Rutland Railway Museum
Encyclopedia
- For the US railway see Rutland Railway
Heritage railway
thumb|right|the Historical [[Khyber train safari|Khyber Railway]] goes through the [[Khyber Pass]], [[Pakistan]]A heritage railway , preserved railway , tourist railway , or tourist railroad is a railway that is run as a tourist attraction, in some cases by volunteers, and...
on part of a former Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
mineral branch line. It is situated NE of Oakham
Oakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
, in Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
, England.
Overview
The branch line linked to the Melton MowbrayMelton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...
to Oakham
Oakham
-Oakham's horseshoes:Traditionally, members of royalty and peers of the realm who visited or passed through the town had to pay a forfeit in the form of a horseshoe...
main line at Ashwell
Ashwell, Rutland
Ashwell is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is located about three miles north of Oakham....
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 was known locally as Cottesmore Iron Ore Mines Sidings.
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 cab of the massive dragline excavator Sundew
Sundew (dragline)
Sundew was a large electrically powered dragline excavator used in mining operations in Rutland and Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom.Built by Ransomes & Rapier and named after the winning horse of the 1957 Grand National , it began work in a Rutland iron ore quarry belonging to Stewarts &...
is on display here.
The museum operates trains on a 0.75 miles (1.2 km) length of track and occupies an area of nearly 7 acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
s (28,000 m²).
Steam locomotives
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- Hawthorn LeslieHawthorn Leslie and CompanyR. & W. Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Limited, usually referred to as Hawthorn Leslie, was a shipbuilding and locomotive manufacturer. The Company was founded on Tyneside in 1886 and ceased building ships in 1982.-History:...
0-4-0ST No. 3865 "Singapore" built in 1936. awaiting boiler retube. - Andrew BarclayAndrew Barclay & Sons Co.Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. was a builder of steam and diesel locomotives, based in Kilmarnock, Scotland, that was founded in 1840 and is now owned by Wabtec Rail.- History :...
0-4-0ST No. 1931 "BSC No. 2 built in 1927. in steam 9years left on boiler ticket. - 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, and cab is back on the frames. Planned to be complete september 2011.
- Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST No. 776 "Firefly" built in 1896, being sold in 1899. Undergoing restoration with frames, tank and cab receiving attention. (Also carried the names "Albion" and "Punch Hull" during working life).
- Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST outside cylinder Works No. 2350 "Belvoir". Awaiting restoration: requires a new smokeboxSmokeboxA smokebox is one of the major basic parts of a Steam locomotive exhaust system. Smoke and hot gases pass from the firebox through tubes where they pass heat to the surrounding water in the boiler. The smoke then enters the smokebox, and is exhausted to the atmosphere through the chimney .To assist...
as well as work on the rest of the engine before it can be steamed again. Painted dark blue, lined-out in black and yellow. - BagnallW.G. BagnallW. 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...
0-6-0ST "Cranford" No. 2. Awaiting overhaul, boiler ticket expired in 2006. - Peckett and SonsPeckett and SonsPeckett and Sons was a locomotive manufacturer at the Atlas Works in St. George, Bristol, England.-Fox, Walker and Company:The company began trading in 1864 at the Atlas Engine Works, St. George, Bristol, as Fox, Walker and Company, building four and six-coupled saddle tank engines for industrial use...
0-4-0ST No. 8 . Undergoing major restoration with chassis almost complete. - Peckett and Sons 0-4-0ST No. 1257 "Uppingham" built in 1912. Stored, planned to be exhibited in the new museum building.
- AvonsideAvonside Engine CompanyThe Avonside Engine Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Avon Street, St. Philip's, Bristol, England between 1864 and 1934. However the business originated with an earlier enterprise Henry Stothert and Company.-Origins:...
0-6-0ST No. 1972 "Stamford" built in 1927. Back on site from the Bluebell Rly, no short term plans to restore. - Hawthorn LeslieHawthorn Leslie and CompanyR. & W. Hawthorn Leslie and Company, Limited, usually referred to as Hawthorn Leslie, was a shipbuilding and locomotive manufacturer. The Company was founded on Tyneside in 1886 and ceased building ships in 1982.-History:...
0-6-0ST No. 3138 built in 1915. Under restoration. - Hunslet Engine CompanyHunslet Engine CompanyThe Hunslet Engine Company is a British locomotive-building company founded in 1864 at Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England by John Towlerton Leather, a civil engineering contractor, who appointed James Campbell as his Works Manager.In 1871, James Campbell bought the company for...
0-4-0ST Vigilant 287 of 1882 undergoing restoration to running order for the first time in preservation .
- Hawthorn Leslie
Diesel locomotives
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- Yorkshire Engine CompanyYorkshire Engine CompanyThe Yorkshire Engine Company was a small independent locomotive manufacturer in Sheffield, England. The Company was formed in 1865 and continued to produce locomotives and carry out general engineering work until 1965...
0-6-0DE No. 2872 built in 1962. Stored awaiting restoration but it is intended to be restored shortly. - SentinelSentinel Waggon WorksSentinel Waggon Works Ltd was a British company based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire that made steam-powered lorries, railway locomotives, and later, diesel engined lorries and locomotives.-Alley & MacLellan, Sentinel Works, Jessie Street Glasgow:...
