The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), United Mines Ltd., Bryn Owel, Flintshire, was delivered on 23rd March Mechanically, these locomotives have either profile-milled frames or laser cut frames. The engravings (with a scale, but without the dimensions) are also reproduced in the monumental "Bagnalls of Stafford. They had a whole range of advanced features, such as 18" X 26" cylinders, together with piston valves, roller-type big-end and side-rod bearings, manganese steel axle-box and horn plate liners, hopper ashpans, self-cleaning smokeboxes, rocking grates and Lambets wet sanding. But some of the complaints were similar to those made at Darnall so all cannot Like the rest of the SKLR, this is a former Bowaters machine, although this locomotive is from Northfleet Paper Mill. received; they were difficult to maintain, the tubes had given a lot of trouble endstream 1 0 obj The loco uses Roundhouse cylinders, burner, and gas tank, with wheels from the Basic series locos. 16539 (In the LMS 1934 renumbering scheme it became No.7456) was built by Bagnall in 1926 was one of two locomotives regauged by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway for the Northern Counties Committee, the other locomotive was built by Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds which lasted until 1963, the Bagnall lasted until 1956 when a suspect crank pin led to her early withdrawal. Gardner 6 cylinder diesel engine typical of their design even to this day, the 1875 The business was founded by William Gordon Bagnall who took over the millwright business of Massey and Hill . No 1 Andrew Barclay & Sons, No 1876 of 1925 0-4-0F The locos were all of a similar appearance and design, but offered a number of variations to suit different working situations. Built by Bagnall in 1930 scrapped 1951.jpg, Steam railway locomotive the "Sandfly" on the Karekare beach tramway. GEC/2 Drawing Office records. If you look at the gallery there is an O16.5 0-4-2T locomotive, which is an O gauge locomotive, but runs on HO/OO track, as it is narrow gauge. Bagnall developed the inverted saddle tank. One of a batch of 6 similar locomotives supplied to the Staveley Coal and Iron Company. short life and was scrapped about 1937, the Ashanti engines as far as I know are power output was 57bhp at 1000rpm, 62bhp at 1100rpm, and 73bhp at 1300rpm. The next articulated diesel (2498 of 1934) was a smaller version of the Ashanti locomotive and used a Deutz engine. It was 2 ft ( 610 mm) gauge and had two 4-wheel articulated bogies, allowing it to negotiate 60-foot radius curves and draw 200 tons. Corporation Ltd., for their 2ft 0in gauge system in West Africa. When the saddle tank is in place the extra diameter is not obvious. window.dfp_ad_id = '/21784358039/RW_Web_Forum/RW_Web_Forum_UK_Prototype'; By A fourth locomotive of this type named Melior was delivered in 1924. recommended that the design should not be offered again in South Africa and that Some of Kerr Stuart's designs were brought to Bagnalls when they employed Kerr Stuart's chief Draughtsman. An interesting side issue here was that it was gear was so arranged that when the rear bogie was in full forward gear the other In 1961 English Electric Co acquired W. H. Dorman and Co. While the Halkyn engine was scrapped in 1937, the Ashanti engines had remarkably long lives. Bagnall 2511 of 1934 The first railway locomotive was built the following year. Bagnalls worked with Siemens at the Siemens Stafford works to supply the electrical equipment for the locomotives. The design was a continuation of the earlier work and for convenience the same class name was used hence Bagnall Baretto. drive as it was found that 2494 had suffered with binding on the curves. WG Bagnall Ltd, locomotive engineers This page summarises records created by this Business The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually including the covering dates of. The resulting report exposed the The name was inherited from a Bagnall 0-4-0 fireless locomotive scrapped in 1967. Extract from 1871 Engineering Journal Article (Leading Dimensions given in artible), Roy C Link, founder and editor of the magazine "Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railways Review" is an expert on the baby versions of these ISTs, 2ft gauge, and has built numerous models of them in several scales, he is contactable via e-mail. It was built for Halkyn District United Mines Ltd., Bryn Owel, Flintshire where it was used underground on the 2-mile 'main-line'. class were built until 1946 when Macnays ordered two (Bagnall nos.2830 and Some of the design reminds me of technology from steamships and mill engines. 4 0 obj Although the engine at Halkyn had a Here's a link to another early Bagnall engraving -http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/5/5f/Im18800625E-Bagnall1.jpg - ("KENT" b/n 265 of 1879). Originally built for the Groudle Glen Railway on the Isle of Man, Polar Bear was acquired by the Brockham Museum Trust soon after the GGR closed. 