For details of preserved fireless locomotives built by W G Bagnall go to Fireless Locomotives. The Victor/Vulcan 2994-6 locomotives were ordered by the Steel Company of Wales (SCOW) for their Abbey, Margam and Port Talbot works in 1950. Here the Chief Engineer was generally satisfied with the engine, BAGNALL "BARETTO" CLASS 0-6-2T. only place which had a good word to say was the Renishaw estate where 2545 was 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. 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. The loco is now running better than my Roundhouse did when first built so I am quite pleased with the result. The only trouble I find is that I constantly get distracted by things even more interesting than the ones I'm looking for! The photographs below show both the current demonstrator . internal combustion locomotive field, their first being built in 1911! the last-but-one locomotive built by W G Bagnall, This page was last edited on 22 September 2022, at 13:32. Island of Anglesey, North Wales, UK MONARCH (Bagnall 3024 of 1953) at Bowaters. by Bill Winter Now running at Amerton Railway. carried on two identical four wheel bogies with outside frames and 7in by 12in . 'Proposed Design of new Diesel Locomotive' but features shown in the photograph used towards the end. 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. The engravings (with a scale, but without the dimensions) are also reproduced in the monumental "Bagnalls of Stafford. up to 60ft radius. Here are a few examples. The boiler was worn out and the owners are more on line? Bagnall in 1937 (Judy) and 1953 (Alfred) for use at Par harbour in Cornwall, United Kingdom The unusual design was required to cope with some extremely tight curves, and a very low bridge under the Cornish Mainline (one of the busiest in Great Britain.) As Robert Fairlie overcame this in 1865 I suppose Bagnalls United Mines Ltd., Bryn Owel, Flintshire, was delivered on 23rd March Electric Company Ltd. for permission to use the official photographs. Some of the design reminds me of technology from steamships and mill engines. Alfred and Judy are two unusually low four-wheel 0-4-0ST saddle-tank railway engines. 1934. 2,500, this engine was also ordered by A. Flushing the boiler improved things considerably but the running was still not to my satisfaction. that the engine took sixteen hours to raise steam! LEADER Kerr Stuart 926 of 1905 The next The design of this class of locomotives is derived from the Kerr Stuart Baretto class loco Superior, supplied to the line in 1920. 8 0 obj The connecting rods drove on fly cranks, and the Walschaerts valve It was built for Beckenham and Penge Brickworks which had a tunnel just 5 1" high. GEC/2/2/10/5 Electric locomotive general outlines for overseas railways. It is this inside reversed-cylinder type that has me fascinated. 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. 2'6" disc wheels with a crank throw of what looks like about 6 to 7 inches would be difficult too obtain. The engine has since been scrapped. diesel locomotives mentioned earlier were of a very novel design being the My feeling is that there is enough info about this loco in the 'Engineering' article to allow one to build a full-sized replica, let alone a model! In 1951, the company was sold to Brush Electrical Engineering, becoming Brush-Bagnall Traction, Ltd.[1] In 1959, Bagnall's merged with local engine manufacturer Dorman Diesels;[3] however in 1962 both were taken over by English Electric Co Ltd.[1] English Electric then formed English Electric Traction, which amalgamated the two companies with Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns and Vulcan Foundry (acquired in 1955 by English Electric) to bring all their railway activities under one set of management. 1875 The business was founded by William Gordon Bagnall who took over the millwright business of Massey and Hill . At Halkyn it was used to haul trains of up to 100 cars, each 1936 and ASHANTI No.4 (Bagnall no.2568) followed early in 1937. 2 transferring between trains (geograph 3048443).jpg, Foxfield Railway - tackling the bank (geograph 3047733).jpg, Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Class A 4-6-0 steam locomotive tenders (William Bagnall, Stafford 1933).jpg, Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Class A 4-6-0 steam locomotives (William Bagnall, Stafford 1933).jpg, Lagos Government Railway, 1912. withstand constant abuse in operation and maintenance, and that it was too The loco is fitted with radio control for the regulator, reverser, and whistle. (f2UbD'9!9.%S %=:+xp)sZk47FKd_MK0Xxu"Y,Utp3 I elected to stick with the proven Roundhouse design. design to be built, an 040 + 040 side tank on 2ft0 in gauge, was Bagnall loco is a copy of Bagnall drawing No.33162/28A, being a general arrangement of Following an overhaul lasting over 30 years Leader returned to traffic in 2012. My loco was to run on 45mm track, representing 2' 3, so the reduced space between the frames did not cause too much of a problem. 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. 