Andrew Barclay built this locomotive in the early Post War period, it is very similar to the locomotives built for the Army at the end of the Second World War like Andrew Barclay 371. AB376 however was destined for civilian industrial use, it was supplied to Lever Brothers at their Port Sunlight works.
AB376 at Tyseley in green
Information
Built:
1948
Builder:
Andrew Barclay
Motor:
Gardner 8-cylinder diesel
Power:
150 hp (112 kW)
Wheel arrangement:
0-4-0
When those works closed AB376 was sold to British Gypsum and worked at their site at Erith until final retirement and preservation in 1985. For a time the locomotive was at the North Downs Steam Railway later at the Spa Valley Railway. Nowadays it is at the Tyseley Locomotive Works where it is being restored.
The Class 143 is one of the Pacer family of diesel multiple units. It was built at the same time as the Class 142 and is also a railbus design marrying a bus or coach type body (built by coach builder Walter Alexander) to a chassis derived from a freight vehicle [1]. The Class 143 perhaps look a bit more like a train compared to the 142, the body of which retained more aspects of its Leyland National bus heritage. The follow-on Class 144 uses the same body as the Class 143 though with a different chassis [2].
Transport for Wales 143 623 at Cardiff Central
Information
Number built:
50 (25 2-car sets)
Built:
1985-86
Builder:
Walter Alexander / Andrew Barclay
Motor:
Cummins LTA10-R diesel per car
Power:
450hp (330kW)
Formation:
DMS (Driving Motor Standard)+DMSL (Driving Motor Standard Lavatory)
Originally the 143s worked for British Rail's Provincial Sector and the Tyne & Wear PTE. In the privatised era they are operated by GWR and Transport for Wales (formerly Arriva Trains Wales). Like the 142s their original transmission has been replaced with a Voith hydraulic one.
As with the other Pacer designs the 143s are now in their final few months though the planned withdrawal by 2020 may slip by a few months. Two trainsets have already been withdrawn due to fire damage.
Transport for Wales 143 624 at Cardiff Queen Street
Arriva Trains Wales 143 606 at Cardiff Queen Street
ATW 143 609 at Cardiff Queen Street
ATW 143 614 (and a Class 142) at Cardiff Central
ATW 142 075 and 143 606 at Cardiff Queen Street
[1] Colin J. Marsden, DMU and EMU Recognition Guide (Ian Allan, 2013) p. 125 [2] Brian Haresnape, Diesel Multiple Units: The Second Generation & DEMUs (Ian Allan, 1986) p. 70
The Class 06 was one of the many types of shunter bought by British Railways for freight yards with sharp curves. It has a short wheel base but otherwise was similar to other Andrew Barclay shunters and had a good performance for a locomotive of its size. As well as yard work it could also be used for trip work between yards. Thirty five were built for Scottish Region in the late 1950s [1]. Most were withdrawn in the late 1960s as the freight business on British Railways changed dramatically though ten survived into the 1970s and received TOPS numbers [2]. The last survivor 06 003, by now in departmental service in Reading, survived until 1984.
Information
Number built:
35
Built:
1958
Builder:
Andrew Barclay
Motor:
Gardner 8L3 diesel
Power:
204 hp (152 kW)
Wheel arrangement:
0-4-0
This last locomotive in service, 06 003 (D2420), is now the only Class 06 still in existence. It is now part of the Heritage Shunters Trust collection and is undergoing restoration back to working order.
06 003 seen in 2016
Cab view
Rear view
Engine
[1] Brian Haresnape, Diesel Shunters (Ian Allan, 1984) p. 60 [2] Heritage Shunters Trust Stock List 2015
Meaford No. 4 / Andrew Barclay 486 is an example of a number of diesel-hydraulic shunters built by the firm in the mid-1960s mainly for power stations and the MOD.
Information
Built:
1964
Builder:
Andrew Barclay
Engine:
Rolls Royce C8SFL diesel
Power:
311 hp (232 kW)
Wheel arrangement:
0-6-0
Built in 1964 [1], AB486 operated at a number of power stations. After being built it worked at West Burton power station before transferring to Meaford Power Station (as its No. 4 loco) in 1979. Coal traffic to the power station ended in the mid-1980s, National Power (as the CEGB had become by then) donated No. 4 to the Foxfield Railway in 1990 where it still resides.
To cope with tight curves despite being an 0-6-0 the middle wheels are flangeless. The relatively large cab is designed to give good visibility in all directions.
Two views of Meaford No. 4 at the Foxfield Railway
The Class 01 was a small class of shunter designed for use in shunting yards where there were tight curves and limited clearances which larger locomotives could not cope with. Four of the class, originally known as Class DY2 then D1/2, were built in 1965 for use for Eastern Region in the Stratford area [1]. A fifth was built a couple of years later for departmental service though returned to capital stock in 1967 [2].
Information
Number built:
5
Built:
1956-58
Builder:
Andrew Barclay
Engine:
Gardner 6L3 diesel
Power:
153 hp (114 kW)
Wheel arrangement:
0-4-0
Naturally such a small class of locomotive was doomed as the 1960s came to an end amid British Rail's determination to rationalise its locomotive fleet. However 2 of the class had an unlikely reprieve. Their small size meant they were suitable for use on the quarry breakwater tramway in Holyhead [3]. The 2 locomotives survived until 1982 and lasted long enough to carry TOPS numbers as 01 001 and 01 002.
Ironically though these 2 locomotives were scrapped and 2 of the other 3 which were withdrawn in the late 1960s ended up preserved after first being sold for industrial use.
Note: The Class 01 code has been reused in recent years for privately owned shunters that operate on National Rail metals as Class 01/5.
Four views of D2953 preserved at the Heritage Shunters Trust
[1] Brian Haresnape, Diesel Shunters (Ian Allan, 1984) p. 51 [2] Paul Smith & Shirley Smith, British Rail Departmental Locomotives 1948-1968 (Ian Allan, 2014) p. 25 [3] Rex Kennedy, Diesels & Electrics on Shed: Volume 1 - London Midland Region (Oxford Publishing, 1979) p. 66
Andrew Barclay have been building railway rolling stock since 1840 and still exist today as part of Wabtec. They are probably best known for shunters, building hundreds of steam, diesel and fireless shunters for various railway companies and industrial users. AB 371 from 1945 was one of a number of diesel mechanical shunters built for the British Army to a standard design as Army 235.
Information
Built:
1945
Builder:
Andrew Barclay
Engine:
Gardner 6LX diesel
Power:
150 hp (112 kW)
Wheel arrangement:
0-4-0
Army 235 served with the Army for decades, being situated at depots at Bicester, Eskmeal, Morton-on-Lugg and finally Long Marston [1] into the 1980s. After leaving service 235 spent some time as a static exhibit at the National Army Museum before being transferred to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway in the 2000s where it now works as part of the engineering fleet.
Army 235 at Havenstreet
[1] Ray King, British Industrial Diesel Locomotives (Traction & Rolling Stock Advertiser, 2006) p. 11