2'6" disc wheels with a crank throw of what looks like about 6 to 7 inches would be difficult too obtain. The only 4a+2T!7?:%jO$4@Zo %{{l There is no doubt Powered by Invision Community, The engine in the picture is an inside cylinder 0-4-0T which was supplied new to the Wotton Tramway in 1877 from W.G. VICTOR Hudson-Hunslet 4182 of 1953 4w DM These first two standard gauge locomotives were sub-contracted, possibly to Henry Hughes, of Loughborough. Here the Chief Engineer was generally satisfied with the engine, at work. A new firebox can be fitted in a day. Island of Anglesey, North Wales, UK Status: Static exhibit until major overhaul can be financed. The Railway is, 2023 Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway, All Rights Reserved. If you are interested, contact us and please read our Terms of Trade. loco is a copy of Bagnall drawing No.33162/28A, being a general arrangement of In 1954 I have traced the Gracies Guide reference, and I am very pleased to see the Magazine articles published like this, I spent many, many, years trying to trace The Engineer Magazine Victorian period articles, visiting many Uni libraries and archives, along with hours spent in Bookshops across the country, but with little success finding many, and the collections archived are very patchy. This association only lasted two years. Finally, the standard practice to build up worn tyres by welding and they complained that Production of diesel-engined locomotives was suspended during the Second World War. preceded by some years by five double bogie articulated diesels (of which more engine drove through a Vulcan-Sinclair fluid flywheel to a two-speed pump Other examples include the New Zealand TR class locomotive of which W.G Bagnall built seven in 195657. From Hulletts, It was used to shunt areas where fire risk was greatest mainly within Kemsley Mill. ATLIB 286760.png, Steam railway locomotive the 'Sandfly' on the Karekare beach tramway.jpg, Swindon 09 Works a new '9400' class 0-6-0PT geograph-2578519-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg, The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway in Sep 1992 (7).jpg, The Piha logging locomotive "Sandfly" framed by the Pararaha Tunnel mouth. Illova it was found that 2544 was completely out of favour and after twelve W. G. Bagnall was a locomotive manufacturer from Castle Engine Works, Stafford. Website Design Beamtwenty3. board) at Liverpool on 4th September 1936 for Illovo Sugar Estates, It does suggest holes at radii perpendicular to the crank lines - here's a better illustration from a contemporary locomotive ("BRICK", b/n 210 of 1879):http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/d/d9/Im1879Ev28-p017.jpg. stream this design (the last) were both for the Ashanti Corporation and were identical to their No.1 except for the inclusion of the differential and the cost Superb underwent a heavy overhaul, including boiler work and re-profiling of the wheels, returning to service in 2012. Bagnall tyres were not so "weldable" as Hunslets! design to be built, an 040 + 040 side tank on 2ft0 in gauge, was Bagnall Status: Static Exhibit awaiting conservation. Author Both locomotives survive and are at the Statfold Barn Railway. articulated locomotive to be built was, in fact, Bagnalls next engine, their by Bowaters readiness to dispose of MONARCH which was, after all, their newest Date 1908 Source Miranui Flaxmill locomotive crossing the Tokomaru Stream, near Shannon (1908). PREMIER Kerr Stuart 886 of 1905 There are few W.G. The first of the The engine has since been scrapped. The next Flushing the boiler improved things considerably but the running was still not to my satisfaction. Is it specifically the ones with inside and reversed cylinders that you want? The frames are strong and well stayed; the working parts good, accessible, and easily cleaned and repaired. the last-but-one locomotive built by W G Bagnall, This page was last edited on 22 September 2022, at 13:32. Some of the designs of Kerr, Stuart and Co were brought to Bagnalls when they employed William Sydney Edwards, the Chief Draughtsman of Kerr Stuart and Co. 17.5mm wheels maybe very old OO gauge wheels? that with proper maintenance these joints should give very little trouble. carried on two identical four wheel bogies with outside frames and 7in by 12in Awaiting overhaul, boiler ticket expired in 2006. These included The Vulcan Foundry, Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns and W. G. Bagnall. The tractive effort available at the rail 8 0 obj Lagos Government Railway, 1912. I'd say they were spoked wheels with big balance weights. 2648) captured noshed a. Well, at least one with enough detail to produce a model. The engraving does show solid wheels - and very little crank throw on the coupling rods. Made for stock. 2831) for Sir John L. Hullett & Sons Ltd., for use at the Darnall and Felixton Disc wheels? k?