Groudle Glen Railway - Locomotives

Locomotives

The original steam locomotive remains in regular traffic and is supplemented by a further replica locomotive, two diesel locomotives and a replica battery electric vehicle. In addition to this a further diesel locomotive owned by one of the volunteers is in store on the line with a view to possible restoration and entry into traffic. In the past there have been further locomotives, most notably a sister to Sea Lion, two original battery electric locomotives and several visitors.

• Sea Lion (1896) the line's original locomotive.
• Polar Bear (1905) now resident at the Amberley Museum Railway but has returned for visits in 1993, 1996 and 2005.
• Annie (1998) the island's newest locomotive, a replica of another locomotive
• Dolphin (1952) second-hand diesel locomotive purchased in 1983 for use
• Walrus (1952) second-hand diesel locomotive purchased in 1983 for use
• Sea Lion (1921) original battery powered locomotive, scrapped 1923
• Polar Bear (2003) replica of the original locomotive, in service
• Polar Bear (1921) second original battery locomotive, scrapped 1926
• Parracombe (1947) current railway resident, never used, undergoing restoration

Since restoration a number of visiting locomotives have operated on the line; following Kerr Stuart Peter Pan in 1991, there were Rishra and Chaloner from the Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway in 1995 as part of the International Railway Festival in conjunction with the centenary of the Snaefell Mountain Railway, followed by Quarry Hunslet locomotive Jonathan in 1998. Subsequent returns by Chaloner have also been made, and the line's other original locomotive, Polar Bear, has returned in 1993 as part of the Year of Railways, in 1996 for the railway's centenary and again in 2005 for her own 100th birthday. Since being sold, Jack has also made one return visit in 1999, and future visits for other locomotives are being planned.

• Chaloner (1877) visited the line in 1995 and 1999 from the mainland
• Jack (1925) lived on the railway between 1992 and 1996, now off-island
• Rishra (1921) visited the line in 1995 from the mainland
• Jonathan (1878) visited the line in 1998 as part of Steam 125