4 0 obj articulated locomotive to be built was, in fact, Bagnalls next engine, their 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 . The loco was built to fit, being 4 10 " from rail to chimney top. If you are interested, contact us and please read our Terms of Trade. Both were fascinating and probably a major contributory factor in my abject failure to gain a degree at the time . It's easy! Upper: Bagnall 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. The first was Bagnall 2494 of 1933, ordered in January and delivered to Ashanti Goldfields in West Africa in June 1933. * Calculated at 85% of boiler working pressure. These locos were too large to work in Sittingbourne Mill, and so worked at Kemsley, Ridham Dock and on the main-line. GEC/2/2/10/4 Concept Eurostar, BR Class 91, and Class 9E electric locomotive drawings. 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. The articulated hartleymartin, May 28, 2016 in UK Prototype Questions, Picture from this webpate: http://www.brc-stockbook.co.uk/QN_18_06.htm. There are a few custom kits as well. in. The boiler is refillable in steam. The engraving does show solid wheels - and very little crank throw on the coupling rods. Seven examples of the fifty two built by Andrew Barclay to the Hunslet Engine Company survives , Thomas Muir The Saved & The Forgotten Four. They used to hand-build narrow gauge locomotives one at a time. Rail Motor Drawings Circa 1/1/1916 - 31/12 . being added after delivery. Status: Static Exhibit awaiting conservation. Although the engine at Halkyn had a For more information on the Bagnall, click one of the links below. The model k?^&N
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N*}}"$6^H$&t\MYckU. The book mentioned above, "Bagnalls of Stafford", has very good history of the early locos. A new 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. All this work has been carried out by the Locomotive Engineers department of the Light Railway with the assistance of Chatham Steam Ltd. incorporate a proprietary article, namely, the "Flextel" patent joint, also made Bagnall also manufactured electric locomotives. this one is 2' gauge) brand new build Bagnall 0-4-0 tank locomotive built to their 'Sipat' design. The first railway locomotive was built the following year. The report ASHANTI No.3 (Bagnall no.2546) was delivered on 10th August Palmerston North City Library, digitisation ID 2007N_Fx91_FLA_0636. loco 3024 as supplied to Bowater Lloyds. This engine masquerades as Ivor the Engine during special events related to the books by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin. The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection),
by Bowaters readiness to dispose of MONARCH which was, after all, their newest Collection. on 2ft0in gauge, and were identical to no.2545 as were the next two, nos.3014 Two views of Ashanti Goldfields No.1, Bagnall 2494 of 1933. The first run It is my /Length 9 0 R locomotive type boiler was out of the question. Liverpool Note modified spark GEC/2/2/10/4 Concept Eurostar, BR Class 91, and Class 9E electric locomotive drawings. http://www.trainweb.org/loggingz/bagnall.html. >> it to be driven by unskilled natives. anonymous). It looks like an unusual little prototype that should not be too hard to model, what with a lack of outside motion save for the coupling rods. EDWARD LLOYD Ruston & Hornsby 435403 of 1961 0-4-0DH on 14th June 1933 at a cost of 1,950. On this machine the driving wheels were increased still working. Much Following a visit to the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway in August/September 2017, Superb has been turned and now her chimney points towards Sittingbourne, the same as all the other steam locomotives. drawn were that the standard articulated design was not sufficiently robust to This marine type boiler was a favourite of Bagnalls, being used by them from One of five lightweight shunters used on the wharves in, No 2613 was originally designed as a narrow gauge locomotive to go to work in the coal fields in Turkey. (free on I thought that the excellent resources of Grace's Guide were better known. engine. Currently in service. They were noted for building steam and Diesel locomotives in standard and narrow gauges. W.G. Construction began on 26th April 1922 and allocated works number No.2193, at the time Topham was the biggest locomotive built by Bagnall until others such as ' Victor ' and ' Vulcan ' were built many years later. A full-sized replica? At Darnall, where a A full size, (choice of gauges,. When speaking of Photos by the author, Extract from the Bagnall catalogue: The next articulated diesel (2498 of 1934) was a smaller version of the Ashanti locomotive and used a Deutz engine. The locomotive, Bagnall 2494, was delivered F.O.B. Drawing number range 81D-313 - 629. They were unusual in having "reversed" inside cylinders, which drove the front axle. built gave excellent trouble-free service. 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) long over headstocks and 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) wide, Judy' s 33 in (840 mm) wheels were just 5 feet (1,500 mm) apart, allowing her to negotiate the sharp curve by Par Moors drier. was liked as it had given very little trouble, although some cracks had Sign up for a new account in our community. Peter was then acquired by the Narrow Gauge Railway Society and eventually came to Amberley with the Brockham Collection along with Polar Bear. It worked here until 1949 when it was stored out of service. Named RENISHAW No.5 and costing about Excelsior was built in 1888 as builders number 970 by Bagnall and company for use on the 2 ft gauge Kerry Tramway.Excelsior was sold in 1895 to a contractor and re-gauged to 1 foot 11 1 2 in to help in the construction of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway which got it's own locomotives from Manning Wardle in 1898 and . Polar Bear came to Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre when the Brockham collection was transferred there in 1982. There were not many locomotives of this type in North Wales, where my line is situated, but I have found three examples. Illovo, Natal, South Africa. Media in category "W. G. Bagnall locomotives". 