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TRIP 563

Statfold Barn

10th July 2021

LH Group, Barton under Needwood (Viewed)
4’ 8.5” Diesel Locos 08530 Dar 1961 (Ex Freightliner, Southampton); 08643 Hor 1959 (Ex P189, 18EL); Industrial Locos Forth AB 649/1980 (Ex P254, 18EL); 07 BT/WB 95/3140 of 1957 (Ex P289, 18EL); Phillips 66 DH60C HE 9372/2010 (Ex P131, 18EL)
Passing Dmus 170112/116

Statfold Barn

2’ 0” gauge working locos. Steam locos Cegin AB 1991/1931; Marchlyn AE 2067/1933; 19 CBR & Co Ltd HC 1056/1913; GP39 HC 1643/1938; Cloister HE 542/1891; Jonathan HE 678/1898 – carried on a wagon in a freight train (Ex P118, 18EL); Sybil Mary HE 927/1906; Jack Lane HE 3904/2006; Wendy WB 2091/1919 (Ex P99, 18EL); Isaac WB 3023/1953 (Ex P69, 18EL); Diesel Locos 39581 MR 8640/1941 (converted to compressor wagon); No. 7 Tiny Plymouth 5800/1954; 1’ 11.5” Steam Locos Lilla HE 554/1891 (Ex 275, 18EL); Britomart HE 707/1899 (Ex P276, 18EL); Liassic P 1832/1923; (All these Ffestiniog locos were visiting for this weekend only)

Outside locked Traverser Sheds
4’ 8.5” Steam Loco Hastings HE 469/1888 (Ex P246, 18EL)

Workshop
Frames of new build 2’ 0” 0-4-0ST+T loco Juliette. Expected to be HE 3907/2021.

Running Shed
3’ 0” Steam loco (11 Maitland) BP 4663/1905 (Ex P338, 18EL) - not yet complete.

Standard Gauge Line
17 frames only of (Wheldale) HE 3168/1944 (Ex P237,18EL)

Small turntable roads
2’ 0” gauge Diesels 1 D4 Funkey 1001; 4 D5 Funkey 1033.

Garden Railway
2’ 0” working steam loco ISC Ltd No. 2 Roger KS 3128/1918.
Note Grafton Hand Crane 1618 was sited near the entrance (as a gate guardian?)

Tram Road
Burton & Ashby tram 14 was giving rides

Grain Store/Roundhouse
Main Entrance. Ground floor 7.25” locos Charles HE283/1882; Blanche HE 539/1893; Rough
Pup HE 541/1891; Cackler HE 671/1898; 1’ 6” Diesel Loco (Carnegie) HE 4524/1954 (Ex P90,
18EL); 600mm Steam Loco frames of HE 3756/1952 (Ex P207. 18EL): 2’ 0” Steam Locos 5 Pakis
Baru OK 1473/1905; Harrogate P 2050/1944; 4’ 8.5” Petrol Jacob Biscuit Factory McEwan & Pratt
Bg 680/1916; Hodbarrow HE 299/1882. Elevated Store Line 2’ 0” Charles Matthews Ltd, Thornhill
Charles Brookville 3746/1951; GB 420253/1970, rbt WR n1983, rbt CE B4623/2016; Beckermet
Mining Company Ltd WR 6092/1958.
Plinthed on rear wall of Roundhouse 2’ 0” FH 1176/(1931?); Atlas HE 2463/1944, rbt ALR No.2/1983; S.1985.0055 HE 2959/1944; HE 8819/1979; W114H Western Reefs Gold Mine HT 7588/1968: D7 N13 HT 7588/1968; HU 36863/1929; 600mm 35 HE 7010/1971, rbt HAB 6941/1988.
Turntable Roads 3’ 0” Steam Loco (Handyman) HC 573/1900 (Ex P239, 18EL) (patchwork faded white, mounted on wagon); 2’ 0” Steam Locos 1 Ryam Sugar Mill Dav 1650/1918; Alpha HC 1172/1922 – on plate, IRS says 1924; 11 Fiji HE 972/1912; Trangkil No. 4 HE 3902/1971; Saccharine JF 13355/1912; SF Djatibarang Jung 4878/1930; Sragi No.1 Krauss 4045/1899Sragi 14 Max OK 10750/1923; Isibutu WB 2820/1945; No.6 Howard LH Plant Wbton 2/2007; Diesel Locos 9332 HE 9332/1994; ; Landrover Nemeth J/2009 rbt HE 9903/2009; Charlie MR 9976/1964; 20777 OK 20777/1936; 2 Plymouth 1891/1924; No.8 Tim Plymouth 6137/1958; The Goose Statfold 2015; 4 RH 201970/1940 (Ex P98, 18EL); 600mm Steam Loco Minas de Aller Corpet 439/1884; 1’ 11.5” Steam Loco Tasmanian No.1 BP 5292/1909 (Ex P276, 18EL); Diesel Loco MR 435/1917, rbt MR 3663/1924 (Ex P276, 18EL)
Unidentified
4w green - looking like a garden shed. Not even sure this was a loco.
Grounded under Gallery Staircase 4’ 8.5” Libbie Bg/DC 1097/1920; Pump Trolley Sheffield 5 USA Rlys No.17; Pump Trolley SR & RLRR;
Glass cases on stairs leading to the Gallery 7.25” Steam loco GWR 1101 + two others, believed to be 5” gauge.

