Amerton Railway
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Amerton Railway
| Amerton Railway | |
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| Locale | England |
| Dates of operation | 1992–Present |
| Track gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
| Headquarters | Stafford |
The Amerton Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway in the English county of Staffordshire. It is owned by the Staffordshire Narrow Gauge Railway Society.
Construction of the railway was begun in 1990 in a field at the side of Amerton Working Farm. The first trains ran in 1992, but it was around 10 years later when the railway was completed as a full circle with two passing loops.
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Development of the line
Recently the 17 acres of land on which the railway is run was purchased by the railway, securing the future of operations at Amerton.
Locomotives
| Name | Builder | Type | Date | Works number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabel | W.G. Bagnall | 0-4-0ST | 1897 | 1491 | Built for the Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway. |
| Jennie | Hunslet | 0-4-0ST | 2008 | 3905 | New build Kerr Stuart Wren class built by Hunslet. Privately owned but kept at Amerton. |
| Lorna Doone | Kerr Stuart | 0-4-0ST | 1922 | 4250 | Wren class. On static display awaiting overhaul. |
| Henschel | 0-8-0T | 1916 | 526 | Built for the German trench railways. Spent most of its working life at the Sena Sugar Estate, Mozambique. Now under restoration. | |
| Emmet | Orenstein & Koppel | 0-4-0T | 1938, converted to steam in 2003 | 21159 | A new build steam locomotive, operational and used on passenger trains. |
| Paddy | Alan Keef Ltd | 0-4-0VTB with Tender | 2007 | Operational and used on passenger trains. | |
| Number 1 | W.G. Bagnall | 0-4-0ST | 1911 | 1889 | A kit of parts awaiting restoration. |
| Motor Rail | 4wDM | 1975 | 40SD501 | Built for the Severn Trent Water Authority's Minworth Sewage Works. Arrived at Amerton in 1991. Operational. | |
| Motor Rail | 4wDM | 1940 | 7471 | Built for Hussey, Egan & Pickmere Ltd, Birmingham. Arrived at Amerton in 1991. Operational. | |
| Dreadnought | Baguley | 0-4-0DM (steam outline) | 1939 | 3024 | Built for Wilson's Pleasure Railway, Allhallows-on-Sea, Kent. Arrived at Amerton in 1991. In passenger use. |
| Yard No. 70 | Ruston and Hornsby | 4wDM | 1943 | 221623 | Built for the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge Chattenden and Upnor Railway. Arrived at Amerton in 1992. Under repair. |
| Gordon | Hunslet | 4wDM | 1978 | 8561 | Built for the National Coal Board's Allerton Bywater and Castlebridge collieries. Arrived at Amerton in 1996. In service, a regular on passenger trains. |
| The Littleton Ruston (unofficial name) | Ruston and Hornsby | 4wDM | 1964 | 506491 | Built for the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge National Coal Board South Staffordshire Collieries. Arrived at Amerton in 1992. Operational. |
| Golspie | Baguley | 0-4-0DM (steam outline) | 1935 | 2085 | Built for Trentham Gardens. Later stored at Alton Towers for possible use on Alton Towers Narrow Gauge Railway. Arrived at Amerton in 2000. Awaiting overhaul. |
| No. 774 | Baguley | 0-4-0PM | 1919 | 774 | Worked on the Hendre-Ddu Tramway. On loan from the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum for a cosmetic restoration. |
See also
References
- Thomas, Cliff (2002). The Narrow Gauge in Britain & Ireland. Atlantic Publishers. ISBN 1-902827-05-8.
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