0-4-0DH No. 10201 "Betty" built in 1964. In full working order Non vac fitted cab rides and freight trains only. - Sentinel 0-4-0DH No. 10207 "Graham" built in 1965. Under restoration Vac fitted.
- John Fowler & Co.John Fowler & Co.thumb|right|John Fowler & Co. [[steam roller]] of 1923John Fowler & Co Engineers of Leathley Road, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England produced traction engines and ploughing implements and equipment, as well as railway equipment. Fowler also produced the Track Marshall tractor which was a...
0-4-0DH No. 4220007 "Ketton No. 1" built in 1960. Operational but needs painting. - RustonRuston (engine builder)Ruston & Hornsby, later known as Ruston, was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England, the company's history going back to 1840. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and also of steam shovels. Other products included cars, steam...
Class 165DE 0-4-0DH No. 421436 "Elizabeth" built in 1958. Out of service but can be run. - Thomas HillThomas Hill (Rotherham) LtdThomas Hill Limited was a company which repaired and sold steam road vehicles, diesel and electric road vehicles and railway locomotives. It later made its name building and rebuilding diesel locomotives.-History:...
4wdDH No. 177 "Mr D" built in 1967. In full working order and popular for shunting, cab rides and freight trains only. - Andrew Barclay 0-4-0DH No. 499 built in 1965. Stored awaiting restoration.
- North British Locomotive CompanyNorth British Locomotive CompanyThe North British Locomotive Company was created in 1903 through the merger of three Glasgow locomotive manufacturing companies; Sharp Stewart and Company , Neilson, Reid and Company and Dübs and Company , creating the largest locomotive manufacturing company in Europe.Its main factories were...
0-4-0DH No. 27656 built in 1957. Stored awaiting restoration. - RustonRuston (engine builder)Ruston & Hornsby, later known as Ruston, was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England, the company's history going back to 1840. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and also of steam shovels. Other products included cars, steam...
Class 48DS 4wd No. 411319 built in 1955. Operational, sometimes found coupled to the tools van or the goods trains. - RustonRuston (engine builder)Ruston & Hornsby, later known as Ruston, was an industrial equipment manufacturer in Lincoln, England, the company's history going back to 1840. The company is best known as a manufacturer of narrow and standard gauge diesel locomotives and also of steam shovels. Other products included cars, steam...
Class LPSE 0-4-0DE No. 544997 built in 1969. Undergoing restoration, the bodywork has been overhauled but it needs mechanical attention before it can run again.
- Yorkshire Engine Company
Wagons
The museum has a whole selection of wagons which are used for demonstrations on open days. Details are below.- Open Wooden Wagon rake
This rake is not currently operational.
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- Stanton Ironworks Co. 4-plank wagon 624.
- Stanton Ironworks Co. 5-plank wagon 818.
- Stanton Ironworks Co. 5-plank wagon 849.
- Stanton Ironworks Co. 5-plank wagon 860.
- Stewarts and Lloyds 4-plank wagon 3046.
- Stewarts and Lloyds 4-plank wagon 3153.
- Hopper Wagon Train
This rake is available for use and can be seen in operation.
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- LMS Iron Ore Hopper Wagon M691079.
- LMS Iron Ore Hopper Wagon M691193.
- LMS Iron Ore Hopper Wagon M691448.
- LMS Iron Ore Hopper Wagon M691595.
- LMS Iron Ore Hopper Wagon M691982.
- Appleby-Frodingham Iron Ore Hopper Wagon P210000.
- Sheepbridge Iron and Steel Co. Hopper Wagon 8251.
- Private Owner Steel Mineral Hopper Wagon P15675.
Industrial locomotives
from many builders including:- W. G. Bagnall
- English ElectricEnglish ElectricEnglish Electric was a British industrial manufacturer. Founded in 1918, it initially specialised in industrial electric motors and transformers...
- Hibberd (Planet)F. C. Hibberd & Co LtdF. C. Hibberd & Co Ltd was a British locomotive-building company founded in 1927 to build industrial petrol and diesel locomotives. In 1932 the company acquired the goodwill of James and Frederick Howard Ltd...
- Hudswell ClarkeHudswell ClarkeHudswell, Clarke and Company Limited was an engineering and locomotive building company in Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.-History:...
- John FowlerJohn Fowler & Co.thumb|right|John Fowler & Co. [[steam roller]] of 1923John Fowler & Co Engineers of Leathley Road, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England produced traction engines and ploughing implements and equipment, as well as railway equipment. Fowler also produced the Track Marshall tractor which was a...
- HunsletHunslet Engine CompanyThe Hunslet Engine Company is a British locomotive-building company founded in 1864 at Jack Lane, Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England by John Towlerton Leather, a civil engineering contractor, who appointed James Campbell as his Works Manager.In 1871, James Campbell bought the company for...
- Ruston & Hornsby
- Thomas HillThomas Hill (Rotherham) LtdThomas Hill Limited was a company which repaired and sold steam road vehicles, diesel and electric road vehicles and railway locomotives. It later made its name building and rebuilding diesel locomotives.-History:...
- Yorkshire Engine CompanyYorkshire Engine CompanyThe Yorkshire Engine Company was a small independent locomotive manufacturer in Sheffield, England. The Company was formed in 1865 and continued to produce locomotives and carry out general engineering work until 1965...