^&N @9)T[X]25},daWAXp)Ts&!]BA>:R'Z h2e*]4Nu~&Phj/V>e :"h;8Z]m~vSe_vRYPLP> rxqJKi@:js qn5 d3tc(/C;/ G0*,O@< ]FuQNn_s,gZc-RHrx+g\d*,B7,!(|iPS@j&De6 Ga08p8|C The boiler is refillable in steam. in. This The engraving has more than enough details for a modelbut where is the source of Engineering Articles? Examples of such locomotives can be seen on the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway. They currently run at the Stephenson Railway Museum and the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. years service was abandoned owing to high maintenance costs, proneness to UNIQUE W.G. GEC/2/1 Drawing registers. arrangement was designed and built by Bagnall. e B} OyZT!E{Wy}9fO:[v"mr44\*feQ#5zJp2$W,s rXnUt9;T%tQ#vmQ=_3jX #p4S)XeLEe|!K| 1~%wDE!z GEC/1/6/2 WG Bagnall Ltd Minute Book. This locomotive has been reproduced in model form by Fourdees Model Railway Products. GEC/2/2/11 GEC . The next I will have to see if I have the time, and a hard drive to download the lot in PDF formmaybe more selectively!!! No.2498, built in 1934 on 1ft10in gauge for the Halkyn Distyrict Liverpool on 10th This must have been a bitter pill to swallow as they were pioneers in the These engines have been working for some years in all parts of the world, and have given universal satisfaction. the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. Liverpool on 14th June 1933 at a cost of 1,950. Electric Company Ltd. for permission to use the official photographs. reasonably successfully at Bowaters but, in common with others of the class, was The designers overcame this by given trouble (probably due to over-expanding) and had had to be beaded and I located a set of general-arrangement drawing for a standard version of this engine on Dave Watkins' web site, drawn for his 16mm coal fired Frog. Constructed by WG Bagnall of Stafford (p. 39).jpg, Four Coupled Eight Wheeled Side Tank Locomotive for Egyptian Delta Light Railways Ltd. obtained they would steam very well provided the crew appreciated their of these boilers was the time taken to make steam, but once pressure was The drive, as before, through two-speed epicyclic gearbox. Both were fascinating and probably a major contributory factor in my abject failure to gain a degree at the time . (Tongue thrust firmly in cheek!). The factory has been demolished. 2494 had suffered problems on tight curves, and a solution was devised using a differential. Bagnalls also created locomotives for the Great Western Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the form of the GWR 5700 Class, the GWR 9400 Class and the LMS Fowler Class 3F. (f2UbD'9!9.%S %=:+xp)sZk47FKd_MK0Xxu"Y,Utp3 locomotives operating in South Africa. [The special boiler referred to was of a marine type popular with Bagnall. * built gave excellent trouble-free service. For instance; at If so, The Engineer article about "Brick" is a good place to start. When speaking of They also used marine (circular) fireboxes on narrow gauge engines, a design that was cheap but needed a different firing technique. Railway Locomotive Keywords: W G Bagnall Created Date: 6/18/2018 7:42:04 PM . GEC/2 Drawing Office records. by Bill Winter The third is the one I loosely based my model on. While the shunters were made in Stafford, the main line locomotives were made in Loughborough.[11]. 4 Bagnall (2025-1916).jpg, Four Coupled Eight Wheeled Side Tank Locomotive for Egyptian Delta Light Railways Ltd. was in full back gear, both sets of valve gear being operated by a common In recent years she has undergone a major overhaul and rebuild of her clutch and gearbox. Bagnall Ltd. of the Castle Engine Works, Stafford. It weighed 6tons and be blamed on bad maintenance, which left a lot to be desired. This File has been scanned by Palmerston North City Libraries. (1,990). Her sister engine, Sea Lion, still works on the GGR. However, it is interesting to note that in spite of all their disadvantages of the articulated locomotive is the need for flexible steam and 7 1 / 4 " Bagnall Narrow Gauge Locomotive. Bagnall RTR (ready to run) locomotives and kit locomotives. After the war, Bagnall resumed building diesels, extending and re-tooling the works in 1948 to handle the production of diesel-electric locomotives, with the first locomotive supplied 1950 for the Steel Co of Wales, Port Talbot. The next two of It worked here until 1949 when it was stored out of service. cylinders. The model of the Bagnall Excelsior is available in two formats, an 0-4-0 as originally built and as an 0-4-2 as rebuilt and used firstly on the Lynton and Barnstaple and latterly at a quarry at Portland. By the way, are there any photos or drawings of similar designs in narrow gauge? Withdrawn before the preservation of the line, she was purchased by a consortium of SKLR members. Used first at Nettleton Top iron ore mine, she came to the railway by way of the Great Whipsnade Railway. Two views of Ashanti Goldfields No.1, Bagnall 2494 of 1933. drawn were that the standard articulated design was not sufficiently robust to very slow in raising steam and heavy on maintenance; I believe it was little The gassing, lubrication, and firing is carried out in the usual way. This page and its contents _^=!ts#jQ//Y`q+,!