Our Collection

Current Locomotives

The following are the locomotives currently in our collection. Most are in regular use on the Watford Miniature Railway.

Bree

  • 2-4-2 Diesel
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by Bruce Whalley

Marri

  • 2-6-0 Steam
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by Willis Light Engineering in 1993

Conway Castle

  • 4w-4w Diesel Hydraulic
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by Fenlow Engineering in 1972
  • Previously ran at Prestatyn, Rudyard Lake and Suffolk Wildlife Park

Nikki Louise

  • 0-6-0 Diesel Hydraulic
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by Ray Prime in 1988
  • Previously ran at Suffolk Wildlife Park

Henry

  • 4-6-2 Steam
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by Ernest Dove in 1950
  • Previously ran at Gwyrch Castle, Great Orme, Skegness and Ferry Meadows

Densil

  • 0-6-0 Diesel Hydraulic
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Previously ran at Wells Harbour Railway

Evelyn

  • 2-6-4T Steam
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by Roger Cockfield and Brian Elliott in 2015

D7000

  • 4-6w Diesel Hydraulic
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by Southern Miniature Railways c. 1965
  • Previously ran at Poole Park

Bluebell

  • 2-4-0 Steam
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by Jack Huddell and John Ley in 2005

Lavendon Castle

  • 4w-4w Diesel Hydraulic
  • 7¼" Gauge
  • Built by the Collins family c. 1995
  • Previously ran on the Lavendon Narrow Gauge Railway

Previous Locomotives

The following which we have previously owned, but have now moved onto new homes elsewhere.

Drachenfels

  • 4w Petrol Mechanical
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by G.D. Owen c. 1989
  • Acquired 2010
  • Sold to private owner in 2016

Treble Chance

  • 4-4w Diesel Hydraulic
  • 12¼" Gauge
  • Acquired 2011 from the Littlehampton Miniature Railway
  • Dismantled 2017

Tigger

  • 0-4-0 Sweet Pea
  • 5" Gauge
  • Acquired from Perranporth Model Engineers in 2015
  • Sold in 2017
  • Formerly known as Fire Queen

Ashley

  • 0-4-0 Battery Electric
  • 5" Gauge
  • Built by W. J. Manley
  • Acquired 2015
  • Sold 2017

Willow

  • 0-4-0 Sweet Pea
  • 5" Gauge
  • Formerly known as Linda
  • Acquired 2015
  • Sold 2017

Thomas Poole

  • 0-6-0 Petrol Hydraulic
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by Roanoke Engineering in 2005
  • Formerly ran at Poole Park Railway
  • Sold to private owner in 2019

Stella Nova

  • 6w-6w Diesel Hydraulic
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by R. Yates in 1979
  • Previously ran at Netherhall Woodland Railway, Morecambe and Orchard Farm Holiday Park
  • Acquired in 2020
  • Sold to Hastings Miniature Railway in 2025

Glanllyn

  • 0-4-4T Single Fairlie Steam locomotive
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by P. Dugdale & R. Plummer
  • Test run at Orchard Farm Holiday Park
  • Acquired in 2020
  • Sold to Hastings Miniature Railway in 2023

Hunmanby Flyer

  • 4w Diesel Hydraulic
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by R. Plummer
  • Previously ran at the Orchard Farm Holiday Park
  • Sold to North Cornwall Miniature Railway in 2020

Tram

  • 4w Diesel Hydraulic
  • 10¼" Gauge
  • Built by Ray Prime in 1989 as a steam outline locomotive
  • Rebuilt early 2000s as tram outline
  • Previously ran at Pavilion Gardens Buxton and a private railway
  • Acquired in 2022
  • Sold in 2023 to Bressingham Steam Museum

Emmett

  • Rio Grande Diesel Hydraulic
  • Originally built as 7¼" gauge by Severn Lamb in 1993
  • Rebuilt by Hastings Miniature Railway as 10¼" gauge in 2017
  • Sold in 2023 to Four Kingdoms Adventure Park

Netta

  • 10¼" Gauge
  • 0-8-0
  • Part built by Roger Cockfield and Brian Elliott
  • Sold to private owner in 2023