Rolling stock of the Swanage Railway
This article is about the Rolling stock of the Swanage Railway.
Steam locomotives
Operational
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Number and name |
Origin |
Wheel arrangement |
Class |
Notes |
Photograph |
30053 |
LSWR |
0-4-4T |
M7 Class |
Built in 1905. Arrived at the Swanage Railway in 1987 and returned to service following Restoration in 1992 and is owned by Drummond Locomotives Limited.[2] |
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34070 "Manston" |
SR |
4-6-2 |
Battle of Britain Class |
Built in 1947. Returned to service at the Swanage Railway in 2008 and owned by Southern Locomotives Limited. Boiler Ticket expires in 2018. |
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31806 |
SR |
2-6-0 |
SR U Class |
Built 1924. An overhaul to running condition was completed in 2010. Based at Swanage Railway from September 2014. Privately owned. Boiler Ticket expires in 2021.[3] |
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80104 |
BR |
2-6-4T |
Standard Class 4 |
Built in 1955. Arrived at the Swanage Railway in 1984 and owned by Southern Locomotives Limited. Returned to service after overhaul in March 2015 with a new seven year ticket. Ticket expires in 2022. |
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Undergoing overhaul, repair or restoration
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Number and name |
Origin |
Wheel arrangement |
Class |
Notes |
Photograph |
34072 "257 Squadron" |
SR |
4-6-2 |
Battle of Britain Class |
Built in 1948. Arrived at the Swanage Railway in 1990 and owned by Southern Locomotives Limited. Overhaul nearing Completion at Herston works. Expected to return to service in summer 2016. |
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31874 |
SR |
2-6-0 |
SR N Class |
Built in 1925 and arrived in 2014. Undergoing overhaul at Herston works for a return to service in 2016. |
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Stored
Number and name |
Origin |
Wheel arrangement |
Class |
Notes |
Photograph |
34010 "Sidmouth" |
SR |
4-6-2 |
West Country Class |
Built in 1945. Arrived at the Swanage Railway in 2006 and owned by Southern Locomotives Limited. Restoration will start after 34072 257 Squadron is completed in 2016.[5] |
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34028 "Eddystone" |
SR |
4-6-2 |
West Country Class |
Built in 1946. Arrived at the Swanage Railway in 1999 and owned by Southern Locomotives limited. Boiler Certificate expired in August 2014. Overhaul will start when classmate 34010 'Sidmouth's restoration is completed.[6] |
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31625 |
SR |
2-6-0 |
SR U Class |
Built 1928. Arrived August 2014 and is currently stored at Corfe Castle. Overhaul due to commence in 2016. |
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Swanage locomotives based elsewhere
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Diesel locomotives
Operational
[9]
Undergoing overhaul, repair or restoration
[12]
Number and name |
Origin |
Wheel arrangement |
Class |
Notes |
Photograph |
4210132 "May" |
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0-4-0DM |
Fowler 0-4-0DM |
Built in 1957 and owned by the Swanage Railway and being restored by the Sygnets [13] |
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"Beryl" |
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F.C.Hibberd Planet |
Petrol Shunter. First loco to arrive at Swanage Station. |
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D6515 "Lt Jenny Lewis RN" |
British Rail |
Bo-Bo |
Class 33 |
Built in 1960, Named in 2014 and owned by the 71A Locomotive Group [14] Awaiting axle repairs |
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DMUs
[15]
Origin |
Number |
Class |
Notes |
Photograph |
British Rail |
Unit 51933 and 56504 Set No LO618 |
Class 108 |
Built 1960/61. Arrived at the Swanage Railway in 1997. Returned to service after being overhauled at Eastleigh. |
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British Rail |
Unit 55028 Set No L128 |
Class 121 |
Built in 1960. Arrived at the Swanage Railway in 2009. Currently at Eastleigh under overhaul to allow eventual use on the mainline connection to Wareham.[16] |
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British Rail |
Unit 51346, 51388 and Trailer Car 59486 Set No - |
Class 117 |
Built in 1960. Arrived at the Swanage Railway in 2003, Trailer car 59846 in 2011. Currently at Eastleigh under overhaul to allow eventual use on the mainline connection to Wareham.[17] |
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British Rail |
