Kettering Ironstone Railway

Kettering Ironstone Railway
Locale England
Dates of operation 1870s–1962
Track gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
Length 3 miles
Headquarters Kettering

The Kettering Ironstone Railway was an industrial 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway that served the ironstone quarries around Kettering.

Locomotives

Name Builder Type Date Works number Notes
Kettering Furnaces No. 2 Black, Hawthorne 0-4-0ST 1879 501
Kettering Furnaces No. 3 Black, Hawthorne 0-4-0ST 1885 Preserved at the Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
Kettering Furnaces No. 4 Black, Hawthorne 0-4-0ST 1887 Scrapped 1935
Kettering Furnaces No. 6 Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST 1889 1123 Rebuilt by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns in 1949
Kettering Furnaces No. 7 Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST 1897 1370 Rebuilt by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns in 1950
Kettering Furnaces No. 8 Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST 1906 1675 Preserved by the Welland Valley Vintage Traction Club
[1] Sentinel 4wG+4wG 1926 6412 A unique articulated geared steam locomotive, heavily used in the 1930s, but scrapped in 1960

References

  1. ↑ Leleux, Sydney A. (June 1975). "Ironstone Narrow Gauge". The Industrial Railway Record. Industrial railway Society. 60: 37–46.

See also

Coordinates: 52°23′20″N 0°47′00″W / 52.3888°N 0.7833°W / 52.3888; -0.7833


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