The Radwell Manor Railway was a 10+1⁄4 in (260 mm) gauge miniature railway situated in the village of Radwell, near Felmersham, in North Bedfordshire, England. It was built by Mr. H. W. Franklin, who was closely associated with the Bassett-Lowke company of Northampton, and whose products were often tested on its 0.75 mi (1.2 km) of track. The privately run railway opened in 1920, and ceased operating with the onset of the Second World War, around 1939. However, much of the railway remained intact until at least the early 1960s because it was seen in approximately 1960-1962 by a young railway enthusiast who was exploring the area. [1]
According to Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke, the RMR had a length of "all but 0.75 miles (1.2 km), and among its attractions are an up-to-date station, a tunnel, viaducts, embankments and cuttings ... and several over-bridges, together with a complete system of signalling."
The main viaduct was 65 feet (19.8 m) long, with four 16-foot (4.88 m) spans, and the embankment supporting it was 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) high The trackwork consisted of 13+1⁄2 lb/yd (6.7 kg/m) flat-bottom rail in 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) lengths, supported on steel sleepers.
Other features included sidings, engine and carriage sheds, a water tower and a turntable.
An adaptation of a Raven design of three-cylinder Atlantic, as ran on the North Eastern Railway. It had 2.625 in × 4.5 in (66.7 mm × 114.3 mm) cylinders, 11.5-inch (292.1 mm) driving wheels, a working pressure of 100 lbf/in2 (689 kPa ), an overall length (engine and tender) of 11 feet 9 inches (3.58 m), and a working weight of 15 long cwt (760 kg). It could achieve a speed of 25 mph (40 km/h).
A 4-4-0 design. She had cylinders of 2.875 in × 4.75 in (73.0 mm × 120.7 mm), driving wheels of 12.5 inches (317.5 mm), a working pressure of 120 lbf/in2 (827 kPa), and an overall length (engine and tender) of 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m).
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Bassett-Lowke was an English toy manufacturing company based in Northampton. Founded by Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke in 1898 or 1899, that specialized in model railways, boats and ships, and construction sets. Bassett-Lowke started as a mail-order business, although it designed and manufactured some items.
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Although overshadowed by the later and more famous steam locomotives that John G. Robinson would go on to design, the Great Central Railway Class 11B 4-4-0 Express Passenger engines were a successful class which totalled 40. Built from 1901 to 1903, in later rebuilt form as 11D, some 11Bs would last in service until 1950. Railwaymen continued to refer to the class as "11B" even after all were rebuilt to 11D. Being contemporary with and to some extent the 4-4-0 version of Robinson's much more numerous 0-6-0 goods class 9J, which were known as "Pom-Poms", the 11Bs acquired the nickname "Pom-Pom Bogies". The London & North Eastern Railway classified the 11Bs, along with their 11C and 11D rebuilds, as Class D9.
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