Unit 51353 Set No 117301 |
Class 117 |
Built in 1959. Stored away from the Railway at a private location, DMS 51395 Scrapped March 2013 [18] |
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British Rail |
Unit 51356, 51392 and Trailer Car 59492 Set No L702 |
Class 117 |
Built 1959/60. Moved to the railway December 2014, to provide spares for Project Wareham Units,[19] DMS 51398 Scrapped January 2012 [20] |
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Electric Motive Power
Stored or on display
Origin |
Number |
Class |
Notes |
Photograph |
British Rail |
Unit 76298, 70855, 70824 and 76322 Set No 413 |
438 |
Stored away from the Railway at a private location and owned by the Swanage 4-TC Group [21] |
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Carriages
Pre-grouping coaches
[22]
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
LSWR |
49 |
6-Wheeled 5 Compartment Composite (Body Only) |
Stored awaiting major restoration |
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LSWR |
911 |
6-Wheeled Third (Body Only) |
Stored awaiting major restoration |
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LSWR |
1512 |
6-Wheeled 5 Compartment Second (Body Only) |
Stored awaiting major restoration |
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LSWR |
733 |
Inspection Saloon (Body Only) |
Stored awaiting major restoration |
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LSWR |
74 |
Ironclad Third Corridor |
Stored awaiting restoration off main site |
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Maunsell coaches
[23]
The carriages designed by Richard Maunsell for the Southern Railway had a restrained elegance. In preservation terms they provide a superb vintage experience for the passenger, For more information see SR Maunsell carriage
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
Maunsell |
6699 |
Brake Corridor Composite |
Stored awaiting restoration, To be used in a Push-Pull Set with 1323 |
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Maunsell |
6697 |
Brake Corridor Composite |
Stored awaiting restoration |
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Maunsell |
2768 |
Brake Third Corridor (Underframe Only) |
Stored awaiting major restoration |
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Maunsell |
1323 |
Open Third |
Stored awaiting restoration, To be used in a Push-Pull Set with 6699 |
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Maunsell |
1381 |
Open Third |
Currently under restoration at Corfe Castle. Body in good condition |
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Maunsell |
1346 |
Open Third |
Overhaul taking place at Ramparts, Derby |
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Bulleid carriages
[24]
The 1940s Southern Railway designs of Oliver Bulleid produced a very clean, modern-looking carriage, many of the features of which were perpetuated in the BR standard (Mk. I) designs.
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
Bulleid |
1457 |
Open Third |
Awaiting restoration, currently used as stores / workshop for carriage restoration. |
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Bulleid |
5761 |
Corridor Composite |
Operational, Entered service in March 2014 |
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Bulleid |
4366 |
Semi-Open Brake Third |
Stored awaiting restoration |
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Bulleid |
4365 |
Semi-Open Brake Third |
Operational |
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Pullman cars
Origin |
Number |
Name |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
Pullman Car Company |
114 |
- |
Kitchen Third (Rebuilt as Observation Car) |
Operational |
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Pullman Car Company |
278 |
Bertha |
Kitchen Composite |
Operational, Originally with a 6-PUL set, Stored away from the Railway at a private location |
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Pullman Car Company |
246 |
Lydia |
Kitchen First |
Operational, Stored away from the Railway at a private location |
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Pullman Car Company |
247 |
Isle of Thanet |
Parlour First |
Operational, Stored away from the Railway at a private location |
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British Railways standard steam stock (Mk.I)
[25]
The Backbone of most preserved railways, They are a durable design, representing in many ways the culmination of traditional carriage design in the UK, prior to the introduction of monocoque techniques.
