Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Railway Trust

The Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Railway Trust is a British charity which is registered with the British Charity Commission as 292240 under the classification of "Education/Training Environment/Conservation/Heritage".[1] The Trust is the 100% shareholder of the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Wales[2][3] and was established to both protect the future of the railway and provide funds to build a museum at Aberystwyth station.[4] In June 2010 the trust provided £600,000 towards building a new restoration workshop at Aberystwyth.[5]

Policy and objectives

The Trust's 2006 annual report states:

The objectives shall be to preserve, exhibit, display and loan for demonstration for the public benefit and for the advancement of technical, historical and general education, steam and other railway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment, machines and relics which are historical, operational and of general interest and in addition are of educational value. The objective of the charity is also the preservation, maintenance and promotion of narrow gauge railways.[2]

Collection of locomotives

A common belief amongst enthusiasts is that the trust owns a large collection of locomotives. The trust itself claims not to own any locomotives; the Vale of Rheidol Railway Ltd owns a number of locomotives, which are stored on the railway and are listed in the table below. Additionally a director of the Vale of Rheidol Railway, Peter Rampton, privately owns a number of locomotives.[4] However, enthusiasts who ask permission to view the Trust's collection of locomotives are told that it is closed to the public, not that it does not exist.

Builder Works number Date Wheel arrangement Gauge Number Name Notes
BMR/Baguley-Drewry 002 1987 0-6-0DH 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm) 10 Operational
De Winton 106 1877 0-4-0VBT 1 ft 10 3⁄4 in (578 mm) 1877 Kathleen ex Penrhyn Quarry railways[6]
Decauville 1027 1926 0-4-0T 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm) 7 'Progress 5T' type
GWR Swindon 1923 2-6-2T 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in 7 Owain Glyndŵr Currently under restoration at the Vale of Rheidol Railway, Aberystwyth.
GWR Swindon 1923 2-6-2T 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in 8 Llywelyn Operational
GWR Swindon 1924 2-6-2T 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in 9 Prince of Wales Operational
Henschel & Sohn 11854 1925 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in 1917
Hudswell Clarke D564 1930 4wDM 2 ft (610 mm)
Hunslet 7495 1977 4wDM 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm)
Hunslet 605 1894 0-4-0ST 2 ft (610 mm) Margaret ex Penrhyn Quarry railways.[6] Margaret is currently being restored at Aberystwyth by Vale of Rheidol staff. A new boiler made by Woodbines of Chesterfield was delivered in Nov. 2007.
John Fowler 15515 1920 0-6-2T 2 ft 23
John Fowler 10249 1905 0-6-0STT 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm) 6
John Fowler 11938 1909 0-4-2T 2 ft (610 mm) 21
Kerr Stuart 3114 1918 0-4-0ST 2 ft Formerly at the Bala Lake Railway and Gloddfa Ganol. Rebuilt on the Amerton Railway by trustee Alan Civil and operated at that railway in 2002. It is currently on loan to the Devon Railway Centre.
Maffei 4766 1916 0-8-0T OC + tender 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in (603 mm) 31 DFB No 968 ex Feldbahn
Permaquip 005 1985 2w-2DMR 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in DX68804 Thunderbird 4
Plasser U & T1 1985 4wDH 1 ft 11 3⁄4 in UGT1
Ruston Proctor 51168 1916 4wPM 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) ex-Cotton Powder Company
W. G. Bagnall 2228 1928 0-4-4T OC 2 ft (610 mm) 18BG ex Sha Tau Kok Railway and Victorias Milling Co., Negros Occidental

References

  1. ↑ Extract from the Central Register of Charities maintained by the Charity Commission for England and Wales
  2. 1 2 http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/ScannedAccounts%5CEnds40%5C0000292240_ac_20061231_e_c.pdf
  3. ↑ Boyd-Hope, Gary (January 2009). "Rheidol revival: 20 years of private enterprise". Steam Railway 358: 91–5.
  4. 1 2 Rampton, Peter (January–February 2011). "Viewpoint: Phyllis Rampton NG Trust". Narrow Gauge World 73: 39.
  5. ↑ "Cash injection for historic Vale of Rheidol Railway". BBC News. 24 June 2010.
  6. 1 2 Boyd, James I.C. (1985). Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire: Volume 2 The Penrhyn Quarry Railways. The Oakwood Press.
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