Gordon A Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Last week a guest engine arrived in time for our Family Day at the Avon Valley Railway. Willy an 0-4-0 Kerr Stuart well tank provided brake van rides with the veranda of the GWR Toad giving a view of the engine controls. Note the front coupling arrangement for sharp curves. I believe the engine was overhauled at the Flour Mills, more than that I have no idea of its history. I think someone told me it used to work in Gloucester? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted May 15, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 15, 2013 Indeed, it was one of the Fairfield-Mabey locos at Chepstow. Superb restoration job. Details at the normally reliable http://www.uklocos.com/final-results.asp?action=display&Id=2404 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Thanks Dava. Gordon A Bristol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I think it's going to be out and about this year, would look good with Bellerophon when she's back from her repairs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 838rapid Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 A bit more modern history of the loco. The loco for a few years was stored on the Swindon and Cricklade railway. It was on the stop blocks infront of 257 Squadron up against the stop block. It left the Swindon and Cricklade Railway and entered Swindon Works,when the original enerprise was started in there after closure. After that I lost track of the loco,it vanished off the radar,but its good to see it back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Were the Borrows engines copies of the Kerr Stuart design, or was it the other way around? Whatever happend to Windle from the Middleton Railway? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGH Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Were the Borrows engines copies of the Kerr Stuart design, or was it the other way around? Whatever happend to Windle from the Middleton Railway? It was the other way round. Borrows closed down in 1912 and the business was taken over by H.W.Johnson & Co., but they only built 3 locos. By some unknown arrangement Kerr Stuart took over the design and built another 23 locos. The full story is told by Don Townsley in Bylines magazine Vol.8 issue 5 (April 2003) WINDLE is now at the Ribble Steam Railway, where it joined another Borrows well tank - THE KING Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Willy was at the Welland Steam Rally giving brake van rides this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Put in a cracking performance at the Foxfield Gala, despite a hot axle box on the Saturday afternoon which was sorted for Sunday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Put in a cracking performance at the Foxfield Gala, despite a hot axle box on the Saturday afternoon which was sorted for Sunday. He certainly was - not to mention setting the grass alight! Bit of a cr*p shot but it shows him working well! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Here's a couple more from the gala. Getting ready to depart alongside Dubs crane tank. Starting up Foxfield bank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy1165 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I love engines like this. If someone produces one as RTR in 0 Gauge and doesn't offer a solid footplate where the motion should be, I would want one and give a colliery running powers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Willy, as a well tank, has the valve gear outside the frames but behind the wheels. The middle of the frames under the boiler is completely covered to form the top of the water tank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgood Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Hey - all we need is for someone to find evidence of one exported to Australia and there's our next Ixion loco! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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