Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway

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The Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway (BWLR) is located near the villages of Wormshill and Bredgar in Kent, just south of Sittingbourne. It is a {{Track gauge|2ft|lk=on}} narrow gauge railway about {{convert|3/4|mi|1|spell=in}} in length.

The BWLR is a private line which has been built up as a hobby by a group of friends since the early 1970s.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2007/08/02/bredgar_steam_railway_video_feature.shtml BBC Kent article on the Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway] It is a fully operational line, operated to a high standard, with a station, engine sheds and workshops at Warren Wood station and a smaller station at the other end of the line, known as Stony Shaw.

The line is open to the public on the first Sunday of each month and most Wednesdays throughout the summer to raise money to maintain and manage the collection. On event days a number of other attractions are on display including a model railway, a Dutch street organ, a traction engine a steam roller, a Victorian beam engine, an American fire department Ladder truck and a range of old tractors and cars.

The Tearoom is open Wednesday to Sunday (9:00–15:00) throughout the year offering a selection of teas, coffees, cakes, sandwiches snacks and lunches.

The railway appeared briefly in a segment filmed for the BBC's Saturday Kitchen programme which aired on 18 June 2011.{{cite web|title=Episode broadcast 18 June 2011|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0125092#synopsis|work=Saturday Kitchen|publisher=BBC iPlayer|access-date=20 June 2011}}

The Stations

Warren Wood Station
Stony Shaw Station

Rolling stock

= Operational steam locomotives =

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Manufacturer ! Works number and year ! Wheel arrangement ! Number and name ! Notes ! Photo ! Commons Link
Hunslet Engine Co. \| 1429/1922 \| {{whyte\|0-4-0\|ST}} \| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} 3 Lady Joan{{James-NarrowGauge}} \| Used in north Wales slate quarries until 1967. Has been used at Woburn Abbey and Knebworth. Acquired by the BWLR in 1996. \| 150x150px \| {{Commons category-icon\|Hunslet 0-4-0ST 1429 Lady Joan}}
W.G. Bagnall \| 2088/1919 \| {{whyte\|0-4-0\|ST}} \| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} 4 Armistice \| One of two locomotives used on the Birmingham, Tame and Rea District Drainage Board Railway Armistice, was preserved in 1961 and renamed Lady Luxborough. Acquired in 1991 by the BWLR and restored in 1992, regaining her original name. \| 150px \| {{Commons category-icon\|Bagnall 2088 Armistice}}
Orenstein & Koppel \| 5668/1912 \| {{whyte\|0-4-0\|WT}} \| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} 6 Eigiau \| Ex Penrhyn Quarry Railway. Sold to Bressingham in 1963. Acquired by the BWLR in 1995. \| 150px \| {{Commons category-icon\|Orenstein & Koppel 5668 Eigiau}}
Decauville \| 246/1897 \| {{whyte\|0-4-2\|T}} \| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} 7 Victory \| Used at the Invicta Sugar Mill, Giru, Queensland, Australia. Sold in 1963 and used on a tourist railway. Acquired by the BWLR in 1984. \| 150px \|
Orenstein and Koppel \|12722/1936 \|{{nowrap\|{{whyte\|0-4-0\|WT}}}} \|{{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} 8 Helga \|Used at various construction sites in northern Germany until 1957. To UK in 1970 and used on the Brecon Mountain Railway. Acquired by the BWLR in 1999. \|File:Helga8.jpg \|
John Fowler & Co. \| 13573/1912 \| {{whyte\|0-4-2\|T}} \| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} 10 Zambezi \| Originally built to {{Track gauge\|500mm\|lk=on}} gauge. Used on Sena Estates railway, Mopeia, Mozambique, hauling sugar. Worked until 1965 then became derelict. To UK in 1998. regauged to {{Track gauge\|2ft\|lk=on}} gauge.{{cite web\|url=http://www.bwlr.co.uk/locos.php?flag=f042\|title=Un-named Fowler\|publisher=Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway\|access-date=2008-08-04\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412034342/http://www.bwlr.co.uk/locos.php?flag=f042\|archive-date=12 April 2009\|df=dmy-all}} Steam test passed in 2009 and entered service in 2010.{{cite journal \|title=Fowler resteams after Bredgar rebuild \|journal=Heritage Railway \|issue= 132, 22 December 2009 – 20 January 2010 \|page=11}} \| File:Zambezi10.jpg \| {{Commons category-icon\|John Fowler and Co. 13573 Zambezi}}

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Manufacturer

! Works number
and year

! Wheel
arrangement

! Number and
name

! Notes

! Photo

! Commons Link

Hunslet Engine Co.

| 1429/1922

| {{whyte|0-4-0|ST}}

| {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 3 Lady Joan{{James-NarrowGauge}}

| Used in north Wales slate quarries until 1967. Has been used at Woburn Abbey and Knebworth. Acquired by the BWLR in 1996.

| 150x150px

| {{Commons category-icon|Hunslet 0-4-0ST 1429 Lady Joan}}

W.G. Bagnall

| 2088/1919

| {{whyte|0-4-0|ST}}

| {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 4 Armistice

| One of two locomotives used on the Birmingham, Tame and Rea District Drainage Board Railway Armistice, was preserved in 1961 and renamed Lady Luxborough. Acquired in 1991 by the BWLR and restored in 1992, regaining her original name.

Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway

The Stations

Rolling stock

= Operational steam locomotives =

= Steam locomotives undergoing overhaul or restoration =

= Operational diesel locomotives =

= Diesel locomotives undergoing overhaul or restoration =

Locomotives no longer at the railway

Traction engines

Cars

=Bean cars=

=Other cars=

Other exhibits

=Beam engine=

Twinning

See also

References