to Horsehay and therefore has the distinction of being the last passenger vehicle to travel the line before it was lifted by British Rail.
AWAITING LONG-TERM RESTORATION Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
BR Mk2 BSO No. 9406Mk 2. Later modified with mini buffet as 9106. Became internal user at Preston as 024909. Sold 1994 from BR to Transrail, then to EWS, then DBS. After many years at Preston moved to Crewe Diesel Depot 1/10, then to Ruddington, Great Central (Northern), by 04/12. Then to Mid Norfolk 03/12. Advertised for sale by 09/12 and by 01/17 moved to Telford Steam Railway.
9406 is in the process of being converted to be our accessible coach, for more information click here UNDER RESTORATION Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
BR Mk3a SLEP No. 10543A Sleeper Either class with Pantry (SLEP) is a type of railway sleeper car. A total of 208 vehicles were built at Derby Litchurch Lane Works by British Rail Engineering Limited between 1982–1984 to the British Rail Mark 3A profile for British Rail. They were introduced to replace an ageing fleet of Mark 1 sleeper cars built to various designs and which dated from the late 1950s to early 1960s. The order consisted of 88 SLE variants, constructed with thirteen bedrooms each, and 120 SLEP variants constructed with twelve bedrooms with the last compartment used for an attendant. The Mark 3 air-conditioned sleeping cars were introduced including many additional safety features that had been lacking in the Mark 1 carriages that had caught fire at Taunton. The Night Riviera stock was the first on the route fitted with controlled emission toilets.
SERVICABLE Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
WAGONS
Cannock & Rugeley Collery Brake Van No. 2This brakevan was Cannock & Rugeley Collery No.2 and later had been used at Granville Colliery, Donnington, Telford before coming to Telford Steam Railway.
When returned to service, it will be used on engineering, and demonstration goods trains. Any information about its history is very welcome. UNDER RESTORATION Privately Owned |
TTA - A Kerosene Tank Wagon No. 60580The TTA wagon was developed in the 1960s and continued in production into the 1970s. The wagons were originally built to haul petrochemical products across the country. Many wagons were repurposed later in life to carry a variety of other products.
Our example has arrived from Gascoigne Wood and we believe it was the last one to be preserved. Is a very useful addition to the railway and will be used as a water tank at Spring Village station during our POLAR EXPRESS TM trains, allowing the steam engine to take on water quicky and efficiently during each days services. It will also be availble to form part of our demonstration freight trains if required. SERVICABLE. Arrived at Telford Steam Railway on 16 January 2024. Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
GWR 20t Brake Van 'Toad' No.17453Built in 1940, brakevans of this style were coded "TOAD" by the Great Western Railway and were used extensively throughout their system. Evidence shows that on steeply graded lines (Such as at Telford Steam Railway), it was common for a "TOAD" brakevan to be marshalled at either end of loose-coupled freight trains to provide addition braking for the heavy load.
Our example was bought for Telford Steam Railway directly from British Rail at Wimbledon, London and transferred by rail to Wellington Station and then by road to Horsehay. SERVICABLE Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
Metro Cammel 24t Dogfish No. DB993353In all, 1249 wagons were built and were abundant on all Regions. SR & LMR stock had 'flared' chutes to allow the ballast to fall clear of the outside 3rd rail. Another variant was for carrying slag ballast, having 9" plates welded to the top edges of the hopper, e.g. DB993160/192/239. Dogfish were worked with other types of hoppers, a train of about 8 Dogfish and 4 Sealion wagons being common. On the Southern Region, some Dogfish were worked with Mermaid side-tippers, and lettered 'MER-DOG'. Surviving Dogfish received the "new" liveries such as Loadhaul and Departmental grey, then EWS maroon.
SERVICABLE Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
Metro-Cammell YGH Sealion Ballast Hopper No. DB982584Featuring a large hopper with slab sides, each with 7 vertical ribs, the type had three discharge chutes, one to the outside of each rail and one in the centre. At each end of the wagon was a control platform with three large handwheels to control each of the chute doors, with the YGH Versions being dual-braked to allow for operational flexibility
SERVICABLE Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
Salmon WagonThe 'Salmon' bogie rail wagon was based on an LMS design and was a 62ft long flat wagon fitted with 5 bolsters. A single wagon could carry a number of 60ft lengths of rail. A total of 894 wagons was built between 1949 and 1961 under 15 separate lots. Builders included private firms such as Head Wrightson Ltd and G R Turner as well as BR workshops at Derby and Wolverton and the 6 different diagram numbers issued reflected minor differences such as the inclusion or omission of a curb-rail. The wagons were built either unfitted or with a vacuum through pipe and in 1974 these were coded YMO and YMP respectively, with design codes in the YM500x, YM501x and YM502x series. By this time, many of the Salmon had had their bolsters removed to enable the carriage of 60ft track panels.
SERVICABLE Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
GWR 4w Manual Hand Crane No.792This hand operated crane is of Great Western Railway origin and was purchased by Telford Steam Railway in the early 1980's from Bleanau Ffestiniog. It was transported by road to Telford. It has previously been used to support track laying operations at the railway but now needs further restoration and overhaul.
AWAITING LONG-TERM RESTORATION Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
RUDD Ballast Wagon DB972677This wagon was originally built by British Railways at Shildon in 1958. It was rebuilt into a RUDD variant at Marcroft in 1990, by replacing the existing hopper body with a new box body with three drop-side doors per side, and also fitting air brakes in place of the existing vacuum brakes.
DB972677 went to Severn Valley Railway in 2007, and was purchased from them in 2023. The RUDD arrived at Telford in November 2023. SERVICABLE Owned by Telford Steam Railway |
Coalfish MHA 394001Coalfish wagons are synonymous with the engineering trains of the last 27 years, moving fresh and spoiled ballast and sand across the UK.
Pioneer Coalfish wagon No. MHA 394001 was saved from the cutters torch by the National Wagon Preservation Group (NWPG) at the 11th hour, after it was spotted in a scrap line at CF Booth's in Rotherham. The underframe was donated to this particular wagon from HAA 365673 (Lot 3997, Shildon 1981) and was converted in 1997 into its current guise at RFS, Doncaster. It is the intention of the NWPG to restore the wagon to its as converted state over the coming years. The wagon is on long term loan to Telford Steam Railway. Arrived April 2024 SERVICABLE Owned by National Wagon Preservation Group |