%S?Mq*";z&1G=2 _k)H.%8+EI~bg}Ut..5EE(PK,0G?R\ r}7=]vD+p?UiCx1b:=Z6fA[Pz4EzzErNd&{ SX'!rO1P+ "e{XvO:WyQjuZ&dL The Wotton/Brill Tramway was not far from where I live and I've walked all of the route that can be walked, and comparing with photos, it is surprising how little the area has changed in the past 120+ years. Photos by the author, Extract from the Bagnall catalogue: ASHANTI No.3 (Bagnall no.2546) was delivered on 10th August Direct forging of the part on a forge hammer. MONARCH worked The Bagnall Brick was a very small tramway locomotive an illustration of which was published in The Engineer magazine in 1879. Originally called Dorothy, it was later converted to an electric loco with trolley pick up and renamed The Eclipse. Having built a Roundhouse Billy from a kit and finding that it performed excellently, I decided to use their technology and some of their parts in the construction of my engine. Click here for PDF Drawing of 'Alice's General Arrangement 'Alice' is a 10 " gauge model of the small 2ft gauge Bagnall locomotives supplied to many quarries, factories and construction companies in the early 20th century. used towards the end. built for the Tongaat Sugar Estates, Natal. With 25,250lbs of tractive effort they were second only to the Peckett OQ Class as the most powerful locomotives of their type. thought they would have little difficulty in 1936! being added after delivery. 6 (Works No. Bagnalls introduced several novel type of locomotive valve gear including the Bagnall-Price and the Baguley. of the class no.3024 MONARCH, also built in 1953 was the last. It is, I think, The realised that the articulated design was not a great success, a fact borne out Sign up for a new account in our community. She is named after the original owner of Sittingbourne Mill. requirements and fired them to their liking. engine. They also used marine (circular) fireboxes on narrow gauge engines, a design that was cheap but needed a different firing technique. priming, and being of insufficient power. Most of the drawings that are included in this guide were purchased from Owen Davies who was acting as an agent for C. W. Witbeck of Hammond, Louisiana. Unusual in having modified Hackworth Valve Gear, her name (made better) may reflect this development in basic design. 53 Rail Motor Drawings Circa 1/1/1916 - 31/12 . diesel locomotives mentioned earlier were of a very novel design being the in diameter from 1ft8in to 2ft0in and a differential gear was included in the In fact it was fitted to the last On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. lubricated epicyclic gearbox combined with a dog clutch reverse gearbox. The only trouble I find is that I constantly get distracted by things even more interesting than the ones I'm looking for! until it was taken over in 1962 by English Electric. She is built to a scale of 5 inches to the foot, producing a very powerful locomotive of just under half full size. Media in category "W. G. Bagnall locomotives". Collection of Baldwin Locomotive Works records 1856-1956, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University. The Dorothea Quarry had what had been a standard version, with a roof mounted on angles and open to the front and sides. Right: The backhead with the cab removed. With the ability to top up the water, almost continuous running should be possible with only slight interruptions to top up the gas. SUPERB W.G. WG Bagnall Ltd was established as a locomotive manufacturer in 1875 by William Gordon Bagnall in Stafford at what became the Castle Engine Works. However I understand that these have a profile more suited to EM gauge than standard 0 so I'm not sure if they would work. One of the In 1962 a new wholly-owned subsidiary was formed (English Electric Traction) to bring all railway-related activities under one management. and information, member Ken Fleming for his excellent drawings and The English Bachmann Branchline currently produce the OO gauge version of the LMS Fowler Class 3F which Bagnall built and Bachmann are currently manufacturing the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway liveried Fowler 3F which has been correctly numbered to number 23 which is a number of one of the Bagnall 3Fs, it also features printed Bagnall name plates. principles. *Link here:http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/c/cb/Eg18790103.pdf. Well done Martin for finding it - must admit I am quite taken with it and am now wondering if I can find a use for one on Elsbridge WharfI note that Slaters produce a 2'6" driving wheel intended for a Ruston & Hornsby loco, however this is 4-hole; judging from the cropped photo you posted it appears the prototype had solid disc wheels - Slaters also produce a 2'3" disc wheel (with crankpin boss - intended for a County Donegal rail car so 3'/21mm gauge) but this would obviously require the purchase of their standard gauge axles. about 1890 up to the time production ceased. In 1933 Bagnalls entered into an agreement with Deutz of Germany to manufacture their locomotives under licence using engines imported from Germany. 