The ‘SBR’ is a privately owned, primarily narrow gauge railway set in a country location to the South of Burton on Trent and to the East of Tamworth.
There are open days during the year for which an invitation must be requested from the SBR if you intend visiting.
The rule is strictly NO INVITE, NO ACCESS. After that, for the price of £10 pounds (2016 price) car parking is free and access to virtually all areas is permitted. Also included is the ability to ride on as many trains as are available (and there are many).
The ‘main line’ is known as the ‘Field Railway’ which comprises a lengthy run out and back from the purpose built station.
On the day that I was there, there were over a dozen loco’s in use with many trains either double headed or topped and tailed.
All in all an exceptional day out for the cost.
Should you get the chance to go, take it.
‘The Goose’ at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’ /1
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Inspired by ‘The Galloping Goose’ railcars working in North America on the ‘Rio Grande Southern Railroad’ in the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s.
Built at the ‘SBR’ on a Morris Commercial chassis and seating 18.
‘The Goose’ at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’ /2
on ‘Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk
Inspired by ‘The Galloping Goose’ railcars working in North America on the ‘Rio Grande Southern Railroad’ in the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s.
Built at the ‘SBR’ on a Morris Commercial chassis and seating 18.
‘Sybil Mary’ 0-4-0ST at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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Built by Hunslet of Leeds in 1906, a ‘Quarry’ class locomotive.
‘Marchlyn’ 0-4-0T at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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‘Alpha’ 0-6-0T at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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Built by Hudswell Clarke in 1922.
‘Surrey County Council GP39’ 0-6-0WT at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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Built by Hudswell Clarke in 1930.
‘SRAGI 14’ 0-6-0WTT at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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Built by Orenstein & Koppel in 1923.
‘Howard No. 2’ 0-4-2T at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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Built by Hunslet in 1936.
‘Ryam Sugar Company No. 1’ 0-4-0 at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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Built in 1917 by the Davenport Locomotive Works at Davenport, IOWA, USA.
‘Saccharine’ 0-4-2T at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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Built by Fowler.
‘TRANGKIL No.4 0-4-2ST at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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The last loco to be built by the Hunslet Engine Co. in 1971.
‘ISIBUTU’ 4-4-0T at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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Built by W.G. Bagnall in 1945 For Tongaat Sugar in Natal, South Africa.
‘Minas de Aller’ No. 2 0-6-0PT at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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Built by Corpet-Louvet of Paris in 1884 for use in a Spanish coal mine.
‘SRAGI No.1 0-4-2T at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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Originally built by Krauss in 1899 for the Sragi Sugar Mill on Java, Indonesia but restored by the Hunslet Engine Co. in 2008.
CSR Co. Ltd. No 11 ‘FIJI’ 0-6-0 at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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Built by Hudswell Clark in 1911 for the Colonial Sugar Refineries Co. Ltd of Fiji.
On the day of my most recent visit, two locomotives were working on the ‘Garden Railway’ which is an almost seperate circuit from the Field Railway.
‘Charles Matthews Ltd. ROGER’ 0-4-0ST at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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Built by Kerr Stuart & Co. Ltd in 1918 for the ‘National Smelting Company’ who had a refinery at Avonmouth.
Howard’ No.6 0-4-0VB at the ‘Statfold Barn Railway’
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A recent build of a ‘de Winton’ type vertical boilered loco.
