Great Bush Railway

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Great Bush Railway
Locale England
Dates of operation 1971 – Present
Track gauge 2 ft (610 mm)
Length ¼ mile
Headquarters Hadlow Down

The Great Bush Railway is a private narrow gauge railway running round the edge of Tinker's Park, Hadlow Down, Sussex.

Locomotives

Number Name Builder Type Date Works

number

Notes
1 Animal Motor Rail 4wPM 1931 Purchased from the Ludlay Brick and Tile Company
2 Sezela No. 2 Avonside 0-4-0T 1915 1720
3 Goat Lister 4wDM 1936 8022 Purchased from the Crowborough Brickworks, sold to the Surrey Light Railway, 1977
4 Mild Motor Rail 4wDM 1941 8687 Purchased from the Crowborough Brickworks
5 Alpha Ruston & Hornsby 4wDM 1937 Purchased from the APCM Rodmell Works
6 Sezela No. 6 Avonside 0-4-0T 1928 1923
7 Fido Motor Rail 4wPM 1931 5297 Purchased from the Surrey Light Railway, 1976; sold to Ian Jolly, 1977
8 Tuesday Hibberd 4wDM 1941 2586 Purchased from the Surrey Light Railway, 1976; sold to the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway, 1988
9 Smifsagit Hunslet Hudson 4wDM 1944 3109 Purchased from the Surrey Light Railway, 1976; sold to Alan Keef, 1979
10 Cape Orenstein & Koppel 4wDM 1935 5925 Purchased from Cape Universal Products, 1976; converted from 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge; sold to Amberley Chalk Pits Museum, 1978
14 Albany Ruston & Hornsby 4wDM 1941 Purchased from the 1 ft 6 in (457 mm) gauge Royal Arsenal 18 inch Railway, converted to 2 ft (610 mm) gauge in 1973
22 Lama BEV 4wBE 1953 Purchased from the Crowborough Brickworks
24 Titch BEV 4wBE 1972 Purchased from the Crowborough Brickworks

References


  • Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Kevin (2001). Sussex Narrow Gauge. Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-68-0. 

See also