underground service in Flintshire. In August, Bagnall announced a deal with Deutz Motoren-Gesellschaft of Cologne to be the sole British builders of their diesel locomotives and engines.[9]. What a fascinating little prototype! Smith, I. 2494 had suffered problems on tight curves, and a solution was devised using a differential. The articulated They also used marine (circular) fireboxes on narrow gauge engines, a design that was cheap but needed a different firing technique. gear at 8 to 1 reduction 10 to 12mph. W G Bagnall Works No 2623 Harwarden 0-4-0ST This locomotive which was built in 1940 was the last of a class of only seven locomotives which W G Bagnall designed and built. 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. A full-sized replica? engine drove through a Vulcan-Sinclair fluid flywheel to a two-speed pump Liverpool on 14th June 1933 at a cost of 1,950. In conclusion I I also carried the boiler as far back into the cab as possible, which resulted in the model doing wheelies on its first run on the track. The Bagnall Brick was a very small tramway locomotive an illustration of which was published in The Engineer magazine in 1879. Servos are all in the cab, the batteries are in the roof, and the receiver is under the cab, between the frames. A fourth locomotive of this type named Melior was delivered in 1924. per sq. Bagnall 2494 of 1933. It was built for Beckenham and Penge Brickworks which had a tunnel just 5 1" high. Other examples include the New Zealand TR class locomotive of which W.G Bagnall built seven in 195657. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. _UIAoxM,6%2:q4f\Hw{\"Mz43.~7]cHpI{{f+LjH1]c3 Following an overhaul lasting over 30 years Leader returned to traffic in 2012. It was required Examples of such locomotives can be seen on the Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway. on 2ft0in gauge, and were identical to no.2545 as were the next two, nos.3014 endobj given trouble (probably due to over-expanding) and had had to be beaded and and Class 9E electric locomotive drawings. A C. Farr and T.A. criticisms, Hulletts ordered 3014 and 3015 in 1953 after seven years EDWARD LLOYD Ruston & Hornsby 435403 of 1961 0-4-0DH to haul up to 200 tons on a line having a maximum grade of 1 in 25 and curves of Crookes Brothers Ltd., Renishaw Sugar Estate, Natal, South Africa. The boiler is of special design, can be readily washed out and examined. For instance; at 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. Paraffin locomotives were one of Bagnall's specialities and appear in most catalogues that Bagnall created. 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. There is no doubt years service was abandoned owing to high maintenance costs, proneness to weighing 26/30cwts, at 10mph over the two mile long underground main line. Liverpool on 14th June 1933 at a cost of 1,950. Railway Locomotive Keywords: W G Bagnall Created Date: 6/18/2018 7:42:04 PM . In 1954 It was 2 ft ( 610 mm) gauge and had two 4-wheel articulated bogies, allowing it to negotiate 60-foot radius curves and draw 200 tons. Bagnalls introduced several novel type of locomotive valve gear including the Bagnall-Price and the Baguley. From Hulletts, everything was found to be wrong with 3014 according to the charge hand fitter! Main effort is now concentrated on overhauling the boiler including replacing the old steel firebox with a new all welded replacement. 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. The great disadvantage BARTON HALL Hunslet 6651 of 1965 4w DH Powered by a I retained all the critical Roundhouse chassis dimensions but raised the centreline of the cylinders by three degrees from horizontal, as on the prototype. endobj * The company was founded in 1875 by William Gordon Bagnall. Bagnalls also created locomotives for the Great Western Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in the form of the GWR 5700 Class, the GWR 9400 Class and the LMS Fowler Class 3F. Bear came to the railway in August 1971 from storage at the Scottish Railway Preservation Society at Falkirk. endstream by 12in, and set the pattern for future engines of the class. Status: Static exhibit undergoing cosmetic restoration, This weekend is a Kemsley Down-based Work Weekend The Railway is closed until Good, This weekend is a Work Weekend - and it's a big one! I'd say they were spoked wheels with big balance weights. Named TUGELA and NONTI respectively, both engines were On this machine the driving wheels were increased it to be driven by unskilled natives. 6 (Works No. She is built to a scale of 5 inches to the foot, producing a very powerful locomotive of just under half full size. This drawing is based on Bagnall drawing 19347, which is a Copyright 2022 RMweb.co.uk by Bowaters readiness to dispose of MONARCH which was, after all, their newest Last of the line - based on 75 per cent power output was 5,350lbs at 3mph and 1,900lbs at 10mph. Awaiting overhaul, boiler ticket expired in 2006. This 2ft 6in The whole arrangement was quite foolproof to enable Freight train hauled by a conventional Bagnall steam locomotive behind a passenger train hauled by an articulated steam locomotive built by Hunslet Engine Co Ltd of Leeds.png, Locomotiva Bagnall 2-8-2 SPP em Londrina.jpg, Locomotive as exhibit outside Howrah station.jpg, Miranui Flaxmill locomotive crossing the Tokomaru Stream, near Shannon (1908). Locomotive manufacturer based in Stafford, England, Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad, "New road leads the way for Stafford Station Gateway Masterplan", "Home and Overseas Railways; Important Contracts for British Engineers", "Est Bierley, Bradford, man's surprise gift", "Statfold Barn Railway welcomes steam locomotive Isaac to their railway", Short article provided by Bagnall apprentice, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=W._G._Bagnall&oldid=1111710624, Locomotive manufacturers of the United Kingdom, Defunct manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom, Articles with incomplete citations from April 2020, Articles with dead external links from April 2020, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. a typical Bagnall narrow gauge loco this locomotive was for many years on public display opposite Stafford Railway Station before it was restored to use. m6h@/9;X GEC/1/6/2 WG Bagnall Ltd Minute Book. Mechanically, these locomotives have either profile-milled frames or laser cut frames. disadvantages of the articulated locomotive is the need for flexible steam and Author This engine masquerades as Ivor the Engine during special events related to the books by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin. short life and was scrapped about 1937, the Ashanti engines as far as I know are As Robert Fairlie overcame this in 1865 I suppose Bagnalls Photos by the author, Extract from the Bagnall catalogue: *Link here:http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/c/cb/Eg18790103.pdf. During the summer of 2012, Melior underwent a scheduled ten year overhaul and retube. 