Statfold Barn Railway


The Statfold Barn Railway is a narrow gauge railway of gauge near Tamworth, Staffordshire and partially in Warwickshire, England, also displaying locomotives of other gauges including, and, and other vehicles. It is privately owned by Mr Graham Lee, former chairman of LH Group Services Ltd – which in 2005 bought what remained of the Hunslet Engine Company.
The 'Field Railway' is a gauge line approximately long with a "balloon loop" at one end with a station at the other end, originally with mixed gauge. There is a passing loop halfway along the line which has a single platform 'Oak Tree Halt' and a siding heading off to storage facilities in the 'Grain Store' roundhouse. There is also a separate loop line 'Garden Railway' of gauge round an ornamental lake.
The railway has an extensive workshop where locomotives are built and restored. The railway is not open to the public, but a number of “Enthusiasts’ Days” are held each year and interested enthusiasts may apply for an invitation to one of these events.

History

In March 2010 some 51 locomotives were based on the Statfold Barn Railway, either operable or waiting for restoration or rebuild.
For the 2017 season, a narrow gauge tram track was laid in concrete parallel to the level section of the Field Railway incorporating an mixed gauge rail line. The running shed had a triple gauge line leading down into the standard gauge storage sidings and then across the Field Railway where a short stub led into a field.

Rolling Stock

Steam locomotives

Diesel locomotives

IdentityWorks NumberTypeGaugeBuilderYear BuiltPrevious OperatorStatusNotesImage
1891 regauged to Plymouth Locomotive Works1924a quarry in OhioUnknown
20777Orenstein & Koppel1936ex Kriegsmarine, ex Norden Clay Works, Dorset, ex Durley Light Railway.Operational
Sam2019 firelessHunslet for Robert Hudson1939RNAD Broughton MoorUnknown
Atlas2463Hunslet1941Ministry of Defence depot, Long Marston, Warwickshire, later to Abbey Light RailwayUnknown
3621Hunslet for Robert Hudson1947Under restoration as of 2017
Charley9976Motor Rail1954Somerset River BoardOperational
Brambridge Hall5226Motor Rail1936Hall & Co., Brambridge gravel pits, Colden Common OperationalDonated by Hampshire Narrow Gauge Railway Society in 2019.
AGWI Pet4724Motor Rail1939Anglo Gulf West Indies Petroleum Corporation, Fawley RefineryOperationalDonated by Hampshire Narrow Gauge Railway Society in 2019.
5800 regauged to Plymouth1954St Marys Cement Company, OhioOperational
418776 or 418767Ruston & Hornsby1957CanadaUnknown
6137 regauged to Plymouth1958St Marys Cement Company, OhioOperational
W114H6720Hunslet-Taylor1965Western Reefs Gold Mine, South AfricaOperational
N13H7588Hunslet-Taylor1968Vaal Reefs Gold Mine, South AfricaUnknown
WELSH HIGHLAND No. 56285 regauged to Hunslet1968Millom Haematite Ore & Iron Co LtdUnknown
357010
6941		Hunslet, rebuilt by Andrew Barclay1971 rebuilt 1988EastriggsUnknown
40SD503Motor Rail1975Minworth sewage treatment worksOperational
8819Originally, now Hunslet1979Nantgarw CollieryUnknown
TomD1447
8847		Hudswell Clarke post acquisition by Hunslet1981John Summers & Sons steelworks, Shotton, FlintshireUnknown
A103782 regauged to Baguley-Drewry1984RNAD TrecwnSold to Amerton Railway 2017
9294 firelessHunslet1991British Coal, Stillingfleet Mine, YorkshireUnknown
9351Hunslet1991LUL Jubilee line constructionUnknown
9332Hunslet1994Jan-Pan, SingaporeOperational
D41001FunkeyUnknownUnknown
D51033FunkeyUnknownUnknown
Carnegie4524Hunslet1954Royal Arsenal Railway, WoolwichAwaiting restorationDelivered 2020.

