Rolling Stock

GK Chesterton (1953)

Freelance 4-6-0 tender loco

A favourite with visitors, this is usually at the head of the ‘Bekonian’ express. Named after the famous Beaconsfield writer.

Kew (1989)

SR ‘Q’ Class 0-6-0 tender loco

Mid-range loco on longer passenger trains.

Brighton (1929)

Bassett-Lowke 4-4-2 tank loco

An original loco from 1929, restored with matching Bassett-Lowke coaches. Not bad for an 80 year old model running 2,000 real miles a year!

Dan’s Van (1987)

GWR steam railmotor

Often mistaken for a diesel, the front bogie would have been powered by a small steam engine in the cab. They regularly ran the services through Beaconsfield.

Settle (1993)

GWR 0-6-0 94XX class pannier tank

Designed by the GWR in 1947, these were some of the last steam locos built in Britain. The last of the class was built incredibly as late as 1956.

Peter B (1993)

GWR 0-6-0 94XX class pannier tank

Sister to ‘Settle’. A real class 94XX is preserved and based at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre north of Beaconsfield. Find out more at http://www.9466.co.uk

Radstock (1949)

Freelance 0-6-0 tank loco

Based vaguely on the LMS ‘Jinty’ class, this little loco is usually found at the head of a coal train.

Bruton (1949)

Freelance 0-6-0 tank loco

Almost identical to ‘Radstock’, ‘Bruton’ is often mistaken for Thomas the Tank Engine due its bright blue livery and pair of coaches!

Wells (1949)

Freelance 0-6-0 tank loco

A chunky industrial tank loco, this is usually found hauling the goods train of sponsored wagons, or shunting at Splashyng goods yard.

Blandford (1949)

Freelance 0-6-0 tank loco

Sister loco to ‘Wells’, it was formerly an 0-8-0 but has had a new chassis so that it can negotiate the tight curves of the branchline. Often seen hauling the breakdown train.

Eastbourne (1999)

SR 2BIL EMU

Technically EMUs (Electric Multiple Units) can only run on tracks with a 3rd rail pickup, but we have our “2BIL” unit to demonstrate suburban stock of the period.

Warwick (1965)

Freelance Bo-Bo diesel

Originally built as a 3-rail 4-6-4 mechanical diesel, we have rebuilt ‘Warwick’ as a bogie diesel so it now has a passing resemblance to a Clayton Class 17 diesel.

Current

There are two static shunting locomotives on the Bekonscot Model Village, both made from brass kits. ‘Bertie’ is an 0-4-0 tank loco waiting in the coalmine, whilst the un-named 0-6-0 saddle tank is in the loco yard at Hanton station.

Past

You can find more locomotives in the archive. We have recently rediscovered a collection of some 15 steam and diesel locomotives, plus 30 wagons and coaches, from Bekonscot’s 3-rail era, dating from between 1950 and 1980. These include Deltics, class 37s, “Blue Peter” named by the staff of that BBC TV programme, two streamlined express locos, several petrol mechanical shunters and some further freelance outline diesels.