PRESERVED SHUNTERS
THE Foxfield Railway’s bright yellow Andrew Barclay 0-6-0DH Meaford
No.4 (No. 486 of 1964) has been out of action for a few years due to worn tyres that need replacing. During this time, the volunteers have not been idle and have been working on the engine ready for when it will return to traffic. The big news came in January with the confirmation that both the money and the plan for the tyre replacement have been agreed. This will see the locomotive move away from the railway for a few months but return as a working locomotive once more.
In the October 2020 issue we reported on the acquisition by Andrew and Phil Civil of John Fowler/Thomas Hill 0-4-0 Bunty (JF No. 4210018 of 1950) from the Northampton and Lamport Railway. Wasting no time, the locomotive was moved to Peak Rail’s Rowsley site, where work has commenced on a full overhaul. A replacement engine identical to the original Rolls-Royce C6NFL has been sourced from a low-hours generator set, and this is being adapted to work in the locomotive. The old engine and torque converter have been removed and the engine bay gutted of all the
Bunty stripped for overhaul at Rowsley, Peak Rail.
old wiring and pipes etc. The running boards are all currently in the process of being replaced and the cab and bonnet are having sections replaced to cut out the rotten plate work whilst the main frames and buffer beams have started to be needle gunned and painted. When complete, the locomotive should become the yard pilot at Rowsley.