Mini Gauge Posts Roundhouse

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Greeting Readers,

Welcome to my "Mini Gauge Roundhouse" This is my 2nd special post series catalog that is similar to the standard and narrow gauge railroad engines that I discuss in my blogs. The mini Gauge engines series will be like the narrow gauge that I previously did as my first special series. This ran between August 1st-12th

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Author Conductor Wolf


PS: The first seven

Posts are based on The book series written by Reverend Wilbert Awdry.

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R&ER No.9 River Mite Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Ravenglass and Eskdale Railroad/River Mite

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Tender Engine

  3. Designer: Clarkson of York

  4. Builder: Clarkson of York

  5. Built (Year): 1966 => 1 locomotive

  6. Operation: Preserved passenger train

  7. Number of Wheels: 20 wheels   

  8. Configuration: 2-8-2

  9. Top Speed: 42 

  10. Preserved: 

    1. Real Life Locomotive: 1 (River Mite)

    2. Fictional Locomotives: 1 (Mike from Thomas & Friends)

Thomas & Friends CGI Mike the Miniature Engine
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R&ER No.3 River Irt Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Ravenglass and Eskdale Railroad/River Irt

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Tender Engine (Formerly Tank Engine)

  3. Designer: Sir Arthur Heywood

  4. Builder: Duffield Bank (Formerly Yorkshire Engine Co.)

  5. Built (Year): 1894 => 1 locomotive

    1. Rebuilts: 1927 & 1972

  6. Operation: Preserved passenger train

  7. Number of Wheels: 16 wheels (Formerly 18 wheels/8 wheels)

  8. Configuration: 0-8-2 (formerly 0-8-0T)

  9. Top Speed: 42 

  10. Preserved: 

    1. Real Life Locomotive: 1 (River Irt)

    2. Fictional Locomotives: 1 (Bert from Thomas & Friends)


Thomas and Friends CGI Bert
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R&ER No.7 River Esk Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Ravenglass and Eskdale Railroad/River Esk

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Tender Engine 

  3. Designer: Henry Greenly

  4. Builder: Davey,Paxman & Co.  (Formerly Yorkshire Engine Co.)

  5. Built (Year): 1923 => 1 locomotive

    1. Rebuilts: 1928

  6. Operation: Preserved passenger train

  7. Number of Wheels: 20 wheels 

  8. Configuration: 2-8-2 (formerly 2-8-2+0-8-0)

  9. Top Speed: 42 

  10. Preserved: 

    1. Real Life Locomotive: 1 (River Esk)

    2. Fictional Locomotives: 1 (Rex from Thomas & Friends)


Thomas and Friends CGI Rex 

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R&ER No.10 Northern Rock Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Ravenglass and Eskdale Railroad/Northern Rock

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Tender Engine 

  3. Designer: Ian Smith

  4. Builder: Ravenglass Workshop

  5. Built (Year): 1976 => 1 locomotive

  6. Operation: Preserved passenger train

  7. Number of Wheels: 18 wheels 

  8. Configuration: 2-6-2 

  9. Top Speed: 42 

  10. Preserved: 

    1. Real Life Locomotive: 1 (Northern Rock)

    2. Fictional Locomotives: 1 (Jock from The Railway Series)



Arlesdale Railway Jock from Railway Series Books

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R&ER ICL4 Perkins Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Ravenglass and Eskdale Railroad/Perkins

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Diesel Engine 

  3. Designer: Muir-Hill

  4. Builder: Perkins Engines Company 

  5. Built (Year): 1929 => 1 locomotive

    1. Rebuilt 1931 & 1984

  6. Operation:  Way Trains

  7. Number of Wheels: 8 wheels 

  8. Configuration: 0-4-0DM 

  9. Top Speed: 30 

  10. Preserved: 

    1. Real Life Locomotive: 1 (Perkins)

    2. Fictional Locomotives: 1 (Frank from The Railway Series)


Arlesdale Railway Frank from Railway Series Books
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R&ER ICL7 Shelagh of Eskdale Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Ravenglass and Eskdale Railroad/Shelagh of Eskdale

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Diesel Mechanical Engine 

  3. Designer: David Curwen 

  4. Builder: Severn-Lamb

  5. Built (Year): 1969 => 1 locomotive

  6. Operation: Mix Traffic Engine 

  7. Number of Wheels: 14 wheels 

  8. Configuration: 2-C-2

  9. Top Speed: 42 

  10. Preserved: 

    1. Real Life Locomotive: 1 (Shelagh of Eskdale)

    2. Fictional Locomotives: 1 ( Sigrid of Arlesdale from The Railway Series)




Shelagh of Arlesdale from Railway Series Books
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R&ER ICL9 Cyril Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Ravenglass and Eskdale Railroad/Cyril