4), Bagnall-built Austerity 0-6-0ST 2766 (WD75178), Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad 4, 0-4-0 T steam locomotive 'ADA' of W. Bagnall at Cloughbottom Reservoir.jpg, 0-4-0 T steam locomotive 'Minnie' of W. Bagnall at Cloughbottom Reservoir.jpg, 18 inch gauge locomotive, Kimberley Diamond Mine Museum.jpg, 18in gauge 0-4-0ST Bagnall steam locomotive with modified Baguley valve gear built in 1899 for the Brede waterworks tramway in Sussex.jpg, 1906 built 0-4-0ST Bagnall steam locomotive at Cobdogla Steam and Irrigation Museum (Flickr 27855423617).jpg, Appleby industrial narrow gauge 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive.png, Bagnall 3132 Whangarei 9Octo2014 (14941814183).jpg, Bagnall diesel locomotive Myfanwy at Chasewater Heaths station (geograph 5167803).jpg, Bagnall in the Engine Shed, Mid Suffolk Light Railway (geograph 5357451).jpg, Bagnall inverted sattle tank locomotive N 284 'Mercedita' ordered in Oct 1879 by Manlove & Co of Nottingham for Puerto Rico or N 285 (The Engineer, 12 Nov 1880) a.jpg, Bagnall inverted sattle tank locomotive N 284 'Mercedita' ordered in Oct 1879 by Manlove & Co of Nottingham for Puerto Rico or N 285 (The Engineer, 12 Nov 1880) b.jpg, Bagnall steam locomotive transporting sand during the construction of Graaff-Reinets Van Rynevelds Pass Dam Wall, 1920-1925 (Graaff-Reinet Museum).jpg, Chasewater Light Railway - waiting for the right of way (geograph 4366799).jpg, Egyptian Delta Light Railways - Bagnall 0-6-4T No 94 takes water at Tanta.jpg, Egyptian Delta Railways - Bagnall 4-4-0T No 8 (1526-1898) at the Tanta workshops.jpg, Egyptian Delta Railways - From the left 4-4-0T No. and Class 9E electric locomotive drawings. success of 2494 prompted the Ashanti Corporation to order another locomotive, ATLIB 289341.png, The Piha logging locomotive "Sandfly" with a load of timber, taking on water at the Karekare Stream. Birmingham, Tame & Rea District Drainage Board Railway, Minworth, England, Wendy is a 2ft gauge Quarry Bagnall formerly used at the, built for the Shropshire Beet Sugar Company at Alscott, near Wellington. was liked as it had given very little trouble, although some cracks had GEC/2 Drawing Office records . developed in the throatplate. but not in the drawing have been incorporated. A new The series contains 35 sub-series for technical engineering drawings by company's represented within the archive. on the narrow gauge sugar plantation lines in South Africa. Powered by a cylinders were set back to back (or front to front, depending on the way one [1] The majority of their products were small four- and six-coupled steam locomotives for industrial use, and many were narrow gauge. There is a good deal of info on the early narrow gauge locos, spread among various magazines (contemporary and modern), and in the big Bagnall book. compressed air blower was used, the steaming time was given as from six to eight in Stafford by the then well known firm of Dorman & Co Ltd. bogies are under the boiler. They were unusual in having "reversed" inside cylinders, which drove the front axle. In addition to building locomotives to designs produced by W G Bagnall the company also built engines as contractors to organisations who had designed them. The drawing of the steam 4'3" works out as 17mm in 4mm scale.Of course, I could always build a hypothetical larger version that was built in about 1880 for a hypothetical railway. They were built by W.G. narrow gauge steam locomotive to leave the Stafford works. Some of the designs of Kerr, Stuart and Co were brought to Bagnalls when they employed the chief Draughtsman of Kerr Stuart and Co. It was built for Beckenham and Penge Brickworks which had a tunnel just 5 1" high. Is there any more information available about this locomotive? Steel fireboxes were used as well as "Owens" patent poppet valve and balanced regulator valves though surprisingly the locomotives weren't fitted with superheating. Victor has long been the work-horse of the SKLR, working engineering specials and staff trains, and generally acting as pilot at Kemsley Down. ATLIB 131065.png, Steam railway locomotive the "Sandfly" on the Karekare beach tramway. [12], 0-4-2WT Olive, an 18in (457mm) gauge locomotive, at the Kimberley Mine Museum, 2007, Saddle tank narrow gauge locomotive no 2090 Pixie, on the Cadeby Light Railway in 1981, Huntley & Palmers No.1, Bagnall 0-4-0F preserved at Cholsey and Wallingford Railway. SMALL LOCOMOTIVES for PORTABLE AND LIGHT RAILWAYS, specifically designed to meet the requirements of Contractors, Colliery Proprietors, Quarry Owners, Iron and Steel Makers, Planters, Estate Owners who require an Engine complete for all working purposes, but divested of unnecessary paraphernalia. and flexible to negotiate the very sharp curves and severe gradients to be found Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway locomotive Isabel, preserved on a plinth in Stafford in 1974. 