Alan Keef Ltd., Lea Line near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.
Hudswell Clarke 573 of 1900 'Handyman' was stored in the yard awaiting restoration to working order. Originally destined for Ireland, in July 2008 it was moved to the NRM at York. |
Ex Channel Tunnel 900mm gauge RFS built diesel hydraulic L106 of 1989. |
Ex RNAD bogies stacked. |
The yard alongside the workshop with an assortment of stock. |
Ex Minworth Sewage Works Motor Rail 40SD502 rebuilt in 2004 by Alan Keef Ltd. The cutout in the bonnet was to allow a flagman to travel with the train at Minworth for crossing a main road. |
Alan Keef w/n 2 of 1976 named 'Skippy' for obvious reasons. |
An unrestored Motor Rail 20/28hp plate frame, presumed 5877 of 1935. |
Partially dismantled Wingrove and Rogers 1393 of 1939. |
Hire loco 'Digger', Motor Rail 20/28hp 8882 of 1944. |
The steam shed to the rear of the main workshop normally houses DeWinton replica 'Taffy' and Bagnall 'Woto'. In front of the shed is a (replica?) Penrhyn Quarrymans coach belonging to the Moseley Railway Trust. |
A pair of Schoema diesel hydraulic locos (5239 and 5240 of 1991) in the headshunt. |
A busy scene in the workshop. In the foreground and the complex axles for a pair of 600mm gauge 'Brigadelok' 0-8-0T's currently in Portland. Behind are the frames of 900mm gauge O&K 5201 of 1912. In the background can be seen the largely complete Baldwin 4-6-0T 44656 of 1917 for Leighton Buzzard. |
A closer view of the Baldwin, formerly named 'Lion' and initially preserved at Amberley before being passed onto Leigton Buzzard. |
Alan Keef w/n 67 of 2002 undergoing repairs for Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Blaenau Ffestiniog. |
Standard gauge 'Puffing Billy' replica under construction for Bemish Museum. |
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