Locomotives and Rolling Stock
The Preservation Society owns, and hires to the Railway Company, two steam locomotives (‘River Mite’ and ‘Whillan Beck’), a diesel locomotive ‘Douglas Ferreira’ and an open coach. In addition, our charitable arm The Preservation Society Trust owns the historic steam locomotive ‘Katie’, on display in the museum at Ravenglass and our associated group, the Murthwaite Locomotive Group, own and maintain Cyril, a Lister diesel locomotive along with maintaining Quarryman, a Muir-Hill quarry tractor.
River Mite
Built: 1966
Last Overhauled: 2020, John Fowler Engineering (JFE)
Builder: Clarksons, York
Wheels: 2-8-2
Cylinders: 8½” x 6″
Driving wheels: 18¼”
Length: 22′ 6″
Width: 3′ 3″
Whillan Beck
(The Train From Spain)
Built: 1929
Builder: Krauss & Co., Munich
Rebuilt: 2017, John Fowler Engineering (JFE)
Wheels: 4-6-2
Cylinders: 8″ x 6″
Driving wheels: 20¾”
Width: 39½”
Katie
Built: 1896
Builder: Duffield Bank Works
Wheels: 0-4-0
Cylinders: 4⅝" x 7½
Driving wheels: 15"
Width: 3'0"
Douglas Ferreira
Built: 2005
Last overhauled: 2018, Forth Engineering, Flimby. Carried out at their Cleator Moor facilities.
Builder: TMA Engineering, Birmingham
Wheel arrangement: Bo-Bo
Engine: Perkins 4-cylinder 4.4 litre turbocharged, 125 h.p.
Transmission: Hydraulic using Linde components
Open Coach 2-87
Built: 2002
Builder: Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
Bogie Type: Compensated
Length: 23'7"
Width: 3'9"
Seats: 20
'Anita' The Flail
In 1991, the Society purchased a Twose mechanical flail mower at a cost of £3600 to help keep the grass verges under control, on either side of the track.
Its engine only powers the flail, so the vehicle must be hauled or propelled about the line by another loco.
Nicknamed ‘Anita’, because she helps to keep ‘a neater’ lineside!
Cyril
This diesel locomotive, named after Cyril Holland, a long-standing member of staff [1922-1953, and 1960-1991], is owned and maintained by the Murthwaite Locomotive Group, an associated group of the Preservation Society. The loco is often used for shunting around Ravenglass station.
Visit the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway website for details of other locomotives and rolling stock running on the railway.