Turin 60 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I'm sure I remember a peak district quarry had one of the ex WW1 2' gauge petrol electric tractors converted to standard gauge and I'm equally sure I've seen one photograph of the beastie. Can't remember what book it's in though-can anyone help? Or does anyone know of any other photographs of the aforementioned loco? John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGH Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I'm sure I remember a peak district quarry had one of the ex WW1 2' gauge petrol electric tractors converted to standard gauge and I'm equally sure I've seen one photograph of the beastie. Can't remember what book it's in though-can anyone help? Or does anyone know of any other photographs of the aforementioned loco? John. You are probably thinking of AMOS on the Ashover Light Railway, latterley used as the Fallgate Yard shunter. It was converted to standard gauge in 1946 and sent in the following year to the Clay Cross Co's Bloxham Ironstone Quarry, near Banbury. After closure of that quarry it was used by contractors lifting several BR lines and finally scrapped in 1964. A photo of the loco at Bloxham by the late Eric Tonks appears in Part 2 of his series on ironstone railways and the same photo also appears in the Wild Swan book on the Ashover Railway by Robert Gratton and Stuart R.Band. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 If there are any pictures of it online, I'd like to see them! Narrow gauge to standard gauge conversions look like they were more common than I had previously thought! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 15, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2013 Most if not all of the standard gauge ones were built as such for the ROD. I probably have details of the numbers built somewhere, if I can find them I will post them here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turin 60 Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 You are probably thinking of AMOS on the Ashover Light Railway, latterley used as the Fallgate Yard shunter. It was converted to standard gauge in 1946 and sent in the following year to the Clay Cross Co's Bloxham Ironstone Quarry, near Banbury. After closure of that quarry it was used by contractors lifting several BR lines and finally scrapped in 1964. A photo of the loco at Bloxham by the late Eric Tonks appears in Part 2 of his series on ironstone railways and the same photo also appears in the Wild Swan book on the Ashover Railway by Robert Gratton and Stuart R.Band. You're spot on, it was Amos. Photo found now I've got to try & work up a sketch to build it! John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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