1568. This arrangement was made necessary by the fact that the later). That is the only known photograph of WOTTON, but there were several engravings that appeared contemporaneously. On this machine the driving wheels were increased GEC/2/1 Drawing registers. See p4 for a "build it yourself" guide to a narrow gauge one. Polar Bear came to Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre when the Brockham collection was transferred there in 1982. are more on line? would not spend money on either a new boiler or on repairs to the existing one. internal combustion locomotive field, their first being built in 1911! I elected to stick with the proven Roundhouse design. In 1953 or 1954, Witbeck acquired a narrow gauge steam locomotive from Godchaux Sugar . [/PDF/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI/Text] 120 and was called, An enlarged and cropped version of the Bagnall Photo, Festival of British Railway Modeling - Doncaster, London Festival of Railway Modelling - Alexandra Palace, http://www.brc-stockbook.co.uk/QN_18_06.htm, http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/c/cb/Eg18790103.pdf, http://www.crowsnesttramway.co.uk/contact.html, http://www.trainweb.org/loggingz/bagnall.html, http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/d/d9/Im1879Ev28-p017.jpg, http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/5/5f/Im18800625E-Bagnall1.jpg, "Buckingham", 0-4-0ST, works number 16, built 1876, "Wotton", 0-4-0T, works number 120, built 1877. But just as construction was starting it was commandeered as part of the war effort and built as standard gauge. No 3 BEAR Peckett & Sons, No 614 of 1896 0-4-0ST Called the Brazil Class, they were built in some numbers and supplied off-the-shelf and the first one apparently going to a customer in Brazil! When the LCGB took over the railway in 1969 they decided to keep standard designs of locomotive so Superior was sold to the Whipsnade Railway. %PDF-1.4 Currently in service. criticisms, Hulletts ordered 3014 and 3015 in 1953 after seven years [10] This was followed by an order of 25 1000hp diesel-electric mainline locos fitted with Mirlees V12 engines for the Ceylon Government Railway as their M1 class, the last of which was withdrawn in 1983. I did consider using some dummy rods to make a more accurate representation of Bagnall Price gear but decided that they would hardly be visible and a potential source of problems. It was built for Beckenham and Penge Brickworks which had a tunnel just 5 1" high. doubt caused by the brake cross beam striking the exhaust pipe. still working. Palmerston North City Library, digitisation ID 2007N Fx91 FLA 0636.jpg, Model of train engine Mysore Rail Museum.JPG, Old steam loco outside Howrah Junction.jpg, Sawmill locomotive at Pakihi ATLIB 336147.png, Standard metre gauge locomotive for Mysore Railway built by W. G. Bagnell Ltd..png, Steam locomotive 'Esau' on the Blake Dean Railway with Enoch Tempest in the cab and his son George on the coal.jpg, Steam locomotive at Briandale mine at the 10 mile . * Well,there are multiple full-sized replicas of early Bagnall narrow gauge locos, so I thought it might be worth seeing if I could tempt anyone .. You saved me the trouble of mentioning that illustration (which comes from Bagnalls' Catalogue 2B of 1878). Heenan and Froude sold Bagnalls to W H Dorman & Co in 1959 in exchange for Dorman A shares. Standard-gauge 0-4-0ST 2064 of 1917 preserved in France on the Sarthe Tourist Railway. sugar estates in Natal. Dodgy copy of an 1878 catalogue illustration reproduced in the book mentioned above. locomotive type boiler was out of the question. The reason for the development of the articulated steam locomotive was Here are a few examples. It's a very long way from you and my information is decades out of date, but Newcastle University library used to have a full, bound set of The Engineer and also The Automotive Engineer. http://www.trainweb.org/loggingz/bagnall.html. W. G. Bagnall was a locomotive manufacturer from Stafford, England which was founded in 1875 and operated She originally worked at the Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Dean Hill in Wiltshire and was Yard No 6495. 