Steam Locomotives
As of 2011 the Railway has become the home to a large collection of industrial steam engines, with 28 in all, though only three are operational. One is undergoing repairs and three more are under overhaul for future operation, with the other 21 in sheds on the Marley Hill site.
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Marley Hill yard
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Locomotive Stagshaw
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Diesel works train passing Marley Signal box on the running line. A headshunt from Marley Yard crosses the line here for a few yards
- Operational steam locomotives
| Number & Name | Description | History & Current Status | Livery | Owner(s) | Date | Photograph |
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| Hawthorn Leslie and Company 0-4-0ST, No.2. | recently Passed it boiler exam and is now a light engine running locomotive. It`s now undergoing a final paint job and should be complete to pull passenger as well as demo freight trains by the New Year 2013. | Running in | A few different shades of green with lining | [ |
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| 0-4-0ST Sir Cecil A Cochrane | Sir Cecil A Cochrane was built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns in 1948 and worked a few miles from its current home. It is currently in regular use on passenger services and may occasionally be seen hauling a shortened coal train. Boiler Certificate is due to expire in 2018 (5 year inspection due to welded boiler due 2013) | Operational | Green with lining | 1948 | ||
| 0-6-0T Twizell | Twizell was built by Robert Stephenson and Company in 1891. | Operational | Black, Lined in Red | 1891 |
- Steam locomotives undergoing repairs
| Number & Name | Description | History & Current Status | Livery | Owner(s) | Date | Photograph |
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- Steam locomotives under overhaul/being restored
| Number & Name | Description | History & Current Status | Livery | Owner(s) | Date | Photograph |
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| Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST, No.32 | This engine was built by Andrew Barclay in Kilmarnock and is currently undergoing restoration, however this has been temporarily halted. The boiler is ready, the main steam pipe requires fitting, the rolling chassis is almost complete and there are other areas of the locomotive to address. | Undergoing Overhaul off site | Green with National Coal Board Lettering | |||
| 0-6-0ST Renishaw Ironworks No.6 | Renishaw Ironworks No.6 was built by Hudswell Clarke in Leeds in 1919. It can be seen in Marley Hill Engine shed on undergoing a 10 year overhall. | Green with Lining | 1919 | |||
| 0-6-0ST 49 | 49 was built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns in 1943. 49 was built to the standard Austerity design.
Withdrawn for ten year overhaul. |
Undergoing Overhaul | National Coal Board green with Lettering | 1943 |
- Stored steam locomotives
| Number & Name | Description | History & Current Status | Livery | Owner(s) | Date | Photograph |
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| Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns No.38 0-6-0ST | 38 was built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns in 1954, it is currently stored, in a partially dismantled state, and is in line to receive a cosmetic overhaul. It was one of a number of Identical locomotives which went to collieries in Northumberland, and its generator and electric lights are a legacy of its duties on the Ashington system, where they were necessary for night-time shunting in the yards at Ellington and Lynemouth. | Stored | Black, lined in red | 1954 | ||
| Hawthorn Leslie 0-6-0ST Stagshaw | Stagshaw was built by Hawthorn Leslie as an example of a Cristiani compressed steam system locomotive, however when this was unsuccessful, Stagshaw was converted to a conventional steam locomotive and is currently stored at Tanfield Railway | Stored | Black | |||
| Borrows of St Helens No.3 0-4-0WT | This engine is stored on site at Marley Hill | Stored | ||||
| Hawthorn Leslie "Cyclops" 0-4-0ST | This engine is now stored at the Marley Hill Site | Stored | ||||
| Hudswell Clarke 0-4-0ST, Irwell | This engine is stored in large pieces around the Marley Hill site and is a possible candidate for overhaul | Stored | Green with Lining | |||
| Black, Hawthorn & Co 0-4-0ST, Wellington | The oldest locomotive on the railway, built in 1873. This engine is stored minus fittings and saddle tank on the Marley Hill site | Stored | Green with Lining | |||
| Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0T, No.38 | This engine has recently been reassembled and is stored in the Marley Hill Yard | Stored | Originally Quite dark green | |||
| Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns 0-4-0ST, No.21 | This engine is stored undercover and a possible candidate for overhaul. Formerly owned by the CEGB for shunting coal at the Stella power stations | Stored | Green with red and black lining | |||
| Sentinel 0-4-0T No.4 | This engine is stored outside on the Marley Hill site and is a possible candidate for overhaul. It is a sentinel shunter and therefore resembles a diesel shunter, yet is a steam engine | Stored | Red | |||
| W.G. Bagnall 0-6-0ST, Gamma | This engine is stored undercover | Stored | Originally War Department Black, later NCB Blue with Wasp Striped Buffer Beams. | |||
| Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Hendon 0-4-0CT | One of the four surviving crane tanks from Doxford's Shipyard in Sunderland. This engine is currently stored | Stored | Dark Blue | |||
| Andrew Barclay No.17 0-6-0T | This engine is currently stored | Stored | ||||
| Hawthorn Leslie No.13 0-4-0ST | CEGB loco from Dunston Power Station. This engine is currently stored | Stored | ||||
| Andrew Barclay "Horden" 0-6-0ST | This engine is currently Stored | Stored | ||||
| Andrew Barclay No.6 0-4-2ST | This engine is currently stored | Stored | ||||
| Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns No.62 0-6-0ST | This engine is currently stored | Stored | ||||
| Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns No.44 0-6-0ST | A former stable-mate of No. 49 at Backworth Colliery. This Engine was built to a similar design as Nos. 16 and 38, but slightly smaller. It is currently stored in Marley Hill yard minus its saddletank and the top half of its cab | Stored | Blue | |||
| Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns No.47 0-6-0ST | This engine is currently stored | Stored | ||||
| Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns No.16 0-6-0ST | Another loco from the Backworth Colliery system. Built to the same design as No. 38, although minus the generator and electric lights. This engine is currently stored | Stored | Dark Blue | |||
| Hawthorn Leslie No.3 0-6-0ST | This engine is currently stored | Stored | ||||
| Hawthorn Leslie Huncoat No.3 0-6-0F | This fireless locomotive is currently stored | Stored |
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