Our Engines and Track plan
Our track layout
Our Engines
Hagrid
Having been built by the society in 2000, Hagrid has operated trains both at our original railway at Kingfisher and here at Caldecotte. Hagrid is named after the fictional Harry potter character of the same name, as both the locomotive and the movie appeared at around the same time.
Carrying it’s Blue livery it’s whole life, Hagrid had a overhaul in 2013, which involved an engine replacement and a repaint, and again more recently in 2022, when he had new wheels fitted and another repaint.
Stats:
Power: petrol
Gauge: 7 1/4 inch
Wheel arrangement: 0-4-2
Status: Operational
Katie
Katie has spent most of her life on our railway. She can usually be seen coupled to the wheelchair wagon and performs the occasional passenger duties when required.
Katie underwent a major overhaul over the 2021 - 2022 winter break, which includes electrical repairs, fitting of new brakes and newly turned wheels.
Stats
Power: petrol
Gauge: 7 1/4 inch
Wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
Status: Operational
Pollyanna
Polyanna, like our other regular steam engine, Sylvia, is a Romulus class engine, and arrived at Caldecotte in late 2017 from an extensive private railway to help run trains whilst Sylvia undergoes overhaul. Although identical designs, Polyanna is fitted with an early boiler type, with the steam dome closer the chimney whist Sylvia's sits in the middle.
Pollyanna had to miss the 2022 season, but after a new boiler was fitted she was back in action from mid 2023!
Stats:
Power: Steam
Gauge: 7 1/4 inch
Wheel arrangement: 0-4-0
Status: Serviceable
Ivy K
Ivy K, like our other resident steam locomotives 'Sylvia' and 'Pollyanna', is built to a Romulus design, but with a big difference, Ivy K is an 0-8-0!
Joining us in mid 2022, Ivy K requires aoverhaul before entering service and hauling trains at Caldecotte Miniature Railway.
Power: Steam
Gauge: 7 1/4
Wheel arrangement: 0-8-0
Status: stored
Sylvia
Sylvia is CMR’s trusty steam locomotive. First arriving on the railway in 2014, her design is a Romulus, which is one of the most popular designs of miniature steam engines in the UK, with the first of the class being built by Rodger Marsh in 1975.
In May 2017 a defect was discovered in Sylvia’s firebox, and she was withdrawn from service for an overhaul, which involved the construction of a complete new boiler.
In September 2022 Sylvia's new boiler was delivered, and She is now awaiting rebuild.
Stats
Power: Steam
Gauge: 7 1/4 inch
Wheel arrangement: 0-4-0
Status: Stored pending rebuild
Wandenburg
Perhaps one of the most powerful steam engines to visit CMR, we would run out of coaches for Waldenburg to pull before she ran out of steam. Waldenburg is usually in use on our special event days. She is a scale model of a Swiss 750mm gauge Waldenburgerbahn 0-6-0T steam locomotive, with a tender added on the back for extra water and coal capacity. The real Waldenburg steam locomotive can be found in the Swiss Museum of transport in Lucerne.
Stats:
Power: Steam
Gauge: 7 1/4 inch
Wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
Edgar
Edgar was among some of the first steam engines to grace the rails when our new ground level track was completed in 2012, and ran until 2014, when she was withdrawn with Injector troubles. She currently wears the livery of a Great Western Pannier tank, and despite her size, has proved herself to be a very capable engine.
Stats:
Power: Steam
Gauge: 7 1/4 inch
Wheel arrangement: 0-4-0
7 1/4 Holmside Saddle tank engine
Holmside is a powerful 0-6-0 Saddle Tank locomotive which will be joining us to haul trains at caldecotte!
Holmside will be overhauled to improve running and reliability before making its appearance on our trains.
Power: Steam
Gauge: 7 1/4 inch
Wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
Status: Undergoing overhaul
DGR No. 17
The first of three battery powered locomotives (of the others, currently operational is RHB 242 and CZ Loko) built to run on a private railway in Northamptonshire, they sometimes come and help us run trains at Caldecotte
Stats
Power: Battery
Gauge: 7.25 inch
Wheel arrangement: 0-4-0
NER 'T' Class No. 2 'Netta'
No.2 is a powerful 5 inch pre- grouping engine which usually runs with its Great Western driving truck
Modeled on a 'T' class steam locomotive built by the North Eastern railway in 1901, they were later reclassified as Q5 by the London and North Eastern railway (LNER).
Stats
Power: Steam
Gauge: 5 inch
Wheel arrangement: 0-8-0
CZ LOKO No.3
The third locomotive from the same builder, this huge battery outline was made from scratch, complete with working lights, vac brakes and sound card!