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Diesel Tractor Engine 

  3. Designer: R.A Lister

  4. Builder: R.A Lister

  5. Built (Year): 1932 => 1 locomotive

  6. Operation: Station Shunter 

  7. Number of Wheels: 4 wheels 

  8. Configuration: 4w

  9. Top Speed: 42 

  10. Preserved: 

    1. Real Life Locomotive: 1 (Cyril)

    2. Fictional Locomotives:  (Blister I & II from The Railway Series)



Blister I & II from Railway Series Books


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Beer Heights Light Railway Thomas Jnr Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Beer Heights Light Railway/Thomas Jnr

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Saddle Tank Tender Engine 

  3. Designer: Richard Engineering of North Wales

  4. Builder: Richard Engineering of North Wales

  5. Built (Year): 1970s => 1 locomotive

  6. Withdrawn (Scraped) =>  Early 1980s

  7. Operation: Passengers Service (withdrawn)

  8. Number of Wheels: 10 wheels 

  9. Configuration: 0-4-0ST-T

  10. Top Speed: Unknown 

  11. Preserved: 

    1. Real Life Locomotive: 1 (Thomas Jnr) 


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Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Hercules


Post #9 R&HD Railway Hercules Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway/Hercules

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Tender Engine 

  3. Designer: Henry Greenly

  4. Builder: Davey Paxman & Co

  5. Built (Year): 1927 => 1 locomotive

  6. Operation: Passengers Service 

  7. Number of Wheels: 22 wheels 

  8. Configuration: 4-8-2

  9. Top Speed: Unknown 

  10. Preserved: 

    1. Real Life Locomotive: 1 (Hercules) 



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Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Hurricane

Post #10 R&HD Railway Hurricane Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway/Hurricane 

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Tender Engine 

  3. Designer: Henry Greenly

  4. Builder: Davey Paxman & Co

  5. Built (Year): 1927 => 1 locomotive

  6. Operation: Passengers Service 

  7. Number of Wheels: 20 wheels 

  8. Configuration: 4-6-2

  9. Top Speed: Unknown 

  10. Preserved: 

    1. Real Life Locomotive: 1 (Hurricane) 



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Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway Winston Churchill




Post #11 R&HD Railway Winston Churchill Details

  1. Railroad/Basic: Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway/Winston Churchill 

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Tender Engine 

  3. Designer: Henry Greenly & A.L.S Richardson

  4. Builder: Yorkshire Engine Company 

  5. Built (Year): 1927 => 1 locomotive

  6. Operation: Passengers Service 

  7. Number of Wheels: 20 wheels 

  8. Configuration: 4-6-2

  9. Top Speed: Unknown 

  10. Preserved: 

    1. Real Life Locomotive: 1 (Winston Churchill)


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Safari Park Engine

Miniature Engine: Safari Park Engine Details

  1. Basic: Freelance Design 

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Tank Engine 

  3. Builder: Sodor Safari Park 

  4. Built (Year): 1995 => 1 locomotive (based on magazine story publish year) 

  5. Operation: Safari Park Special  

  6. Number of Wheels: 4 wheels 

  7. Configuration: 0-4-0T

  8. Preserved: 

    1. Fictional Locomotive: 1 (Safari Park Engine) 


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Miniature Red Engine from Magazine Story 

Post #13 Miniature Engine: Red Engine Details

  1. Basic: Freelance Design but resemblance to “Kaitie” an engine from Kirklees Railway

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Tender Engine 

  3. Built (Year): 1994 => 1 locomotive (based on magazine story publish year) 

  4. Operation: Passenger Service  

  5. Number of Wheels: 12 wheels 

  6. Configuration: 2-4-2

  7. Preserved: 

    1. Fictional Locomotive: 1 (The Miniature Red Engine) 



Miniature Blue Engine from Magazine Story 

Post #14 Miniature Engine: Blue Engine Details

  1. Basic: Freelance but resemblance to “The Monarch” Engine Design 

  2. Mini Gauge Engine: Rideable Tender Engine 

  3. Operation: Safari Park Special  

  4. Number of Wheels: unknown amount of wheels (possible 20 wheels if based on “The    Monarch” Engine design 

  5. Configuration: 2-6-2

  6. Preserved: 

    1. Fictional Locomotive: 1 (Tiny Blue Engine)

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