Greenly established his own miniature railway engineering company Greenly Engineering Models in Hounslow, Middlesex, and his renowned engineering design skills were well matched with the practical engineering skills of his workshop engineering manager Jock Campbell.
Legacy
Greenly's designs have been celebrated in countless periodicals and books, but the greatest testimony to his skill is the enormous number of his locomotives that are still operating today.
1¾ inch gauge
GWR 3600 Class 2-4-2T, tank engine, single inside cylinder, Slide valves
SR Lord Nelson class 4-6-0 tender engine, originally designed by Richard Maunsell, two outside cylinders, piston or slide valves, Walschaerts valve gear
North British RailwayS class0-6-0 freight tender engine designed by William Reid, two inside cylinders, slide valves, indirect link motion with rocker arm valve gear.
BR class 4 2-6-4T tank engine, two outside cylinders, piston or slide valves, Walschaerts valve gear
GWR King class 4-6-0 tender engine, four cylinders, piston valves, twin inside Walschaerts valve gear.
Risborough 4-6-4T tank engine freelance design with two outside cylinders, piston valves, outside Walschaerts valve gear.
Stantor2-6-2 tender engine, freelance narrow gauge design with two outside cylinders, slide valves, outside Joy valve gear.
15-inch gauge
Little Giant class Atlantic 4-4-2 with two outside cylinders, slide valves, inside Stephenson's valve gear, ¼ scale or 3 inches to the foot, first built in 1904, over time a total of 9 were built all by Bassett-Lowke
Sans Pareil class Atlantic 4-4-2 with two outside cylinders, slide valves, inside Stephenson's valve gear, scale; 3¼ inches to the foot, first built in 1911, over time a total of 3 were built all by Bassett-Lowke
Colossus type Pacific 4-6-2 design akin to the original '’Colossus'’ designed for Howey which later passed to the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway with two outside cylinders, piston valves, outside Walschaerts valve gear, scale; 3¼ inches to the foot
River Esk 2-8-2 tender engine in 1923, Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, 2 outside cylinder Lentz poppet valve gear, converted to Walschaerts valve gear in 1927, built by Davey-Paxman & Co Colchester
Green Goddess, Northern Chief, and Southern Maid all Great Northern/LNER style Pacific 4-6-2 tender engines built for the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in 1925 at ⅓ scale or 4 inches to the foot by Davey-Paxman & Co. Two cylinders, piston valves, and Walschaerts valve gear.
Hercules and Samson both freelance design but LNER style Mountain 4-8-2 tender engines built for the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in 1925 at ⅓ scale or 4 inches to the foot by Davey-Paxman & Co. Two cylinders, piston valves, and Walschaerts valve gear.
Typhoon and Hurricane both Great Northern/LNER style Pacific 4-6-2 tender engines built for the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway in 1927 at ⅓ scale or 4 inches to the foot by Davey-Paxman & Co. Three cylinders, piston valves, and Walschaerts valve gear.
