Statfold Barn Railway
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The Statfold Barn Railway is a mixed gauge railway of , and gauges, near Tamworth
, Staffordshire
. It is privately owned by Mr Graham Lee, chairman of LH Group Services Ltd – which in 2005 bought what remained of the Hunslet Engine Company
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The 'Field Railway' is a dual 2ft and 2ft 6in gauge line approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long with a "balloon loop" at one end with a station at the other end. There is a passing loop
half way along the line which has a single platform 'Oak Tree Halt' and a siding heading off to storage facilities in the 'Grain Store'.
There is also a separate loop line 'Garden Railway' consisting of 2ft gauge track only. Drivers of mixed-gauge trains must take care not to pass the point where this line diverges or derailment will occur.
The running shed has a triple gauge line leading down into the standard gauge storage sidings and then across the Field Railway where a short stub leads into a field.
The railway has an extensive workshop where locomotives are built and restored.
As at March 2010 some 51 locomotives were based on the Statfold Barn Railway, either in an active condition or waiting for restoration or rebuild.
Tamworth
Tamworth is a town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located north-east of Birmingham city centre and north-west of London. The town takes its name from the River Tame, which flows through the town, as does the River Anker...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. It is privately owned by Mr Graham Lee, chairman of LH Group Services Ltd – which in 2005 bought what remained of the Hunslet Engine Company
Hunslet Engine Company
The Hunslet Engine Company is a British locomotive-building company founded in 1864 at Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England by John Towlerton Leather, a civil engineering contractor, who appointed James Campbell as his Works Manager.In 1871, James Campbell bought the company for...
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The 'Field Railway' is a dual 2ft and 2ft 6in gauge line approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long with a "balloon loop" at one end with a station at the other end. There is a passing loop
Passing loop
A passing loop is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at a station, where trains or trams in opposing directions can pass each other. Trains/trams in the same direction can also overtake, providing that the signalling arrangement allows it...
half way along the line which has a single platform 'Oak Tree Halt' and a siding heading off to storage facilities in the 'Grain Store'.
There is also a separate loop line 'Garden Railway' consisting of 2ft gauge track only. Drivers of mixed-gauge trains must take care not to pass the point where this line diverges or derailment will occur.
The running shed has a triple gauge line leading down into the standard gauge storage sidings and then across the Field Railway where a short stub leads into a field.
The railway has an extensive workshop where locomotives are built and restored.
As at March 2010 some 51 locomotives were based on the Statfold Barn Railway, either in an active condition or waiting for restoration or rebuild.
Steam locomotives
- Two foot gauge Indonesian Orenstein & Koppel (Works No.10705, 1923) 0-6-0WTT Max, Sragi No. 14. Now in full working order.
- Krauss built 2ft gauge 0-4-2T (Works No.4045, 1899), Sragi sugar mill No.1. Now in full working order.
- Orenstein & Koppel Mallet 0-4-4-0T (Works No.1473, 1905). Built for the 30 inch gauge Pakis Baru Sugar Mill Railway in Indonesia as their No.5. Returned to traffic in March 2007 after rebuild and in service on passenger trains at Statfold Barn.
- Arnold Jung LokomotivfabrikArnold Jung LokomotivfabrikThe Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik was a locomotive manufacturer, in particular of Feldbahn locomotives, in Kirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany....
Mallet 0-4-4-0TT (Works No.4878, 1930). Built for the 24in. gauge Jatibarang Brebes Sugar MillJatibarang Brebes Sugar MillThe Jatibarang Brebes Sugar Mill in Jatibarang, Brebes, Indonesia was built in 1842 by the government of the Dutch East Indies colony.During the first occupation of the Dutch in Indonesia, Dutch East Indies government built three sugar factories in the Brebes Regency:* Sugar Mill Jatibarang* Sugar...
Railway in IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, as their No.9. Nearing completion of its overhaul in early 2011 and scheduled to spend the 2011 season on the Welsh Highland RailwayWelsh Highland RailwayThe Welsh Highland Railway is a long restored narrow gauge heritage railway in North Wales, operating from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, and passing through a number of popular tourist destinations including Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn Pass. At Porthmadog it connects with the Ffestiniog Railway...
. - Orenstein & Koppel 0-4-0WTT, 24in. gauge Pakis Baru No 1 (Works No.614, 1900). Returned to traffic in June 2006 and now used on passenger trains on open days. The OK No 1 and 5 is from Pakis Baru sugar mill (private mill).
- HunsletHunsletHunslet is an inner-city area in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is south east of the city centre and has an industrial past.Hunslet had many engineering companies based in the district, such as John Fowler & Co...
0-4-2ST Trangkil No 4 (Works No. 3902, 1971), re-gauged to 24 in. In regular service on the Statfold Barn Railway and has been loaned out to the Amerton RailwayAmerton RailwayThe Amerton Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway in the English county of Staffordshire. It is owned by the Staffordshire Narrow Gauge Railway Society.Construction of the railway was begun in 1990 in a field at the side of Amerton Working Farm...
. - HunsletHunsletHunslet is an inner-city area in south Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is south east of the city centre and has an industrial past.Hunslet had many engineering companies based in the district, such as John Fowler & Co...
0-4-0ST Statfold (Works No.3903, 2005) and Jack Lane (Works No. 3904, 2005). Modern Hunslet locomotives, built to the original drawings for the 2-foot gauge Hunslet "Quarry" class locomotives as used in the North Wales slate quarries, many of which are now in preservation. In regular service and loaned out to other railways occasionally. - Harrogate Gas Works PeckettPeckett 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...
0-6-0ST (Works No 2050, 1944), 24in. gauge. Purchased from the Bredgar and Wormshill Railway in Kent. In regular service on the railway. - Orenstein & Koppel 0-6-0T no. 740 (Works No.2343, 1907) of the Matheran Light Railway
External links
- Official website
- Report and photos of a visit to the railway
- Videos of the railway on 2 June 2007 from YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
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