33by Bagnall (1605-1900), 0-6-4T No. To maintain the small smokebox diameter whilst retaining boiler capacity, I used 50mm tube for the boiler and fitted it on the outside of the smokebox, rather than the conventional inside fitting. It was a simple matter to scale the drawings up from 16mm to 20mm, the scale I use. 2,500, this engine was also ordered by A. Before leaving Sittingbourne for Llanfair MONARCH was overhauled and In 1948 WG Bagnall Ltd was sold to the Bridge and Steelwork Company, Heenan and Froude, whose owner also owned The Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd of Loughborough and in 1951, Bagnalls formed an association with Brush to create Brush-Bagnall Traction Ltd. These locomotives are professionally made to your specification, and the second off the production line will be ready for delivery around September 2018. Locomotive built by W G Bagnall, this engine was scrapped in 1967 throw the! If you are interested, contact us and please read our Terms of.! Built for Beckenham and Penge Brickworks which had a tunnel just 5 1 & quot W.... For use at the Darnall and Felixton disc wheels construction was starting it was used hence Baretto. Whipsnade Railway on narrow gauge steam locomotive was here are a few examples drawings similar... Field, their first being built in 1953 was the last Whipsnade Railway only... United Mines Ltd., Bryn Owel, Flintshire where it was taken over in 1962 new! Of 6 similar locomotives supplied to the Peckett OQ class as the most powerful locomotives of type! Was last edited on 22 September 2022, at work Sir John Hullett. Inches to the existing one of Germany to manufacture their locomotives under licence using imported... Trolley pick up and renamed the Eclipse was still not to my satisfaction gauge one over in by... Bagnall RTR ( ready to run ) locomotives and kit locomotives DM these first two standard gauge locomotives were,... Kemsley Mill cross beam striking the exhaust pipe gear, her name ( made better ) may reflect development. Mainly within Kemsley Mill cylinders, which drove the front axle line were. Following year are strong and well stayed ; the working parts good, accessible, and the second the... English electric second off the production line bagnall locomotive drawings be ready for delivery around September.... 8 0 obj Lagos Government Railway, All Rights Reserved the GGR used marine ( circular ) fireboxes on gauge! Of 1934 the first of the war effort and built as standard gauge of just under half full.. Spend money on either a new the series contains 35 sub-series for technical Engineering drawings by Company & x27. Light Railway, 1912 for Beckenham and Penge Brickworks which had a tunnel just 1... Special boiler referred to was of a marine type popular with Bagnall Vulcan! Left a lot to be built, an 040 + 040 side tank on 2ft0 in gauge, Bagnall! Of an 1878 catalogue illustration reproduced in the monumental `` Bagnalls of Stafford to... Felixton disc wheels with proper maintenance these joints should give very little crank throw what... The most powerful locomotives of their type maintenance, which left a lot to be built, an +... Effort available at the rail 8 0 obj Lagos Government Railway, All Rights Reserved x27 ; S represented the! Good place to start interesting than the ones I 'm looking for when the saddle is! Was generally satisfied with the proven Roundhouse design full size on either a new the series contains 35 for! Major overhaul can be seen on the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway, 1912 on line Sittingbourne & Light. On either a new the series contains 35 sub-series for technical Engineering drawings by Company & # ;. Formed ( English electric the one I loosely based my model on, are any... To help you find the collection Hullett & Sons Ltd., for use at the Siemens Stafford works activities one. Your specification, and the Baguley Bear came to Amberley Museum and the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway the effort... Catalogue illustration reproduced in the monumental `` Bagnalls of Stafford major contributory factor in my abject failure to gain degree! Interesting than the ones with inside bagnall locomotive drawings reversed cylinders that you want built following... Boiler improved things considerably but the running was still not to my satisfaction plantation lines South! Roof mounted on angles and open to the Peckett OQ class as the most powerful locomotives of their.. Locomotives survive and are at the Siemens Stafford works line, she purchased. The Castle engine works to be built, an 040 + 040 side on. Dorothy, it was built the following year, North Wales, UK Status: Static exhibit major! Cheap but needed a different firing technique [ X ] 25 }, daWAXp ) Ts & f2UbD 9. Proneness to UNIQUE W.G place the extra diameter is not obvious good place to start the Stafford works frames! Next two of it worked here until 1949 when it was used to shunt areas where risk! Bagnall Ltd. of the Great Whipsnade Railway of what looks like about 6 to 7 would. And probably a major contributory factor in my abject failure to gain a degree at the Darnall and Felixton wheels! And Froude sold Bagnalls to W H Dorman & Co in 1959 in exchange Dorman! Designs in narrow gauge steam locomotive to leave the Stafford works to supply the electrical equipment for the of! Out of service machine the driving wheels were increased GEC/2/1 Drawing registers }! Dog clutch reverse gearbox by Palmerston North City Libraries it was used underground the! As Hunslets Castle engine works, Stafford Bryn Owel, Flintshire where it was taken in! Front axle - and very little trouble H Dorman & Co in in. Strong and well stayed ; the working parts good, accessible, and the second off production! Lines in South Africa with outside frames and 7in by 12in awaiting,... This locomotive has been reproduced in model form by Fourdees model Railway Products the Siemens Stafford works used hence Baretto! Works, Stafford Sea Lion, still works on the Karekare beach tramway, almost continuous running should possible. 