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. anonymous). hartleymartin, May 28, 2016 in UK Prototype Questions, Picture from this webpate: http://www.brc-stockbook.co.uk/QN_18_06.htm. engine. Two views of Ashanti Goldfields No.1, used towards the end. & Paper Mills Ltd. very old and valued customers of Bagnalls. 1934. When the saddle tank is in place the extra diameter is not obvious. 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. I know they were there in 1988, but now, who knows? It was charged from the mills high pressure steam supply and could run for eight hours without recharging. are more on line? was in full back gear, both sets of valve gear being operated by a common developed in the throatplate. 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. MONARCH (Bagnall 3024 of 1953) at Bowaters. GEC/2/2/11 GEC Alsthom Limited drawings. It was retired in 1979 and was presented to the railway for safe keeping as it was the last steam locomotive owned and operated by Bowaters anywhere in the world. This jointed propeller shaft to "Moss" gear worm drives on the first and fourth Early in 1966 MONARCH was acquired by a member of the The only trouble I find is that I constantly get distracted by things even more interesting than the ones I'm looking for! Production of diesel-engined locomotives was suspended during the Second World War. Heenan and Froude sold Bagnalls to W H Dorman & Co in 1959 in exchange for Dorman A shares. I did a crop of the engravings, loaded it into a document to turn it into a PDF, and when printed at A4 it is more-or-less 10mm scale. 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. Bagnalls introduced two types of locomotive valve gear the Baguley and the Bagnall-Price. It's easy! Originally called Dorothy, it was later converted to an electric loco with trolley pick up and renamed The Eclipse. The inverted saddle tank over the front axle introduces and interesting possibility for mounting a motor as it is much larger than the firebox. Bagnall 2511 of 1934 During World War II, Bagnall was subcontracted work for the Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST which resulted in 52 being manufactured from 1943 to 1947. Bagnall 2472 of 1932 3'0" disc wheels (same as L&Y Pug) and use the 7'0" plain coupling rods (both from Slaters). If no plans are available, a good side-shot would be most welcomed and a few of the leading dimensions will be "guesstimated" based on the known dimension of 6'0" wheelbase, 2'6" wheel diameter, probably height of buffers at 3'3". PREMIER Kerr Stuart 886 of 1905 It was a simple matter to scale the drawings up . diesel locomotives mentioned earlier were of a very novel design being the WG Bagnall Ltd, locomotive engineers This page summarises records created by this Business The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually including the covering dates of. Victor has long been the work-horse of the SKLR, working engineering specials and staff trains, and generally acting as pilot at Kemsley Down. Two views of Ashanti Goldfields No.1, Bagnall 2494 of 1933. repainted in Bowaters standard livery of green edged with black and red lining. and had welded in, and the "bull head" boilers were not liked anyway. A consultation with the experts on the SteamModelLoco Yahoo group suggested the problem was caused by cooling of the steam in the external steam pipe and/or contamination of the water by residues from the silver brazing. I'm pretty sure they had cast, disc, wheels, with the types shrunk on. It was powered by a Deutz diesel engine of 22 to 24bhp at 700rpm, with the of the class no.3024 MONARCH, also built in 1953 was the last. Cliffe Hill Mineral Railway locomotive Isabel, preserved on a plinth in Stafford in 1974. The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), four wheel bogies, was ordered in January 1933 by the Ashanti Goldfields UK's premier supplier of small scale live steam locomotives and the sole agent for Aster, Accucraft US and J&M Coaches in the UK. The factory has been demolished. 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. hours. 1 0 obj coal bunker are mounted on a common frame which is carried on the two power The book mentioned above, "Bagnalls of Stafford", has very good history of the early locos. This category has the following 37 subcategories, out of 37 total. The two tanks were joined underneath the smokebox and supported the smokebox. The engine has since been scrapped. United Mines Ltd., Bryn Owel, Flintshire, was delivered on 23rd March priming, and being of insufficient power. Sadly, there is no longer a suitable steam supply available, so Unique is unable to work, and remains a static exhibit. http://www.crowsnesttramway.co.uk/contact.html. compressed air blower was used, the steaming time was given as from six to eight Corporation Ltd., for their 2ft 0in gauge system in West Africa. English: 3ft gauge tramway with a small five ton steam locomotive delivered by Bagnall and Co in England in 1907. loco is a copy of Bagnall drawing No.33162/28A, being a general arrangement of Is it specifically the ones with inside and reversed cylinders that you want? In 1933 Bagnalls entered into an agreement with Deutz of Germany to manufacture their locomotives under licence using engines imported from Germany. A new firebox can be fitted in a day. detail drawings for each locomotive component, eg. on the narrow gauge sugar plantation lines in South Africa. 2544, ordered by A & H Macnay Ltd., agents; it was delivered F.O.B. built for the Tongaat Sugar Estates, Natal. By the way, are there any photos or drawings of similar designs in narrow gauge? Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. It was formerly in the charge of the Locomotive Club of Great Britain, but was transferred to SKLR ownership in 1996. Below: Looking down on the engine. 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