Industrial Steam Locomotives
Industrial steam locomotives became the mainstay of steam power in early British railway preservation before the Barry Scrapyard veterans were fully restored. Many have huge traction efforts despite their small sizes, making them more than capable of hauling large passenger trains.
| Number & Name | Description | History & Current Status | Livery | Owner(s) | Date | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operational | ||||||
| No. 63 Corby |
Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns (56 Class) 0-6-0ST |
Corby was built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns of Newcastle in response to the success of the first batch of seven locomotives designed to work at Stewarts & Lloyds. She was withdrawn from service in 1969 from Corby and was preserved on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. 63 worked on the K&WVR for a short time in the 1980s. After a period of being on static display she was transferred to Ruddington in 1997. Returning to steam in 2005, but then withdrawn for firebox repairs in 2007. These have recently been completed and 63 hauled her first passenger trains in more than 4 years on the GCRN's Christmas Eve Santa Specials | Lined Green. | Private owner. | 1954 | |
| Undergoing overhaul, restoration or repairs | ||||||
| Dolobran | Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST |
Dolobran was built by Manning Wardle as works number 1762. She worked at Stewarts & Lloyds at Corby before the delivery of RSH 0-6-0 saddle tanks in the 1950s. After withdrawal from service in 1968 she was preserved in storage at the Kent and East Sussex Railway from 1972, and then at Woolwich before being moved to Peak Rail in Derbyshire in 2002, moving again to Ruddington in 2003 for restoration to working order. The frames are inside the main railway workshop under heavy general overhaul. Work is planned to be completed in 2012. | N/A. | Manning Wardle Locomotive Group. | 1910 | |
| Rhyl | Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST |
Rhyl was built by Manning Wardle as with sister No 1762 Dolobran, and like 1762 she worked at Stewarts & Lloyds from construction until being withdrawn in 1968. In 2003 No 2009 was transported to Ruddington in partially dismantled state. In late 2010 work was proceeding on heavy general overhaul with work concentrated on axlebox and hornblock machining. | N/A. | Manning Wardle Locomotive Group. | 1921 | |
| Julia | Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST |
Julia was built by Hudswell Clarke to work at the BSC Kelham Foundry. When she was replaced by diesel traction, her next home was on static display in the Millgate Museum in newark nottinghamshire. In 1991 she was to become the first steam locomotive to be based at the newly formed Great Central Railway (Nottingham), and restoration to working condition continues to this day. In 2010 the frames and boiler were moved into the workshop of Ruddington Locomotive Works and a heavy general overhaul is now progressing, though no target completion date has been confirmed. | N/A. | Private owner. | 1937 | |
| No. 7 Robert | Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST |
Robert was built by Hudswell Clarke Engine Company due to manufacturing constraints at Hunslet. After construction she was delivered to the National Coal Board to work in Scotland. After continuing work for several years, she became one of the participants of the Rocket 150 Rainhill Trials re-enactment in 1980. Following the celebrations she was kept at private sites in store, until moving to Quorn & Woodhouse in 2008. Moved from the siding to the locomotive shed in 2010 after the completion of 47406, she will be restored to working order by the shed staff. | National Coal Board. | Private owner. | 1953 | |
| No. 3809 | Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST |
3809 was built at the Hunslet Engine Company for use with a National Coal Board firm in Scotland. After 33 years of industrial service she was purchased for preservation on the North Norfolk Railway and performed at the railway for the next until withdrawal for overhaul. That overhaul is being undertaken by owner David Wright at Loughborough, with the current work progressing at a good pace. The boiler is out of the frames and is having the stays removed, while the frames undergo repairs in the shed and the wheels also receive attention for completion in 2012. | BR Lined Black with the Late Crest. | Private owner. | 1953 | |
| Stored or static | ||||||
| No. 5 Arthur | Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST |
Arthur was built at Boyne Works of Jack Lane, Leeds. She was supplied to the order of Cardiff Corporation, and at a later date transferred to the Longbridge works of Austin Motors, working there until the early 1960s. From there she spent a number of years plinthed at Newdigate Street in Birmingham before transfer to Woolwich. She was brought to Ruddington in 2003 with Dolobran and Rhyl. While the others arrived dismantled, she was the only one to remain cosmetically complete. Currently stored in the open, restoration will be tackled once other locomotives are finished. | N/A. | Manning Wardle Locomotive Group. | 1921 | |
| Neepsend No. 2 | Sentinel 4wVBT |
Neepsend No. 2 was a late entry into the Sentinel steam catalog. Working for the Central Electricity Generating Board, she worked at Neepsend Power Station throughout her entire working life. In 1974 she was due to be destroyed at a nearby scrapyard, but was saved and spent 18 months at the Great Central before being put on display in Swanwick museum at the Midland Railway Butterley in 1979. Now back at Loughborough since 2011 after a 35-year absence, work will start on her restoration when the owner's other locomotive, 45491 has been completed. | Maroon. | Private owner. | 1946 | |
| No. 56 Ruddington |
Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns (56 Class) 0-6-0ST |
56 was built to a design developed by the makers to the specification of S&L based upon experience of the operation of Manning Wardle Locomotives and test operation of the Hunslet Austerity type for work at Corby. After withdrawal from service in 1969 56's first home in preservation was at the Kent and East Sussex Railway, operating there for a short period in the 1970s, but is now based at Ruddington with sister engine 63 Corby. After 63 was taken out of service, she was overhauled and returned to traffic in late 2008, but had to be withdrawn for firebox repairs in 2010. | Plain Black. | Private owner. | 1950 | |
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