Steam Hauled passenger train
Demonstration of a Goods Train "The Rutland Railway Museum occupies an area of nearly 7 acres (28,000 m²) on part of the former Midland Railway mineral branch line in Rutland. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2848x1681, 514 KB) Summary Passenger Train on the Rutland Railway. ...
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Overview
The branch line linked to the Melton Mowbray to Oakham main line at Ashwell Station. Exchange sidings were once located at the Museum serving three separate private quarry railway systems associated with the past extraction of iron ore. The Museum site is known locally as Cottesmore Iron Ore Mines Sidings." (from the Museum website) Melton Mowbray or just Melton (as it is commonly known to its inhabitants) is a town of around 26,000 people in the borough of Melton north-east Leicestershire, England, 15 miles from Leicester and 105 miles north of London. ...
Arms of Rutland County Council Oakham is the county town of Rutland, England. ...
Ashwell is a village situated about four miles north of Baldock in Hertfordshire. ...
The museum aims to collect and show industrial locomotives and mineral wagons from iron ore and similar mines. They also have a face shovel and dumpers as used in a quarry. The Museum operates trains on a 0.75 mile (1.2 km) length of track; it is situated SE of Melton Mowbray. Melton Mowbray or just Melton (as it is commonly known to its inhabitants) is a town of around 26,000 people in the borough of Melton north-east Leicestershire, England, 15 miles from Leicester and 105 miles north of London. ...
Locomotives Steam Locomotives -
- Hawthorne Leslie 0-4-0ST No 3865 "Singapore" built in 1936. In service on passenger trains at Cottersmore, boiler ticket expires in 2008.
- Sentinel 0-4-0VBT No 7. In service after a succesful visit from the bouiler inspector, boiler ticket expires in 2017.
- Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST No 1931 "BSC No 2 built in 1927. Nearing the end of its restoration, the frames are finished and so is the cab which is on the frames and the saddle tank is also finished, the boiler should be back from repair in a month or so, planned completion is later this year.
- Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST No 2088 "Sir Thomas Royden" built in 1940. Almost finished, the boiler has been inspected and is back in the frames, the saddle tank should be fitted soon. Planned to be complete this year.
- Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST "Firefly". Undergoing restoration, planned to be complete in 2008.
- Avonside 0-4-0ST "Dora". Boiler ticket expired in 2005, on static display in the yard awaiting overhaul.
- Bagnall 0-6-0ST "Cranford" No 2. Awaiting overhaul, boiler ticket expired in 2006.
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