TRIP 375 |
Staffordshire Preservation |
27th June 2004 |
Chasewater Railway, Brownhills
Preserved Steam Locos; 917 - P 917/02, AB 1223/11, HC 1822/49 Dsm,
"Asbestos" - HL 2780/09, N 2937/1882, S 9632/57. Preserved Diesel
Locos: 4ft 8½in gauge; 34 "Dealers" - BBT 3097/56(ex p.125), FH
1891/36 (ex p.187), JF 4100013/48, 1 "Morris" - MR 2026/20 (ex p.174),
KC 1612/29, 73126 - , 31203 - BT 227/60 (ex p.88), RH 305306/52, JF 4220015/62,
GEU 30483/49 (ex p.118), 7 - RH 499435/63 (ex p.34), 5 - RH 499436/63 (ex p.34),
2 - RH 420142/58 (ex p.34), WB 3119/56, 11517 - RH 458641/63, Bg 3027/39 (ex
p.187). 2ft 6in gauge; HE 6007/63, RH 235729/44 OOU. 2ft gauge; HE 7448/76,
"Bolton Fell" - LB 52726/61, RH 174535/36 assumed, MR 5609/31 assumed.
Railcar; Parry No.12. Preserved DMUs; 51370/372/412, 59444/522/603. Preserved
Carriages: GWR; 2336. SR; 1350, 1770, DS36 (PMVY 2181), 2202. Maryport &
Carlisle Rly; 11. LNWR; 7080, DM01836M. MR; 68. MSLR; 1470. GER; 44. BR; 14024,
94240, 94241, 94581, Hand Crane; U/I Midland Rly 4whl built 1881 Dsm. Road/Rail;
3467 - Case 988 CGG0231285/01 (on hire from Hydrex).
Notes; 1. RH 420142 was in the process of being cut-up.
2. Crane Runner (DS70278) was located at Chasewater Heath and not seen by the
party.
Amerton Railway, Stowe By Chartley
Preserved Steam Locos: 2ft gauge; "Irish Mail" - HE 823/03 (on
loan from p119), "Pixie" - KS 4260/22 (ex p.26), "Lorna Doone"
- KS 4250/22, Hen 14019/16 Dsm, "Isabel" - WB 1491/1897, Preserved
Diesel Locos: 2ft gauge; "Dreadnought" - Bg 3024/39, HE 8561/78, 774
"Oakeley" - BgC 774/19 (Dsm, ex p.289), RH 221623/43, RH 506491/64,
"Trentham Express" - Bg 2085/34, MR 7471/40, MR 40SD501/75.
Note; Steam loco "Pearl 2" was away on a summer loan.
Apedale Heritage Centre, Chesterton
Preserved Diesel Locos: 2ft 6in gauge; Ruhrthaler 3909/69. 2ft gauge; LR2832
- MR 1111/18 (ex p.62), HE 9056/82 (ex p.62).
Foxfield Railway, Caverswall Road
Preserved Steam Locos; "Whiston" - HE 3694/50 (in steam), "Glasshoughton
No.4" - HE 3855/54, KS 4388/26, WB 2842/46 (ex p.89), WB 2623/40, 6 -
Heath/1885 reb CW/34, "Lewisham" - WB 2221/27, 7 "Wimblebury"
- HE 3839/56, bp 1827/1879 (EX P.180), AE 1563/08 Dsm, S 9535/52, HL 3581/24,
"Bellerophon" - Haydock C/1874, AE 1919/24 Dsm, P 1803/33, No.11 - P
2081/47, P 933/03 reb EEV/37, RSHN 7006/40, "Moss Bay" - KS 4167/20,
"Meaford No.2" - RSHN 7684/51, D 4101/01. Preserved Diesel Locos; WB
3150/59, "Bagnall" - WB 3207/61, AB 486/64, 530003 "Myfanwy"
- RSHD 8366/76 (ex p.355), "Ludstone" - YE 2868/62, WD820 - EE 1188/41
+ DC 2157/41, "Helen" - MR 2262/23, TH 111C/61, RH 423657/58, RH
242915/46, RH 424841/60, RH 408496/57, KS 4421/29, Preserved Electric Loco; EE
1130/39. Preserved Trollies; PWM2807 - Wkm 4985/49, Wkm 7139/55, Preserved
Carriages: MR; 38268 (CCT 228), 1108 (Body Only). NSR; 61 (Body only on Wagon
U/Frame). LMS; 37518 (TST 4700), 37519 (TST 4714), 27249. BR Mark 1; 4762,
25607, 25891. BR Mark 2; 5175, 9410. Internal User; 024501.
Notes; 1. BR Mark 2 5175 was on a summer loan from the Battlefield line.
2. BR Mark 2 9410 was on a summer loan from Chinnor.
Foxfield Railway, Dilhorne Colliery
Preserved Batt Elec Locos: 2ft 6in gauge; 8 - CE B1840/78 (ex p.24)**. 2ft
gauge; GB 420253/70 (ex p.134), 263019 - CE B0152/2A/73 (ex p.190/1), 263049 -
CE B0958A/76 (ex p.190/1), 263048 - CE 0958/1/76 (ex p.190/1), 263012 - CE
B1551C/77 (ex p.190/1), 263050 - CE B1551A/77 (ex p.190/1), 263062 - CE
B1547A/77 (ex p.190/1), 263042 - CE B1551B/77 (ex p.190/1), 263043 - CE
B0111B/73 (ex p.190/1), 263018 - CE B0152/4/73 (ex p.190/1), 263007 - CE
B0152/1/73 Dsm (ex p.190/1), 263017 - CE B0152/A/73 (ex p.190/1), 263044 - CE
B0152/2B/73 (ex p.190/1). 1ft 6in gauge; JMLM7 - WR M7548/72 (ex p.135)**,
263001 - CE 5882A/71 Dsm(ex p.190/1), 263047 - CE 5926D/72 (ex p.190/1), 263015
- CE 5926A/72 (ex p.190/1), 263005 - CE 5926C/72 (ex p.190/1)**. Preserved
Trolley; Wkm 497/32 Dsm. Preserved Crane; Coles 23564. Preserved Carriages: SR;
1703. MR; 2741 (Body Only). LMS; 37508 (TST 46). BR; 25225.
Note; All Battery Electric Locos listed above were identified by the party
during the visit apart from those marked **. These were retrospectively
confirmed by the owner of the locos.
Churnet Valley Railway, Cheddleton
Preserved Steam Locos; 48305 - Crewe/43, 92203 "Black Prince" -
Sdn/59 (In Steam, on loan from p.93), 2 - Stoke/23. Preserved Diesel Locos;
D1842 - Crewe/65 (ex p.39), 33102 - BRCW DEL 105/60, D2334 - RSHD 8193/61 + DC
2715/61, YE 2672/59. Preserved Batt Elec Loco; "Bel 1" - Stoke/17.
Preserved DMUs; 50455, 50517. Preserved Diesel Crane; Smith 27322/72. Preserved
Carriages: NSR; 228 (Body Only). BR; 1878, 4354, 4392, 4779, 13335, 16155,
35473, 53086, 80030, 80960, 59197, 86470, 86828.
Note; Vast amounts of the railway's locos and carriages were located at Oakmoor,
but the party were denied access to this site.
EWS, Saltley Depot (view)
08628, 37047/174, 47634/791, 66174. Passing: Voyager; 221135.
Freightliner, Lawley Street terminal (view)
66543.
Alsthom Transport, Washwood Heath (view)
Pendolino; 390014. Passing; 57310, 66029/072.