Avonside No. 1919
CRANFORD
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For the 2026 season, we are welcoming Cranford to TSR. This is a new type of loco for the railway as we've never hosted an Avonside before.
INFORMATION
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Cranford being delivered to TSR |
HISTORY
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Namesake Loco
This locomotive was built by Avonside Engine Company in 1924 for the Staveley Coal and Iron Company. It spent the last few years of its working life at Cranford ironstone quarry in Northamptonshire.
In Preservation Cranford was based for a number of years on the Foxfield Railway but the restoration of the locomotive was completed in April 2016 by the Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society at Scunthorpe steelworks where it had moved in 2010. It remains based at what is now the Tata Steelworks at Scunthorpe where the Appleby Frodingham Railway Preservation Society are based. |
Cranford at Staveley Minerals Ltd, ©Mick Pope |
CURRENT STATUSCranford will be joining the TSR fleet for the 2026 season. It will be out on our regular steaming days throughout the year.
The loco will help to fill the gap between the end of GWR No. 5619's boiler certificate and the return of our Peckett 'Rocket' from external overhaul. We look forward to seeing a new type of loco tackle the 1/40 gradient up our line. A test run is planned in the next few weeks, before its first public service on the 5th April. |
Cranford in The Old Loco Shed |
Cranford being delivered to Spring Village |
Running DaysCheck out the planned running days for Cranford in 2026 :
April : 5th, 6th, 9th May : 3rd, 4th, 17th, 24th, 25th June : 7th, 21st July : 12th, 26th August : 2nd, 8th, 9th, 16th, 30th, 31st September : 13th, 20th Don't miss you chance to see this loco on our line ! |
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DRIVER EXPERIENCESExclusive for 2026, we are offering Driver Experiences on Cranford !
Spend the day learning how to drive and fire this wonderful loco. Each course will take three participants, who will each be able to drive between Spring Village and Lawley Village, and also have the opportunity to drive to and from Horsehay & Dawley Station. Footplate experiences are also available throughout the year. |
