Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway
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The Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway (BWLR) is located near the villages of Wormshill and Bredgar in Kent, just South of Sittingbourne. It is a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge narrow gauge railway about half a mile in length.
The BWLR is a private line which has been built up as a hobby by a group of friends since the early 1970s [1]. It is a fully operational line, operated to a high standard, with a station, engine sheds and workshops at Warren Wood station and a smaller station at the other end of the line, known as Stony Shaw.
The line is open to the public on the first Sunday of each month throughout the Summer, to raise money for various charities. On open days, a number of other attractions are on display including: a model railway, a Showman's Road Locomotive, a Traction Engine and two Steam Rollers.
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[edit] Rolling stock
[edit] Operational steam locomotives
- L.Schwartzkopf 0-4-0WT No.1 "Bronhilde" (works number 9124 of 1927)[2].
- Arne Jung 0-6-0WT No. 2 "Katie" (works number 3872 of 1931).
- W.G. Bagnall 0-4-0ST No. 4 "Armistice" (works number 2088 of 1919).
- Orenstein & Koppell A.G. 0-4-0WT No. 6 "Eigiau" (works number 5668 of 1912).
- Decauville 0-4-2T No. 7 "Victory" (works number 246 of 1897).
- John Fowler & Co. 0-6-0WT No. 9 "Limpopo" (works number 18800 of 1930).
- Hunslet Engine Co. 0-4-0ST No. 1429 "Lady Joan" (works number 1429 of 1922).
- Henschel & Sohn 0-6-0WT No. 105 "Siam" (works number 29582 of 1956). (750mm gauge).
[edit] Steam locomotives undergoing overhaul or restoration
- Orenstein & Koppell 0-4-0WT No. 12722.
- John Fowler & Co. 0-4-2T No. 13573.
[edit] Operational diesel locomotives
- Bauguley-Drewery 4wDH No. 5 (works number 3775 of 1983).
[edit] Steam road locomotives
The museum has four Steam Road Locomotives in the collection, some are operational and steamed on open days and others are undergoing repair, restoration or overhaul. They are listed below:
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- Garrett Showman's Tractor No. 33305 Reg No. HT 7112 "The Mighty Atom", built in 1918. Operational and used on open days.
- Garrett Agricutural Traction Engine No. 33442 Reg No. BL 9009, built in 1919. Operational and used on open days.
- Ruston & Hornsby Compound Steam Roller No. 115023 Reg No. XM 6373, built in 1922. Operational and used on open days.
- Burrell B Class Steam Roller No. 2551, built in 1903. Undergoing restoration, planned to be operational in late 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ BBC Kent article on the Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway
- ^ Industrial Railway Society (2007). Industrial Locomotives (14EL). Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 901906 39 5.