Stats
Power: Battery
Gauge: 7.25 inch
Wheel arrangement: Co-Co
Black 5 (4)5073
Designed by the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1934, the Black 5 was a hugely successful locomotive design, being used on the last day of steam locomotive use by British Railways.
Stats
Power: Steam
Gauge: 3.5 inch
Wheel arrangement: 4-6-0
2MT 78018
Standard class 2MT (Power classification 2 - Mixed traffic) is another long standing engine of CMR. She is a scale model of a London Midland and Scottish (and later BR) Steam locomotive, designed by H. Ivatt. The first 20 Locomotives of the class were built in 1948, and upon nationalisation the remaining 108 members of the class were completed by BR, with some modifications to make them more powerful. Back to the model, 78018 is, like the real 78018 based on the Great Central Railway, painted in lined BR black, but has the addition of 'Excalibur' nameplates.
Stats:
Power: Steam
Gauge: 5 inch
Wheel arrangement: 2-6-0
Status: Operational
D5912 Esmerelda
D5912 Esmerelda is loosely based on a BR class 23 'Baby Deltic', which were a fleet of 10 locomotives which were operational between 1959 and 1971. Only one class 23 ever carried BR blue livery, D5909. Esmerelda arrived on long term loan at Caldecotte Miniature Railway in June 2019
Stats
Power: Petrol Hydraulic
Gauge: 7 1/4 inch
Wheel arrangement: Bo-Bo
Status: Stored
Matilda
Matilda is a 'what if?' locomotive, looking somewhat like a cross between a British Railways (BR) class 17 and prototype 'Fell' locomotive No. 10100. She is usually found with her ACME coal wagon. She is also fitted with a powerful front light which enables her to run at night. Her duel bogie drive ensures that she can haul great loads with ease.
Matilda suffered an electrical Fault at the start of 2018 and is currently stored pending repair.
in mid- 2020 Matilda entered the workshop for a rebuild.
Stats
Power: Battery
Gauge: 7 1/4
Wheel arrangement: Bo-Bo
Status: Undergoing rebuild
No. 242 RHB
This Swiss Diesel outline battery locomotive No. 242 was completed in 2017, and has since proven itself to be a reliable performer. 242 can sometimes be seen at some of our events away from the railway, running on our portable track.
Power: Battery
Gauge: 7 ¼ inch
Wheel arrangement: Bo Bo
Class 08 'Peter Earthy Esq.'
Peter is a model of what could be considered one of the most successful designs of locomotives in the world, the class 08 diesel shunter. The class 08 first entered service for BR in 1952, but the design dates back to 1934 when the original batch was built for the London Midland and Scottish railway (LMS). Almost 1000 class 08’s were produced, and, somewhat amazingly, a fair amount can still be found in everyday use today.
This particular 08 was scratch built by the late Peter Earthy in the late 1970's - early 1980's, who measured up a real class 08 (probably 08011) at Bletchley depot, before going home and building hiis model, with no small detail left off.
Peter can be found in use or on display at our portable track.
In early 2020 Peter the shunter emerged in disguise as 08752 'Wolverton' in RSS / Gemini Rail Group grey, exactly the same as the real 08752 which used to shunt at the nearby Wolverton Works in north Milton Keynes. Little and large later met at Wolverton Works, as can be seen in the picture!
Stats:
Power: Battery
Gauge: 5 inch
Wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
Status: Stored
Rio Grande
Rio Grande is a powerful 5 inch gauge American locomotive, which has been at the railway for a number of years
Stats
Power: Steam
Gauge: 5 inch
Wheel arrangement: 4-6-0
Class 35 'Hymek'
This model of a British Railways class 35 Diesel Hydraulic actually began life as a model of an electric locomotive! (Class 87) The owner has spend the last few months painting, prepping a new body and hand building each cab to create this amazing model.
Stats
Power: Battery
Gauge: 5 inch
Wheel arrangement: Bo - Bo
LNER A4 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
One of the most well known class of steam locomotive of all time, the A4 was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley as an upgraded and streamlined version of his A3, with 35 examples built by Doncaster Works between 1935 and 1938. One of which, 4468 / 60022 'Mallard' attained and still holds the world record for the fastest steam locomotive, at 126mph on 3rd July 1938.
The Directors of the LNER decided to honour Sir Nigel by naming the 100th Pacific built by the company after him, and 60007 became 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
60007 also holds the postwar steam speed record, after driver Bill Hoole hit 112mph on 23rd May 1959
60007 was later preserved by the SNGLT on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Stats
Power: Steam
Gauge: 5 inch
Wheel arrangement: 4-6-2