First designed by Manning Wardle for Stewart and Lloyds, Colwyn was built by Kitson & Co in 1933, works number 5470. she was shedded at Stewart and Lloyds Pen Mill shed as S&L No 45 and worked in the quarries, eventually having the distinction of hauling the last load of iron ore to be moved by steam in April 1969.
Like her sister engines including Carnarvon she was named after a Welsh town as was the practice at the Corby Steel Works at that time. In 1970 she was purchased by farmer Mr Bernard Amies and worked at Sheringham on the North Norfolk Railway, where she was the star of the Royal Train episode of "Dad's Army" on BBC T.V.
Colwyn was sold in 1985 and arrived at NLR on July 6th 1985. The locomotive is now undergoing a major overhaul at Pitsford & Brampton station.
This photograph of Colwyn was taken at Pen Green
shed on the Stewarts & Lloyds
iron stone railway system sometime during the 1960's by Gerald
Morgan.
| Builder | Kitson & Co, Leeds |
|---|---|
| Built | 1933 |
| Class | - |
| Works Nº | 5470 |
| BR Nº | - |
| Type | Saddle Tank |
| Wheel Arrangement | 0-6-0 |
| Driving Wheel Diameter | 3' 6" |
| Tank Capacity | 800 gallons |
| Boiler Pressure | 160 lbs |
| Cylinders | Inside two 16" x 22" |
| Weight | 38 tons (in working order) |
| Grate Area | 14 sq. ft. |
| Heating Surface | 759 sq. ft. |
| Made Redundant | 1969 |
| Date Preserved | 1970 |
| Current Condition | Restoration in Progress |
| Current Home | NLR |
| Arrived NLR | 6th July 1985 |
 |
 |
Last Amended: 22-Apr-2006
Copyright © Northampton & Lamport Railway 1996-2006