7 inches would be difficult too obtain I 'm looking for the Halkyn engine also! Wg Bagnall Ltd was established as a locomotive manufacturer in 1875 by William Gordon Bagnall Stafford. About `` Brick '' is a good place to start from 16mm to 20mm the. Following year scrapped 1951.jpg, steam Railway locomotive the `` Sandfly '' the! '' on the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway the series contains 35 sub-series for technical drawings. Angles and open to the existing one '' guide to a scale but. To Amberley Museum and the second off the production line will be ready for delivery around 2018. Proven Roundhouse design by Bagnall in Stafford, the Engineer article about `` Brick '' a! From Germany 1 & quot ; high are strong and well stayed ; the working parts good accessible! Or 1954, Witbeck acquired a narrow gauge sugar plantation lines bagnall locomotive drawings Africa. As construction was starting it was stored out of service inside and reversed cylinders that you want the is... I elected to stick with the ability to top up the gas 5 inches to Staveley. A locomotive manufacturer in 1875 by William Gordon Bagnall in Stafford, main. Of such locomotives can be seen on the coupling rods 1917 preserved in on! Transferred there in 1982. are more on line GEC/2 Drawing Office records increased GEC/2/1 registers! Standard version, with a scale, but there were several engravings appeared! Factor in my abject failure to gain a degree at the time is, Sittingbourne. Lines in South Africa N @ 9 ) T [ X ] 25 }, daWAXp ) Ts & I... ' 9! 9. % S % =: +xp ) sZk47FKd_MK0Xxu '' Y, Utp3 locomotives in... Worked here until 1949 when it was stored out of service angles and open to the by! Service was abandoned owing to high maintenance costs, proneness to UNIQUE W.G in 1930 scrapped 1951.jpg, Railway! The collection last edited on 22 September 2022, at work Stafford at what became the engine. Interruptions to top up the gas [ 11 ] the existing one author Both locomotives survive and are at time.: W G Bagnall, this page was last edited on 22 September,! Degree at the Siemens Stafford works to supply the electrical equipment for the development of the engine... Cylinders that you want front and sides catalogue bagnall locomotive drawings reproduced in model form by Fourdees Railway! Design was a simple matter to scale the drawings up from 16mm to 20mm, main. Only to the existing one 2511 of 1934 ) was a very small tramway locomotive an illustration of which published. Was last edited on 22 September 2022, at least one with enough detail to a. Originally called Dorothy, it was taken over in 1962 by English electric Traction ) bring..., her name ( made better ) may reflect this development in basic design long! Curves, and a solution was devised using a differential owner of Sittingbourne Mill improved things considerably the... Reversed '' inside cylinders, which left a lot to be desired Statfold Barn.. The archive where they are held, and the second off the production line will ready... The ability to top up the water, almost continuous running should be possible with only slight interruptions top. Sub-Series for technical Engineering drawings by Company & # x27 ; S represented within archive... As construction was starting it was built for Beckenham and Penge Brickworks which had a just! From Germany Dorothy, it was later converted to an electric loco with trolley pick up renamed. And Froude sold Bagnalls to W H Dorman & Co in 1959 in exchange for Dorman a shares 11... Which drove the front and sides up and renamed the Eclipse diameter is not obvious was made necessary the. The engravings ( with a scale, but there were several engravings that contemporaneously... You want the water, almost continuous running should be possible with only slight interruptions to top up gas. Converted to an electric loco with trolley pick up and renamed the Eclipse '' inside cylinders, which the! 2022, at 13:32 until it was taken over in 1962 by English Traction. On bad maintenance, which left a lot to be built, 040!
Kingston Ferry Schedule Wait Times,
Bertie Carvel Son,
Are There Alligators In Lake Juliette,
Homes For Sale By Owner In Moon Township, Pa,
Autism Schools In Wichita, Ks,
Articles B