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
British Railways |
4803 |
Second Open |
Operational, painted in Crimson and Cream for the Wessex Belle Wine and Dine Trains |
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British Railways |
4416 |
Tourist Second Open |
Operational |
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British Railways |
4349 |
Tourist Second Open |
Operational |
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British Railways |
4055 |
Tourist Second Open (Now Bar Car) |
Operational, painted in Crimson and Cream for the Wessex Belle Wine and Dine Trains |
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British Railways |
3764 |
Tourist Second Open (Now Buffet Car) |
Operational |
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British Railways |
3090 |
First Open |
Operational, painted in Crimson and Cream for the Wessex Belle Wine and Dine Trains |
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British Railways |
4983 |
Tourist Second Open |
Operational |
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British Railways |
9015 |
Brake Second Open |
Operational |
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British Railways |
1947 |
Unclassed Restaurant Car |
Operational, Used as Birds Nest Buffet at Swanage Station located in the spur off the run round loop sometimes advertised as either platform 2A or 3 |
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British Railways |
81410 |
Gangwayed Full Brake |
Operational |
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British Railways |
4842 |
Tourist Second Open |
Operational |
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British Railways |
4981 |
Tourist Second open |
Operational |
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British Railways |
4961 |
Tourist Second Open |
Operational |
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British Railways |
21205 |
Brake Corridor Composite |
Operational, painted in Crimson and Cream for the Wessex Belle Wine and Dine Trains |
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British Railways |
24127 |
Corridor Second (Now Disabled Vehicle) |
Operational |
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British Railways |
35059 |
Brake Corridor Second |
Operational |
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British Railways |
35464 |
Brake Corridor Second |
Operational |
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British Railways |
4945 |
Tourist Second Open |
Operational |
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British Railways |
1865 |
Restaurant Miniature Buffet |
Operational, Used as Birds Nest Buffet at Norden Station, will close in November 2015 to allow a better line of sight for locomotives leaving the station.[26] |
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British Railways |
1937 |
Unclassed Restaurant Car |
Operational, painted in Crimson and Cream for the Wessex Belle Wine and Dine Trains |
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British Railways |
4899 |
Tourist Second Open |
Operational |
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British Railways standard stock (Mark 3)
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
BR |
10619 |
Mark 3a Convertible Sleeper |
Operational, Used as sleeper car for volunteers spending the night down on the railway |
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Non-passenger coaching stock
Southern Railway vans, etc
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
SR |
4594 |
General Utility Van |
Operational |
|
SR |
2464 |
General Utility Van |
Operational, Carried Winston Churchill's Coffin in 1965. Away on loan to National Railway museum. |
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SR |
385 |
Full Brake |
Operational |
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SR |
232 |
Full Brake |
Operational, Based in Corfe Sidings, used as the Sygnet's "HQ" |
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SR |
256 |
Full Brake |
Operational |
|
SR |
1234 |
Parcels and Miscellaneous Van |
Operational |
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SR |
1248 |
Parcels and Miscellaneous Van |
Operational |
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SR |
1628 |
Parcels and Miscellaneous Van |
Operational |
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SR |
1449 |
Covered Carriage Truck |
Operational |
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SR |
2212 |
Parcels and Miscellaneous Van |
Operational |
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Other
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
GWR |
2661 |
"Bloater" Fish Van |
Used as a Mess Van |
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LMS |
5291 |
6-Wheel Milk Tank |
Operational |
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BR |
87894 |
Blue Spot Fish Van |
Operational |
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BR |
87675 |
Blue Spot Fish Van |
Operational |
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BR |
87929 |
Blue Spot Fish Van |
Operational |
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Goods wagons
Brake vans
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
SR |
360329 |
25ton "Pillbox" Brake Van |
Operational |
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SR |
56289 |
Queen Mary Brake Van |
Operational |
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SR |
56284 |
Queen Mary Brake Van |
Awaiting restoration |
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SR |
56400 |
25ton "Pillbox" Brake Van |
Operational |
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BR |
993822 |
Shark Brake Van |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
955132 |
4 Wheel Brake Van |
Awaiting restoration |
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Covered goods vans
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
GWR |
17861 |
Tool Van |
Operational |
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BR |
781861 |
Pallet Van |
Operational |
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BR |
- |
Type B Goods container |
Awaiting Major restoration |
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BR |
854906 |
Ventilated Goods Van |
Operational |
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BR |
854757 |
Ventilated Goods Van |
Operational |
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LNER |
47726 |
Non-Ventilated Goods Van |
Awaiting Restoration |
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SR |
49445 |
Ventilated Goods Van |
Operational |
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BR |
779696 |
Ventilated Pallet Van |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
782021 |
