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Encyclopedia > W.G. Bagnall

W.G. Bagnall was a locomotive manufacturer from Stafford, England. It was founded in 1875 by William Gordon Bagnall and ceased trading in 1962 when it was taken over by English Electric Co Ltd. The company was located at the Castle Engine Works, in Castle Town, Stafford. The majority of their products were small four- and six-coupled steam locomotives for industrial use, and many were narrow gauge. They were noted for building steam and diesel locomotives in standard and narrow gauges. A locomotive (from Latin loco motivus) is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train, and has no payload capacity of its own; its sole purpose is to move the train along the tracks. ... Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... William Gordon Bagnall was a British mechanical engineer born in Tamworth, Staffordshire in 1852. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... English Electric logo English Electric was a 20th-century British industrial manufacturer, initially of electric motors, and expanding to include railway locomotives and aviation, before becoming part of GEC. // History 1917: Dick, Kerr & Co. ... Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Great Western Railway No. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ...


Bagnalls introduced several novel type of locomotive valve gear including the Bagnall-Price and the Baguley. More information about these and other Bagnall's valve gear are available here. They also used marine (circular) fireboxes on narrow gauge engines, a design that was cheap but needed a different firing technique. The Walschaert valve gear on a steam locomotive (a PRR E6s). ... In a steam engine, the firebox is the area where the fuel is burned, producing heat to boil the water in the boiler. ...


Some of Kerr Stuart's designs were brought to Bagnalls when they employed Kerr Stuart's chief Draughtsman. Examples of such locomotives can be seen on the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway. Kerr Stuart Tatoo-type locomotive. ... The Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway operates a 2ft (610mm) gauge railway line from Sittingbourne to the banks of the The Swale. ...


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Preservation

Location Name Works Number Built Arrangement Gauge Notes
Amerton Railway Isabel 1491 1897 0-4-0ST 2 ft (610 mm) a typical Bagnall narrow gauge loco
Battlefield Line Lamport No.3 2670 1942 0-6-0ST ft 8½ in (1435 mm) one of a batch of 6 similar locomotives supplied to the Staveley Coal and Iron Company
Battlefield Line Linda 2648 1940 0-4-0ST ft 8½ in (1435 mm) the first of a batch of 9 supplied to the Ministry of Supply for use at Royal Ordnance Factories
Bodmin and Wenford Railway No. 19 2962 1950 0-4-0ST ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Bodmin and Wenford Railway Alfred 3058 1953 0-4-0ST ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Bodmin and Wenford Railway Judy 2572 1937 0-4-0ST ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
Bodmin and Wenford Railway 3121 1957 0-4-0F ft 8½ in (1435 mm) Rare fireless locomotive
Bodmin and Wenford Railway 2766 1944 0-6-0ST ft 8½ in (1435 mm) J94 class
Foxfield Light Railway Hawarden 2623 1940 0-4-0ST ft 8½ in (1435 mm) built for Butterley Company's steelworks, Ripley, Derbyshire
Foxfield Light Railway No. 2 2842 1946 0-4-0ST ft 8½ in (1435 mm) built for the Kent Electric Power Company at Littlebrook Power Station, near Dartford
Foxfield Light Railway Florence No. 2 3059 1954 0-6-0ST ft 8½ in (1435 mm) built for the NCB North Staffordshire Area
Foxfield Light Railway Lewisham 2221 1927 0-6-0ST ft 8½ in (1435 mm) built for the Shropshire Beet Sugar Company at Alscott, near Wellington
Foxfield Light Railway Leys 3027 1961 0-4-0DH ft 8½ in (1435 mm) the last-but-one locomotive built by W G Bagnall
Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway Cherwell 2654 1942 0-6-0ST ft 8½ in (1435 mm) built for the Byfield Ironstone Co's quarry
Welsh Highland Railway Gelert 3050 1953 0-4-2T 2 ft (610 mm) built for the Rustenberg Platinum Mines in South Africa.
Welsh Highland Railway Moel Tryfan 3023 195? 0-4-2T 2 ft (610 mm) built for the Rustenberg Platinum Mines in South Africa.
Welsh Highland Railway Sinembe 2287 1927 4-4-0T 2 ft (610 mm) built for the Tongaat Sugar Estates, Natal.
Stephenson Railway Museum Thomas Burt MP 401 1950 0-6-0 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) There were three, but two survive.
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Kerr Stuart Tatoo locomotive with passenger train. ... External links Battlefield Line Railway website Categories: Substubs | Heritage railways | British visitor attractions ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... External links Battlefield Line Railway website Categories: Substubs | Heritage railways | British visitor attractions ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class, no. ... No. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class, no. ... Alfred, formerly Port of Par Judy Alfred and Judy are two unusually low 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotives built by W.G. Bagnall. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class, no. ... Alfred, formerly Port of Par Judy Alfred and Judy are two unusually low 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotives built by W.G. Bagnall. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class, no. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... GWR 0-6-0PT 5700 Class, no. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... The combined powers of the JCB and nature have often obliterated all trace of an industrial site. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... The combined powers of the JCB and nature have often obliterated all trace of an industrial site. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... The combined powers of the JCB and nature have often obliterated all trace of an industrial site. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... The National Coal Board (NCB) was the nationalised British coal mining company. ... The combined powers of the JCB and nature have often obliterated all trace of an industrial site. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... The combined powers of the JCB and nature have often obliterated all trace of an industrial site. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... The Rushden, Higham & Wellingborough Railway is the railway section of the Rushden Historical Transport Society in the United Kingdom. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... ex-South African Railways Garratt no 138 Millennium/Mileniwm hauling a train out of Caernarfon station December 28, 2004 Sister engine, no 143 in the countryside. ... ex-South African Railways Garratt no 138 Millennium/Mileniwm hauling a train out of Caernarfon station December 28, 2004 Sister engine, no 143 in the countryside. ... ex-South African Railways Garratt no 138 Millennium/Mileniwm hauling a train out of Caernarfon station December 28, 2004 Sister engine, no 143 in the countryside. ... The Stephenson Railway Museum [SRM] was opened in 1986 to house the railway collections of Tyne & Wear Museums. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ...

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