TRIP 330 West Yorkshire 11/06/00

Kirklees Light Railway, West Clayton

Prererved Steam Locos: 1ft 3" gauge; "Owl" - B.Taylor/2000 (New), "Fox" - B.Taylor/87, "Hawk" - B.Taylor/97. Preserved Petrol Loco: 1ft 3" gauge; 7 - B.Taylor/91. Preserved Diesel Loco: 1ft 3" gauge; B.Taylor/92. Note: New Steam Loco "Owl" was being tried & tested for the first time during our visit, it's wheel arrangements appeared to be 4w-4w with v-shaped outside cylinders.

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Oxenhope

Preserved Steam Locos; 48431 - Sdn/44 (in Steam), 45596 "Bahamas" - NBQ 24154/35 reb HE 5596/68, 68077 - AB 2215/47, "Tiny" - AB 2258/49, 118 "Brussels" - HC 1782/45, 30072 - VIW 4446/43, 5820 - Lima 8758/45, "Nunlow" - HC 1704/38. Preserved Diesel Locos; "Merlin" - HC D761/51, "Austins No.1" - P 5003/61. Preserved Carriages: SR; 1304. L&YR; 47 (body only), 135, 279 (body only), 1474, 1507 (body only). LMS; 12066, 12244, 31082, 32988 (U/F only). NER; 1661. LNER; 4247. Pullman; 262 "Mary". BR; 1013, 1824, 1836, 1963, 4304, 4306, 4467, 4588, 4774, 4840, 4900, 4955, 9273, 35451, 43003, 43128, 43145, 46145 (U/F only), 46157, 48011, 48018, 53156, 80591, 96327. Preserved DMU; 50928 + 51565 (in traffic), 79962.

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Haworth

Preserved Steam Locos; 75078 - Sdn/56, 80002 - Derby/52, 41241 - Crewe/49, 43924 - Derby/20 (Dsm), 78022 - Dar/54, 47279 - VF 3736/24, 90733 - VF 5200/45, 5775 - Sdn/29, HC 679/03, 34092 "City of Wells" - Bton/49 (Dsm), 65894 - Dar/23 (on loan from p.213). Preserved Diesel Locos; D226 "Vulcan" - EE 2345/56 + VF D226/56, D2511 - HC D1202/61, D5209 - Derby/63, 13336 - Dar/57, 32 "Huskisson" - HE 2699/44.. Preserved Crane; RS1005/50 - CS 5111/31 reb CS 6636/38. Preserved Carriages: SR; 1125, 1550. LMS; 37311. LNER; 1334. BR; 87948. Preserved DMU; 79964.

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Oakworth

Preserved Crane; Grafton 2516/38. Preserved Carriages: SR; 1517 (U/F only used as crane runner for Grafton crane. Not confirmed as they were both locked in goods shed). LMS; 33007. BR; 87582, 87706.

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Damems

Preserved Carriage: GNR; 1867 (Body only in 2 halves in a very poor state!!).

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Ingrow

Preserved Steam Locos; 6 (51218) - Hor 811/01, "Lord Mayor" - HC 402/1898, RSHN 7069/42, 1054 - Crewe 2979/1888 (Dsm). Preserved Diesel Locos; RH 431763/59, D8031 - EE 2753/59 + RSHD 8063/59 (in traffic). Wickham; Wkm 590/32. Preserved Crane; RS 1015/50 - Cravens 12683/31. Preserved Carriages: SECR; 3554. SR; 1469. MR; 358. LMS; 640, 8761. GNR; 2856, DE940281. MSLR; 103. Metropolitan Rly; 427, 465, 509).

Notes on Railway:

1) All carriages allocated were seen and/or accounted for.

2) Locos 45212, 752, "Belerophon" and "Sir Berkley" were not seen, presumed to be on loan to other preserved railways.

Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, Embsay

Preserved Steam Locos; "Cranford No.2" - WB 2668/42, No.6 - HE 3788/53 (Dsm), No.7 - HE 2705/45 (Dsm), 68005 - RSHN 7169/44, 1 - HC 1450/22, "British Tar Products Ltd" - S 7232/27, No.9 "Annie" - P 1159/08, "Whiston" - HE 3694/50 (on loan from p.170, in steam), "Slough Estates Ltd No.5" - HC 1709/39, No.3 - YE 2474/49, 69 - HE 3785/53, No.4 - RSHN 7661/50 (Dsm), HE 1440/23 (Dsm), "NCB No.22" - AB 2320/52, "Primrose" - HE 3715/52. Preserved Diesel Locos:"Meaford Power Station No.1" - AB 440/58, "NCB 38" - Sdn/64, D2203 - VF D145/52 + DC 2400/52, No.36 - HC D1037/58, RH 294263/50, RH 394009/55, JF 4100003/46. 2ft 6" gauge; SMH 60SD754/80, SMH 60SD755/80. 2ft gauge; P1215 - MR 5213/30, MR 8979/46 (Dsm), YWA L2 - RH, L 10225/38, RH 175418/36 (Dsm). Wickham Trolley; Db965095 - Wkm 7610/57. Preserved Cranes; Yard No.3782 - Coles 17429/58, Smiths 11108/29, Smiths X64335 (Chassis only). Preserved Carriages: SR; 798, 1711. L&YR; No.1. ECJS; 189 (Body only on U/F of LNER 6449). GER; 14, 37. LNER; 3669, 43632, 43654, 52256. BR; 1857, 1969, 2573, 4660, 4575, 4799, 5003, 16165, 21261, 34558, 80830, 94338. Railbus; RE 004. Small Plant; 74028 (BP 023).

Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, Skibeden

Preserved Crane; CS 8742/46.

Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, Bolton Abbey

Preserved DMUs; 52006, 52031, 59791. Preserved Carriages: BR; 1826, 4406, 4666, 9370, 15952, 25472, 35131.

Notes on Railway:

1) All carriages allocated to the line were seen except for the underframe of BR 46235 which was scrapped approximately 6 months ago.

2) L&YR No.1 was a recent arrival from the North Norfolk Railway.

3) DMU 59791 was a recent arrival from the Battlefield Line, via brief storage at RFS Doncaster.

4) The following locos were not seen, with current wherabouts not known: HC 1821/48, HE 2414/41, HE 3168/44, Bg/DC 2136/38.

5) HC DM1140/59 has never been on the Railway!!