Ventilated Pallet Van |
Awaiting restoration |
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LSWR |
2780 |
Non-Ventilated Goods Van |
Operational |
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SR |
48367 |
Ventilated Goods Van |
Operational |
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SR |
49208 |
Ventilated Goods Van |
Awaiting restoration |
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LNER |
775832 |
Non-Ventilated Goods Van |
Operational |
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BR |
889000 |
Non-Ventilated Ferry Van |
Operational |
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BR |
55867 |
Type B Container Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
88xxxx |
Banana Van |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
774172 |
Non-Ventilated Goods Van |
Awaiting restoration |
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LSWR |
47266 |
Non-Ventilated Goods Van |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
774977 |
Ventilated Goods Van |
Operational |
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BR |
780331 |
Ventilated Goods Van |
Operational |
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BR |
872042 |
Non-Ventilated Goods Van |
Awaiting restoration |
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LMS |
187085 |
Ventilated Goods Van |
Awaiting restoration |
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Open goods wagons
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
SR |
60001 |
5 Plank Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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GWR |
60286 |
5 Plank Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
732018 |
5 Plank Tube Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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SR |
37064 |
8 Plank Wagon |
Operational |
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BR |
732180 |
5 Plank Tube Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
732027 |
5 Plank Tube Wagon |
Operational |
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SR |
59342 |
8 Plank Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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- |
121 |
Match Wagon |
Operational |
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- |
131 |
Match Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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- |
128 |
Match Wagon |
Operational |
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BR |
740044 |
5 Plank Pipe Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
732234 |
5 Plank Tube Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
577004 |
Mineral Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
935708 |
Plate Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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SR |
63002 |
4 Plank Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
160073 |
Mineral Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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Flat wagons, bolster wagons and Rail and Sleeper wagons
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
LNER |
274569 |
Bogie Flat Rail/Sleeper Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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SR |
64622 |
Borail Rail Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
738836 |
Conflat L Container Flat |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
738749 |
Conflat L Container Flat |
Operational |
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SR |
61095 |
Machinery Flat |
Awaiting restoration |
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LNER |
274571 |
Sturgeon bogie Flat |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
996437 |
Salmon bogie Flat |
Awaiting restoration |
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SR |
61963 |
5 Plank Ballast/Sleeper Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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SR |
61983 |
5 Plank Ballast/Sleeper Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
738507 |
Conflat L Container Flat |
Operational |
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SR |
39613 |
Conflat D Container flat |
Awaitng restoration |
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SR |
39634 |
Conflat D Container flat |
Awaitng restoration |
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SR |
61989 |
5 Plank Ballast/Sleeper Wagon |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
923235 |
Bogie Bolster Q |
Awaiting restoration |
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SR |
998006 |
Flatrol SB |
Operational |
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SR |
61155 |
Machinery Flat |
Operational |
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BR |
502826 |
Conflat A Container Flat |
Awaiting restoration |
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Tank wagons
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
- |
48442 |
4-Wheel Water tank |
Operational |
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Ballast wagons
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
SR |
62070 |
Walrus Bogie Steel Hopper |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
992784 |
Dogfish Steel Hopper |
Operational |
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BR |
978059 |
Turbot Bogie Steel Open |
Operational |
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LU |
402 |
Steel Hopper |
Awaiting restoration |
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BR |
972750 |
Rudd Ballast Wagon |
Operational |
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BR |
978683 |
Turbot Bogie Steel Open |
Operational |
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Cranes and other special use wagons
Origin |
Number |
Type |
Notes |
Photograph |
SR |
CB5968 |
15t Diesel Electric Crane |
Operational |
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SR |
3095 |
Crane Jib Runner |
Awaiting Restoration |
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SR |
2008 |
Manual Crane |
Awaiting restoration |
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SR |
CC1011 |
10t Diesel Electric Crane |
Operational |
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SR |
95210 |
45t Steam Crane |
Under restoration |
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MOD |
3150 |
Well Wagon carrying a hydraulic crane |
Awaiting Restoration |
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Narrow Gauge Rolling Stock
Most of the Narrow gauge rolling stock is based at Norden Station, For list of rolling stock see Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum
References
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