List of fireless steam locomotives preserved in Britain
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A list of fireless steam locomotives preserved in Britain.
Locomotives built by Andrew Barclay
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Works number/build date, site of preservation
Locomotives built by W.G. Bagnall
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Works number/build date, site of preservation
Builder, works number/build date, site of preservation
Barclay locomotives
Andrew Barclay & Sons Co.
Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. was a builder of steam and diesel locomotives, based in Kilmarnock, Scotland, that was founded in 1840 and is now owned by Wabtec Rail.- History :...
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Works number/build date, site of preservation
- 1472/1916, Bressingham Steam Museum
- 1473/1916, Swansea, Wales
- 1477/1916, Buckinghamshire Railway CentreBuckinghamshire Railway CentreBuckinghamshire Railway Centre is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. at Quainton Road railway station, in the far depths of "Metro-land", about 5 miles west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. The site is divided into two halves which are joined by two foot-bridges, one of...
- 1550/1917, Lakeside and Haverthwaite RailwayLakeside and Haverthwaite RailwayThe Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway is a heritage railway in Cumbria, England.-Location:The L&HR runs from Haverthwaite at the southern end of the line via Newby Bridge to Lakeside at the southern end of Windermere...
- 1571/1917, Glasgow Museum of TransportGlasgow Museum of TransportThe Glasgow Museum of Transport in Glasgow, Scotland was established in 1964 and initially located at a former tram depot in Pollokshields. From 1987 the museum was relocated to the city's Kelvin Hall...
- 1572/1917, Carnforth, Lancs
- 1815/1924, Snibston Discovery Park, Coalville, Leics
- 1876/1925, Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light RailwaySittingbourne and Kemsley Light RailwayThe Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway in Kent is a gauge heritage railway that operates from Sittingbourne to the banks of The Swale. The line was formerly owned by Bowater, the paper making firm, and was used to carry raw materials and finished products between Ridham Dock and the company's...
- 1944/1927, Telford Steam RailwayTelford Steam RailwayThe Telford Steam Railway is a heritage railway located at Horsehay, Telford in Shropshire, England, formed in 1976.The railway is operated by volunteers on Sundays and Bank Holidays from Easter to the end of September, and at Christmas...
, Shropshire - 1950/1928, Ribble Steam RailwayRibble Steam RailwayThe Ribble Steam Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. It was opened to the public on 17 September 2005, running along Preston Docks,...
, Preston, Lancs - 1952/1928, Scottish Industrial Railway CentreScottish Industrial Railway CentreThe Scottish Industrial Railway Centre is an Industrial Heritage museum operated by the Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group. The centre owns a number of standard gauge steam and diesel locomotives and an extensive collection of photographs.- History :...
- 1966/1929, Vale of Glamorgan RailwayVale of Glamorgan RailwayThe Barry Tourist Railway is a railway developed to attract visitors to Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales...
, Wales - 1984/1930, Foxfield Steam Railway, Stoke-on-Trent
- 1989/1930, Manchester Science Museum
- 2008/1935, Midland Railway - ButterleyMidland Railway - ButterleyThe Midland Railway – Butterley is a heritage railway, formerly known until 2004 as the Midland Railway Centre, at Butterley, near Ripley in Derbyshire.-Overview:...
, Derbyshire - 2126/1942, National Waterways MuseumNational Waterways MuseumThe National Waterways Museum holds the inland waterways collection at three museum sites in England: Gloucester, Ellesmere Port, and Stoke Bruerne....
, Gloucestershire - 2238/1948, National Museum of Wales
- 2243/1948, Buckinghamshire Railway CentreBuckinghamshire Railway CentreBuckinghamshire Railway Centre is a railway museum operated by the Quainton Railway Society Ltd. at Quainton Road railway station, in the far depths of "Metro-land", about 5 miles west of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. The site is divided into two halves which are joined by two foot-bridges, one of...
- 2268/1949, Carnforth, Lancs
- 2373/1956, National Railway MuseumNational Railway MuseumThe National Railway Museum is a museum in York forming part of the British National Museum of Science and Industry and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001...
, York
Bagnall locomotives
- Main article: Bagnall fireless locomotives (preserved)Bagnall fireless locomotives (preserved)Six Bagnall fireless locomotives have been preserved in Great Britain. This is a surprisingly large number since W. G. Bagnall of Stafford, England, built only 14 fireless locomotives in total....
Locomotives built by W.G. Bagnall
W.G. Bagnall
W. G. Bagnall was a locomotive manufacturer from Stafford, England. It was founded in 1875 by William Gordon Bagnall and ceased trading in 1962 when it was taken over by English Electric Co Ltd. The company was located at the Castle Engine Works, in Castle Town, Stafford...
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Works number/build date, site of preservation
- 2216/1923, Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light RailwaySittingbourne and Kemsley Light RailwayThe Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway in Kent is a gauge heritage railway that operates from Sittingbourne to the banks of The Swale. The line was formerly owned by Bowater, the paper making firm, and was used to carry raw materials and finished products between Ridham Dock and the company's...
(2ft 6in gauge) - 2370/1929, In a field near Blaby, Leicester. Visible from the Leicester to Nuneaton railway line.
- 2473/1932, Cholsey and Wallingford RailwayCholsey and Wallingford RailwayThe Cholsey and Wallingford Railway is a long standard gauge heritage railway in the English county of Oxfordshire. It operates along most of the length of the former Wallingford branch of the Great Western Railway , from Cholsey station, north of Reading on the Great Western Main Line, to a...
- 2898/1948, Darlington Railway Centre and MuseumDarlington Railway Centre and MuseumDarlington Railway Centre and Museum, also known as Head of Steam, is located on the 1825 route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway which was the world's first steam powered passenger railway. Run by Darlington Borough Council the museum is located in the northern suburbs of Darlington in the...
- 3019/1952, Worksop, Notts. K & J Bownes & Sons Depot www.kjbownes.co.uk
- 3121/1957, Bodmin and Wenford RailwayBodmin and Wenford RailwayThe Bodmin & Wenford Railway is a heritage railway, based at Bodmin in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has an interchange with the national rail network at Bodmin Parkway railway station, the southern terminus of the line.-History:...
Other locomotives
Locomotives built by other manufacturers:Builder, works number/build date, site of preservation
- Hawthorn Leslie, 3746/1929, Tanfield RailwayTanfield RailwayThe Tanfield Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Gateshead and County Durham, England. Running on part of a former colliery wooden wagonway, later a steam railway, it operates preserved steam and diesel industrial tank locomotives. The railway operates a passenger service on Sundays all...
- Robert Stephenson and HawthornsRobert Stephenson and HawthornsRobert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd was a locomotive builder with works in North East England.-History:The company was formed in September 1937 when Robert Stephenson and Company, which was based in Darlington took over the locomotive building department of Hawthorn Leslie and Company, based in...
, 7803/1954, Ipswich, Suffolk - Peckett and SonsPeckett and SonsPeckett and Sons was a locomotive manufacturer at the Atlas Works in St. George, Bristol, England.-Fox, Walker and Company:The company began trading in 1864 at the Atlas Engine Works, St. George, Bristol, as Fox, Walker and Company, building four and six-coupled saddle tank engines for industrial use...
, 2155/1955, Irlam, Salford, Manchester
Sources
- Industrial Locomotives, Handbook 13EL, published by the Industrial Railway SocietyIndustrial Railway SocietyThe Industrial Railway Society was founded in the United Kingdom in 1949 as the "Birmingham Locomotive Club - Industrial Locomotive Information Section"....
in 2003, ISBN 0 901556 27 1