Sea Lion (battery-electric locomotive)

Last updated February 09, 2025

Sea Lion was a battery-electric locomotive ^[1] with a 2-foot gauge, built by Wingrove & Rogers in 1921 as works no. 313 for the Groudle Glen Railway on the Isle of Man. Together with its sister, Polar Bear , it was intended that they would replace Sea Lion , and Polar Bear , two Bagnall steam locomotivess of the same names. However, the battery locomotives were not hugely successful,^[1] with Sea Lion being scrapped in 1922 following an incident where it fell down the side of the Groudle Glen.

Replica

It has been proposed to build a replica Sea Lion at the Amberley Museum Railway, home of Polar Bear , using the frames of 1953-built Wingrove & Rogers loco no. 5031, which has been used at Amberley as a spares donor. The replica would be built initially as a static exhibit, with the potential for it to be made operational.

References

1 2 Burton, Anthony; Scott-Morgan, John (30 November 2015). The Light Railways of Britain & Ireland. Pen and Sword. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-4738-5994-4 . Retrieved 2 November 2024.

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[Burton-1] 1 2 Burton, Anthony; Scott-Morgan, John (30 November 2015). The Light Railways of Britain & Ireland. Pen and Sword. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-4738-5994-4 . Retrieved 2 November 2024.

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