Press to enlarge imageGolspie
Technical Details
| Builder | E.E.
Baguley, Burton |
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| No. | 2085 | Weight | 4 tons |
| Year | 1935 | Livery | Red |
| Tractive effort | 60 hp | ||
Golspie is a steam outline,
originally petrol engined 0-4-0 built by E.E. Baguley in 1935.
Delivered new to the Duke of Sutherland's Trentham Gardens, it became
one of three similar locos on the mile-long line.
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Old postcard showing Golspie in use at Trentham Gardens.
In 1938, Golspie
received a new 3-speed gearbox and the original Baguley petrol engine
was replaced by a Perkins 4.270 diesel engine of around 60 hp. The
railway regrettably closed at the end of the summer season in 1988 and
was largely moved to Alton Towers, although the first loco Brora
travelled north to Dunrobin Castle in the Highlands. Golspie,
by now named The Trentham Express, was never used at Alton and
was stored in the open, being stripped of a few spares, but otherwise
a very original machine. The loco arrived at Amerton on 9th May 2000,
and she will be the subject of a full restoration in due course.