Petrol locomotives

IdentityWorks NumberTypeGaugeBuilderYear BuiltPrevious OperatorStatusNotesImage
680Baguley1916Jacob's biscuits, Aintree Originally paraffin powered, changed to petrol in 1927
774Baguley1919Timber Supply Department railway at Pennal, then Oakeley Slate Quarry, then preserved by Rodney Weaver, sold to Gloddfa Ganol, purchased by the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, cosmetically restored at the Amerton RailwayUnknownStored at Statfold between 2008 and 2012, then returned to the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Tywyn
839924Robert Hudson1924Cairngryffe QuarryUnknown
36863Robert Hudsonc1929RestoredParaffin powered; restored 1987
INCO No 34049Vulcan Iron Works1929Inco Nickel Refinery, Port Colborne, OntarioConverted to run on propane
INCO No 54196Vulcan Iron Works1936Inco Nickel Refinery, Port Colborne, Ontario
Charles3746Brookville1951Nichols Chemical Company, Sulphide OntarioUnknown
38384Robert Hudson1930Steelworks, Staveley, DerbyshireUnder restoration

Compressed Air locomotives

IdentityWorks NumberTypeGaugeBuilderYear BuiltPrevious OperatorStatusNotesImage
Sid9902Etherington/Statfold Barn Railway2009

Electric locomotives

IdentityWorks NumberTypeGaugeBuilderYear BuiltPrevious OperatorStatusNotesImage
6092Wingrove & Rogers1958Beckermet Mining Co Ltd
420253Greenwood & Batley1970Weardale Lead Co LtdOperational
5940AClayton Equipment Company1972Streeters
The Coalition1278W. G. Bagnall, rebuilt by Llechwedd quarry1890, rebuilt c.1930Llechwedd quarryAwaiting restorationRebuilt from 0-4-0T Edith. Loaned from Slate Heritage International 2019
The Eclipse1445W. G. Bagnall, rebuilt by Llechwedd quarry1895, rebuilt 1927Llechwedd quarryAwaiting restorationRebuilt from 0-4-0ST. Loaned from Slate Heritage International 2019

Railcars

IdentityWorks NumberTypeGaugeBuilderYear BuiltPrevious OperatorStatusNotesImage
Libbie1097Baguley1920École Chemin de Fer, FranceOperational
4091Wickham1946Dismantled
4164Wickham1948Dismantled
5864Wickham1951Dismantled
DX 68010
DB965987		7073Wickham1955Unknown
3170Target trolleyWickhamc.1943Ministry of Supply, Lydd RangesOperationalLoaned from The Rail Trolley Trust 2020
Convertible from up to J Craven1987Converted from a Wickham trolley built in 1948
9903Land Rover converted at Statfold Barn Railway2009Operational
The GooseStatfold Barn Railway2015OperationalBuilt on Morris lorry chassis
14/3252319Fairmont?CanadaUnknown
CN 168-31Fairmont?CanadaUnknown
Fairmont?CanadaUnknown

Trams

IdentityWorks NumberTypeGaugeBuilderYear BuiltPrevious OperatorStatusNotesImage
14Single Truck, Double Deck Brush1906Midland Railway, Burton and Ashby Light RailwayOperationalPreviously 3'6" gauge. Withdrawn when the Burton & Ashby Light Railways were closed in 1927. Body survived in a garden in Church Gresley until removed for preservation circa 1970. Exported to Detroit USA 1976 where it was mounted on a Lisbon tramways 900mm gauge truck. Returned to UK 2014 and rebuilt at Statfold with a Clayton battery electric traction package.

Unpowered passenger stock

In May 2014 the railway obtained a rake of four passenger coaches, originally built in 1984 for the Thorpe Park theme park, and latterly used on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway. In 2019 it was donated a coach which originated with the Ramsgate Tunnel Railway of 1936.