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ROLLINGSTOCKELVAN LUCE LITTLE CLYDE CLYDE NITH CHARLOTTE
ELVAN, Leadhills and Wanlockhead Locomotive Number 2 Built by Motor Rail Limited, Simplex Works in Bedford as works number 9792 and delivered new to London Brick Company , King’s Dyke Works, Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire on 3rd March 1955. This Locomotive has a two cylinder water cooled diesel engine producing twenty / twenty-eight horse power. Originally built as a two foot eleven inch gauge locomotive, it was re-gauged in 1969 to its present two foot gauge.It weighs two and a half tonnes (2500kg) and is eight feet ten inches long ( approximately 2.7m), four feet eight inches wide (1.4m) and is five feet six inches high (1.7m). Elvan started work in the King’s Dyke Works in 1955 and was known as KD7 and later as L114. The tramway was replaced by conveyors in 1969 and Elvan was modified in the Flettons LB3 workshops in Peterborough for use at the LB4 works until closure in 1974. In 1974 the Locomotive was moved to LBC Warboys Works where it was used as a standby locomotive until the works closed in August 1984.On 13th March 1986 Elvan arrived at Leadhills.
ELVAN LITTLE CLYDE LITTLE CLYDE, Leadhills and Wanlockhead Locomotive Number 5 Built by Ruston and Hornsby Limited in Lincoln as works number 7002/0467/2 and delivered new to Edmund Nuttall Ltd, Leith in September 1966. This Locomotive has a two cylinder air cooled diesel engine producing thirty-one and one half horse power to its four wheels via a three speed constant mesh gearbox. It weighs four and a half tonnes (4500kg) and is seven feet six inches long ( approximately 2.3m), three feet two and a quarter inches wide (970mm) and is six feet three inches high (1.9m). Little Clyde was based at the London depot in June 1970 and was used at the North of Scotland, Hydro Electric Pumped storage project at Foyers in 1971. Between 1979 and 1980, Little Clyde was used on the Leith Docks contract. In 1983 was moved to Southampton, and, until 1985 was used during the repair of the Main Rail tunnel near the Station. On 13th November 1987 Little Clyde arrived at Leadhills where it has been painstakingly restored to its original livery. Little Clyde is often seen hauling works trains containing new track and ballast up to the halt at Glengonnar.ELVAN LUCE LITTLE CLYDE CLYDE NITH CHARLOTTE LUCE, Leadhills and Wanlockhead Locomotive Number 4 Built by Ruston and Hornsby Limited in Lincoln as works number 7002/0467/6 and delivered new to Edmund Nuttall Ltd, Leith in September 1966. Luce was originally built a similar specification as Little Clyde but was rebuilt with a larger cab and air brakes fitted. It weighs four and a half tonnes (4500kg) and is seven feet six inches long ( approximately 2.3m), five feet six inches wide (1.8m) and is eight feet six inches high (2.6m). Luce was used between 1967 and 1969 on the second Mersey Road tunnel. Between 1969 and 1970, Luce was used at the Essex Water Scheme pipeline contract at Freckenham, Suffolk. In 1983 was moved to Southampton, and, until 1985 was used during the repair of the Main Rail tunnel near the Station. On 13th November 1987 Luce arrived at Leadhills where she has been used to haul the passenger trains. Luce is used as a standby locomotive if Clyde is out of service for any reason.
LUCE NITH NITH, Leadhills and Wanlockhead Locomotive Number 8 Built by Hudswell Clarke as number DM1002. This Locomotive has a four cylinder water cooled Gardner LW diesel engine producing sixty-eight horse power to its four wheels via a fluid coupling and three speed synchro self shifting gearbox. It weighs ten tonnes and is sixteen feet two inches long (4.9m), five feet six inches wide (1.7m) and is eight feet eight inches high (2.6m). This locomotive was delivered new to the National Coal Board, Waterloo Main Colliery in 1956 and was numbered NCB 1-44-121. In June 1967 went to Pelican Engineering for repairs, returning to Waterloo Main in August 1967 (until closure in 1968). It was at the Allerton Bywater Central Workshops in 1970 before moving to the Prince of Wales Colliery. In February 1981 was at the Sharlston Colliery which closed in May 1993 , when the locomotive was moved to Leadhills. In October 1996 Nith was transported to Anniesland College, Glasgow for restoration and was returned to Leadhills in June 1998. Since then work has continued fitting the glazing to the cab and checking the air braking system. Nith will be brought into service shortly to give Clyde a welcome break from hauling the passenger trains. ELVAN LUCE LITTLE CLYDE CLYDE NITH CHARLOTTECLYDE, Leadhills and Wanlockhead Locomotive Number 6 Built by Hunslet Locomotives , Leeds in 1975, as locomotive number HE6347. This Locomotive has a six cylinder water cooled Perkins diesel engine producing sixty horse power to its four wheels via a torque converter and chain drive.It weighs eight tonnes and is ten feet seven inches long (3.2m), five feet wide (1.5m) and is seven feet ten inches high (2.4m).It is fitted with air brakes , an electric starter, headlamp and a cab heater for the cold mornings here at Leadhills.The locomotive was delivered new to the National Coal Board, Eppleton Collery on 13th January 1975 and was numbered 20/180/4.In August 1986 it was moved to the South Tynedale Railway at Alston, Cumbria, where it was refurbished, painted yellow and known as "The Peril".In January 1990 Clyde moved to Leadhills and was given its new colours.Clyde is the main locomotive used on the passenger trains and can be seen working most weekends between May and September at Leadhills.
CLYDE CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE, Leadhills and Wanlockhead Locomotive Number 9 Built in Germany in 1913, Charlotte is an Orenstien and Koppel 0-4-0 WT number 6335. She was purchased in 1994 and is currently undergoing restoration in the Locomotive shed at LeadhillsELVAN LUCE LITTLE CLYDE CLYDE NITH CHARLOTTE © The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway Society Last Update 14/08/05 |
