Narrow Gauge New Builds

Its in Steam Traction, and its now appeared in the Diesel section...so why not here!?

What new builds would people like to see on the narrow gauge scene? Throwing my hat into the ring, I'd say a L&M and a L&B Manning Wardle...oh wait, that one is being done

So, what new build would you like to see?

 

I'd like a 'Little Giant' the large England in orignal condition, while restoring Welsh Pony to this condition is possible I'd only want to see it to happen if the cylinders and wheels are in useable condition, if they're not then there would be so little of it left of it that there would be no point.

 

Leek & Manifold 2-6-4T for me please!

 

Moel Tryfan/Snowdon Ranger in original condition;
Beddgelert;
GVT tram loco;
Hampton & Kempton Waterworks KS side-tank;
Talybont/Rheidol;
Owd Ratty loco;
Festiniog & Blaenau loco.

Richard

 

Oh yes, they were beautiful locos!

 

the metropolitan water board railway society have a set of drawings for these engines, so they could be rebuilt. i've always been interested in this railway since i found out that its southern terminus is now my school boathouse. if i had a garage and some tools i'd build myself on of these engines. but as i'm at uni and live in a flat i'll have to wait. unfortunately the society don't seem to have made a huge amount of progress in the years i've been following it.

 

Get some lads together then and do it I'd help...but I live in Wiltshire

 

I think Richard has covered most bases apart from:-

Jubilee 1897
Groby Granite Quarries Hunslet 0-6-0 ST
Penrhyn De Winton Main Line loco (Vertical Boiler, horizontal cylinders)

 

the society have been trying to rebuild the railway, but haven't really got anywhere. Much as i'd love to see the line working, the website hasn't really reported on anything new in the last few years. I suspect it's down to a shortage of volunteers, if I were them id be trying to form links with local schools and youth establishments (such as the young offenders institute in Feltham). I'd help out there if i spent more time there, but during term time i'm 300 miles away.

http://www.hamptonkemptonrailway.org.uk/

 

Not a bad idea that...getting Feltham involved, would even make for a good documentary. I work for Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones who did something similar on his farm

 

Rheidol, the small 2.4.0 that worked on the VoR.
One of the 0.4.2 side tanks from the Chattenden and Upnor Railway
One each of the Hudswell Clarke 4.8.4 tank and the 4.8.0 tender engine that ran in Ireland. Regaugable to 2ft so that they can run on the Welsh Highland.

........and finally an NA class 2.6.2 to run on the W&L

 

I'd rather like to see anything from the Giant's Causeway Tramway, whether steam or electric. (We have a photo somewhere of my mum sitting on one of the cars just after the line had closed.)

 

I thought the NGRMT had Jubliee at Tywyn Ian ;-)

But an original England and a Moel Tryfan/Snowdon Ranger get my vote - as well as a Corris Falcon in ORIGINAL condition...

Cheers
Anthony (NGRMT Trustee)

 

I would happliy back that one! ! !

To run on the W&L please!

 

Do you mean a Corris Hughes 0-4-0 (1878) or a Corris Falcon 0-4-2 (1890s) ? The former design was proved to be unsuitable very quickly and trailing wheels were added by the mid-1880s to at least two of the locos, before they went to Falcon for major overhauls in the 1890s.

Richard

 

Covered most of the ones i would have named - I'd add a Kerr Stuart Skylark as ran very briefly at the Leek & Manifold (building it), Campbeltown & Machrihanish and the one we don't mention in Shropshire, and an unusual one, what I personally think is a gorgeous little Fowler 0-4-0 that went to the Andaman Islands east of India. Pipe-dreams though as neither of these could be seen as significant haulers...

Andrew C
Narrow Gauge World
www.atlanticpublishers.com/ngw/

 

There has been a very recent development on this reported on the NarrowGaugediscuss eGroup. It was posted on there that negotiations with Thames Water, the owners of the land had proven lengthy but they had
now agreed to a railway being built in a field close by which is at present leased to the Kempton Great Engines pumping station museum. Apparently the museum and the society have close relations and planning permission is not expected to be refused.
Apparently there is space for a loop of about 400 yds which could be connected with the original trackbed or lifted and moved later. The Society has track too, around 650 yards built in 2004 at the Welding Institute near Cambridge and including a viaduct! Society members plan to start lifting said line soon and laying at Kempton before the year is out.

Andrew C
Narrow Gauge World
www.atlanticpublishers.com/ngw

 

indeed, and if you would let someone restore it to working condition I would be a very happy bunny! that's why I went for a replica

 

But you won't let anyone put it back to working order, therefore a replica one is the only option.

 

Oh, meant a Hughes, just to be different despite the problems...fond memories of Mr Kazer's models I'm afraid...