Gallery 2’ 6” Diesel Loco Yard No.26 HE 2019/1939; 750mm Steam Loco Pakis Buru No.1 OK 614/1900; 1’ 11.5” Steam Loco Gertrude HE 995/1909 (Sectioned to show working parts which are driven by electricity) 1’ 10.75” Steam Locos King of the Scarlets HE 492/1888; Michael HE 1709/1932

Strawberry Park
3’ 0” Diesel Loco RH 379066/1954 ( no wheels); 2’ 6” Diesel Loco Tom HE/HC 8847/DM1447 of 1981; 19 HE 9294/1990; 2’ 0” Diesel Locos Lower Lea Valley Cable Tunnel HE 9351/1994; Agwi Pet 2 MR 4724/1939 (Ex P99, 18EL); MR 5226/1930 (Ex P99. 18EL); 3 VIW 4049/1929; 2’ 0” steam Locos Converted to WE WB 1445/1895, rbt Greaves 1927 (Ex P281, 18EL); WB 1278/1890 rbt Greaves 1930 (Ex P281, 18EL)

Grain Store/Roundhouse Reception
2’ 0” Compressed Air Loco (Sid) HE 9902/2009; Diesel Loco HU 39924/1924

EMD, Longport (Viewed)
4’ 8.5” Diesel Locos 56032/077 56201 66048 66797

Moseley Railway Trust, Apedale
This was an ad hoc visit because one member of the party was looking for two particular locos. Nonetheless we were made very welcome and advised that with prior notice the containers which held locos could be unlocked for viewing.

Station Area

2’ 6” working Diesel Loco CD54 FH 2196/1940; 2’ 0” working diesel loco HC D558/1933 (IRS says build date should be 1930);

Area behind Station
2’ 6” grounded locos HE 8830/1929 11 HE 8968/1980; (Both heavily surrounded by tall grass.)

Grassy area by path leading to the sheds
1’ 11.5” Diesel Railcar (DX68081) Wkm 4131/1947 (Only just visible through the foliage and grass)

Workshop
Imported Steam Loco (Renishaw No.2) AE 1986/1926 Dsm very derelict (Ex
Crookes Brothers Ltd., Renishaw Sugar Estate, Scottburgh, KwaZulu, Natal, South Africa 2019. Stored at unknown UK location. It did not go to the Richmond Light Railway. It was sold to an Apedale member by Jeremy Martin and arrived at Apedale on 11/06/2021. 1’ 8” Diesel Loco RH354013/1953 Dsm (Ex P80, 18EL); 2’ 0” Rhiwbach 1935 Dsm;

Original (Upper) shed and Yard
2’ 0” Steam locos 104 HC 1238/1916; 303 HE 1215/1916; Stanhope KS 2395/1917 (in steam); KS 3014/1916; Diesel Locos 90 DH887 BD 3756/1981; Dtz 10050/1931; 84 H 984/1931; 26 (Twusk) HE 6018/1961 (engine running); 18 8103 HE6299/1964; LB 50888/1959 under tarpaulin – assumed (Ex P38); LB 52528/1961 (Ex P38, 18EL) - frame only on wagon (Ex P38, 18EL); (Both these Ex P38 locos were at the end of a long siding next to the shed) LB 52610/1961; LB 52885/1962 (assumed); 3 MR 8878/1944; MR 22235/1965 (Ex P210, 18EL); OK 3444?/1930 (assumed); 27 RH 198297/1939; 37 RH 260719/1948; 89 2 Ghost R&R 84/1938; Ex Ffestiniog Coaches 117/120
Unidentified
4w MR – green – could be one of several
4w mine loco – could be one of several

Lower Level Rough Ground
2’ 0” No1 Percy (LM21) RH 243392/1946 (ex P204, 18EL); LMM 1053/1950 (assumed) (Ex P204, 178EL); – Both almost invisible in long grass

Lower Level Open Ended Shanty type sheds
2’ 6” Diesel Loco Crystal WR K7070/1970 2’ 0” Diesel Locos 25 HE 6007//1963; 7 MR 8663/1941 (Known as the Wade loco); L5 MR 21520/1955 Dsm; 59 OK 4588/1932; 5 RH 223667/1943

New (Lower) Shed and Yard
3’0” Diesel Loco RH 224337/1944 (Ex LNER & BR at Lowestoft, Ex P252, 18EL) 2’ 6” Diesel Loco Old Nick AB 556/1970; 2’ 0” Diesel Locos AK 4/1979 (Ex P38); AK 46//1993; FH 2306/1940 (Paxman engine); Ald Hague FH 3465/1954; Cat C HE 9082/1984; Merlin HU LX1001/1968; HU LX1002/1968 (assumed); 23 L 52031/1960 (Ex P55, 18EL); MR 1320/1916; LR 2537 MR 2197/1923; MR 1111/1918; LR3090 MR 1369/1918; MR 5213/1930 (Ex P237, 18EL); 41 MR 5821/1934; MR 6035/1937; MR 8669/1941; 6 MR 9104/1941; 14 Knothole Worker MR 22045/1959; RH 235725/1944; 4 Thunderbird SMH 104G083/1978; SMH 40SD516/1979; 2’ 0” Battery Electric Loco CE 5843/1971; Pickrose PWRB0366/1993; 2 Cable Mill WR C6716/1963;
Unidentified
4w L – I could not find any record of this additional Lister
4w RH – possibly one of several
4w BE - referred to as “Spondon”
4w – white & green
Note
27 RH 198297/1939 (See upper shed above) pushed a rake of wagons into the shed

Crest of Embankment above Shanty Sheds and Lower Shed
4’ 8.5” Diesel Loco BLW 1917,
rbt BLW;

The Red Shed
2’ 0” Diesel loco 42 MR 7710/1939

Museum
Closed. Possibly due to the hour.

Bescot (Viewed from M6)
4’ 8.5” Diesel Locos 66205 66731/739