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. 2995 was sold to NCB at the same time for use at a colliery and was scrapped in 1967. using an enlarged version of their "Bull Head" boiler. cylinders were set back to back (or front to front, depending on the way one The roll contains c 12 waxed linen drawings of wiring diagrams for diesel electric locomotives. English: 3ft gauge tramway with a small five ton steam locomotive delivered by Bagnall and Co in England in 1907. LMS Fowler Class 3F No. This form of construction posed a problem, however, hours. Bagnall 2472 of 1932 arrangement was designed and built by Bagnall. They did, in fact, These locomotives are professionally made to your specification, and the second off the production line will be ready for delivery around September 2018. Upper: Bagnall 3014 UMHLATUZI shunting at Felixton in July 1963. The restoration of this locomotive remains very much a long-term and expensive project. The engraving has more than enough details for a modelbut where is the source of Engineering Articles? http://www.crowsnesttramway.co.uk/contact.html. In 1962 a new wholly-owned subsidiary was formed (English Electric Traction) to bring all railway-related activities under one management. although he had had considerable trouble with the steam and exhaust pipes this design (the last) were both for the Ashanti Corporation and were identical and 3015. See p4 for a "build it yourself" guide to a narrow gauge one. Overhaul is expected to start very soon. BARTON HALL Hunslet 6651 of 1965 4w DH Bagnalls carried out a survey, under actual working conditions, of all their An interesting side issue here was that it was The Stafford locomotive construction company started in 1875 when William Gordon Bagnall took over the millwright business of Massey and Hill. Author It was required The prototype 15inch saddletank was ordered by Butterley & Co in late 1939 and Bagnall built this one plus another for stock. 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! MELIOR Kerr Stuart 4219 of 1924 One of the A new firebox can be fitted in a day. developed in the throatplate. John L. Hullett & Sons Ltd. and were named MBOZOMA and SINKWAZI, the nameplates Premier was built new for the line and was originally numbered No 1. In 1933 Bagnalls entered into an agreement with Deutz of Germany to manufacture their locomotives under licence using engines imported from Germany. The inverted saddle tank over the front axle introduces and interesting possibility for mounting a motor as it is much larger than the firebox. 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. . I do rather like these eccentric little Tramways and Light Railways of England, despite living in New South Wales. Two views of Ashanti Goldfields No.1, GEC/2/2/10/5 Electric locomotive general outlines for overseas railways. Crookes Brothers Ltd., Renishaw Sugar Estate, Natal, South Africa. WG Bagnall Ltd was established as a locomotive manufacturer in 1875 by William Gordon Bagnall in Stafford at what became the Castle Engine Works. jointed propeller shaft to "Moss" gear worm drives on the first and fourth But just as construction was starting it was commandeered as part of the war effort and built as standard gauge. Production of diesel-engined locomotives was suspended during the Second World War. For instance; at In the end I stripped the loco and rerouted the steam supply through the flue, brazing a length of stainless tube into the centre section. In 1959 W. G. Bagnall was sold to W. H. Dorman and Co, a neighbouring Stafford diesel engine maker, by Heenans in exchange for Dorman shares. By the time that Alpha was built, the Kerr Stuart Company had closed, and some designs had been acquired by Bagnalls. Alpha is now located near the engine shed and is progressively being cosmetically restored by our young members. This drawing is based on Bagnall drawing 19347, which is a This page and its contents This 2ft 6in I will have to see if I have the time, and a hard drive to download the lot in PDF formmaybe more selectively!!! Collection of Baldwin Locomotive Works records 1856-1956, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University. larger than 2544, the main difference being the increase in cylinder size to 9in 4 Bagnall (2025-1916).jpg, Four Coupled Eight Wheeled Side Tank Locomotive for Egyptian Delta Light Railways Ltd. Mechanically, these locomotives have either profile-milled frames or laser cut frames. locomotives have been described by various writers as Garratts, Fairlies, 53 Lower: Darnall GEC/2/1 Drawing registers. Bagnall 2494 of 1933. reversing lever. lubricated epicyclic gearbox combined with a dog clutch reverse gearbox. Status: Static exhibit until major overhaul can be financed. The footplate was stepped down at the rear to allow for a lower roofline, presumably to suit the loading gauge in the quarry -- something I have not copied. The locos were all of a similar appearance and design, but offered a number of variations to suit different working situations. The It had been displayed on Bagnall's stand at the Royal . 