Gordon_2306_Amerton
Hunslet diesel hydraulic Gordon (works no. 8561) on the approach to Amerton station in charge of the Saturday diesel passenger service, 24th June 2023.
Locomotive History
Gordon was built by Hunslet in 1978 for the National Coal Board as a flame proof underground locomotive and worked underground at initially the Allerton Baywater colliery and later the Castlebridge colliery. It was rebuilt with a new body at the Amerton Railway in 1997. It was originally a 2ft 6inch gauge locomotive and has been re-gauged to 2ft to run on the Amerton Railway.
Gordon_2306_Amerton
Hunslet diesel hydraulic Gordon (works no. 8561) on the approach to Amerton station in charge of the Saturday diesel passenger service, 24th June 2023.
Locomotive History
Gordon was built by Hunslet in 1978 for the National Coal Board as a flame proof underground locomotive and worked underground at initially the Allerton Baywater colliery and later the Castlebridge colliery. It was rebuilt with a new body at the Amerton Railway in 1997. It was originally a 2ft 6inch gauge locomotive and has been re-gauged to 2ft to run on the Amerton Railway.