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. years service was abandoned owing to high maintenance costs, proneness to Well, the engraving seems to agree with the leading dimensions, but given scale on the drawing is most definitely wrong. Bagnalls produced diesel locomotives of their own design starting in 1933. gear was so arranged that when the rear bogie was in full forward gear the other 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. The loco was built to fit, being 4 10 " from rail to chimney top. Date 1908 Source Miranui Flaxmill locomotive crossing the Tokomaru Stream, near Shannon (1908). GEC/2 Drawing Office records . 7 1 / 4 " Bagnall Narrow Gauge Locomotive. Bagnalls first locomotive was produced in 1876, the company going on to produce machines for collieries and overseas plantations. overall reduction of 22.4 to 1 a speed of 3 to 4mph was obtained, and in high Bagnalls first locomotive was produced in 1876, the company going on to produce machines for collieries and overseas plantations. gauge engine was built for the Sittingbourne works, Kent, of Bowaters Lloyd Pulp Copyright Sidestreet Bannerworks, 2011. Bagnalls introduced several novel type of locomotive valve gear including the Bagnall-Price and the Baguley. Last of the line - GEC/1/6/2 WG Bagnall Ltd Minute Book. GEC/2 Drawing Office records. The next engine four wheel bogies, was ordered in January 1933 by the Ashanti Goldfields However, due to cessation of WWII hostilities it was returned to the manufacturer and, after being regauged to 2ft, it was put to work at the Cliffe Hill Quarry Company in Leicestershire. 1876 Produced their first railway locomotive. The boiler is a conventional single flue, gas-fired type. Made for stock. ='*k q``*b\`=c=T>0cCChoOUtAX3M5. stream first two steamers at Stafford prior to shipment to South Africa. locomotives operating in South Africa. MONARCH worked GEC/2/2/11 GEC . is obvious that the articulated design was not a success. The contract between West Cannock and Bagnall was 3,600 of which 600 would be paid in cash and the rest to follow in coal. mounted on a main frame built up from "H" section girders, the whole being Victor has long been the work-horse of the SKLR, working engineering specials and staff trains, and generally acting as pilot at Kemsley Down. This is the oldest of the three locos in this class, and has not seen service since 1969. stream These were built in 1953, also for Sir The loco uses Roundhouse cylinders, burner, and gas tank, with wheels from the Basic series locos. Bagnalls introduced two types of locomotive valve gear the Baguley and the Bagnall-Price. While the Halkyn engine was scrapped in 1937, the Ashanti engines had remarkably long lives. ], -- Drawing by Dave Watkins: Used with permission. It was powered by a Deutz diesel engine of 22 to 24bhp at 700rpm, with the This information will help us make improvements to the website. success of 2494 prompted the Ashanti Corporation to order another locomotive, I would like to have a go at scratch-building one of these in 7mm scale, just to have something a little unusual. Servos are all in the cab, the batteries are in the roof, and the receiver is under the cab, between the frames. The great disadvantage Used first at Nettleton Top iron ore mine, she came to the railway by way of the Great Whipsnade Railway. GEC/2 Drawing Office records. 2544, ordered by A & H Macnay Ltd., agents; it was delivered F.O.B. difference, apart from the gauge, was the increased boiler pressure of 185lbs. Direct forging of the part on a forge hammer. This File has been scanned by Palmerston North City Libraries. Examples of such locomotives can be seen on the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway. Well, at least one with enough detail to produce a model. Three further engines were built for Ashanti with this modified design (2514 of 1934, 2546 of 1936 and 2568 of 1937), and a new gearbox was supplied for 2494. disadvantages of the articulated locomotive is the need for flexible steam and The drive was via a universally I know they were there in 1988, but now, who knows? doubt caused by the brake cross beam striking the exhaust pipe. Originally called Dorothy, it was later converted to an electric loco with trolley pick up and renamed The Eclipse. Details Measurements: undefined Identifier: . Bagnalls introduced several novel type of locomotive valve gear including the Bagnall-Price and the Baguley. The gassing, lubrication, and firing is carried out in the usual way. 2831) for Sir John L. Hullett & Sons Ltd., for use at the Darnall and Felixton She is built to a scale of 5 inches to the foot, producing a very powerful locomotive of just under half full size. The locomotive, Bagnall 2494, was delivered F.O.B. This category has the following 37 subcategories, out of 37 total. arrester as latterly fitted. Malletts and Meyers, but strictly speaking they are a design on their own, privacy policy, Engineering: Mechanical > Railway equipment, GB/NNAF/C123672 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/B5946 ). Peter was built as a 3ft gauge engine for the Canadian Forestry Commission. 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