Phyllis Rampton Trust

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Conqueror – formerly of the Bowaters Paper Railway and Great Whipsnade Railway, now part of the Trust's collection

The Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Railway Trust is a British charity collecting rare Narrow Gauge locomotives from around the world. It is registered with the British Charity Commission as 292240 under the classification of "Education/Training Environment/Conservation/Heritage".^[1] The trust is also the 100% shareholder of the Vale of Rheidol Railway in Wales.^[2]

1 Policy and Objectives
2 Trustees
3 Collection
4 Public Access
5 References

[edit] Policy and Objectives

The 2006 annual report states; "The objectives shall be to preserve, exhibit, display and loan for demonstration for the public benefit and for the advancement of technical, historical and general education, steam and other railway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment, machines and relics which are historical, operational and of general interest and in addition are of educational value. The objective of the charity is also the preservation, maintenance and promotion of narrow gauge railways.".^[3]

[edit] Trustees

The annual report confirms the PRNGRT trustees meet at least once a year. They are^[4]:

Mr Colin William Bardwell J.P.
Mr Allan C. Baker, retired BR engineer and noted W. G. Bagnall locomotive historian.^[5]
Mr James William Bardwell
Mrs Ann Archer
Mr John A Brooker
Mr Nicolas Acomb
Mr Thomas D A Civil, noted railway historian, builder and owner of replica Bagnall locomotive Pearl 2

[edit] Collection

The PRNGRT has not yet revealed the full contents of their collection to the public. The trust is therefore subjected to speculation amongst enthusiasts as a result. Reports on www.uklocos.com ^[6] suggests that the collection comprises the following locomotives listed below. To date a few locomotives have been seen at Aberystwyth (Vale of Rheidol), but the majority are understood to be kept at a private farm in Surrey.^[7]^[8]

Builder	Works number	Date	Wheel arrangement	Gauge	Number	Name	Current location	Notes
A Borsig	6022	1906	0-6-2T	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)	7	Sotillos	Surrey
A Borsig	5913	1908	0-4-0WT	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)			Surrey
Societe Anglo-Franco-Belge	2668	1951	2-8-2 NG15	2 ft (610 mm)	121		Surrey	SAR NG15 Class
Avonside	2057	1931	0-4-4-0T	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)		Renishaw No.5	Surrey	Rare geared, articulated locomotive of the Heisler type. ex-Renishaw Sugar Mills
Couillet	1140	1895	0-6-0T	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)	1	Sabero	Surrey
Couillet	1209	1898	0-6-0T	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)	2	Sahelices	Surrey
Couillet	1318	1900	0-6-0T	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)	3	Olleros	Surrey
De Winton	106	1877	0-4-0VBT	1 ft 10¾ in (578 mm)	1877	Kathleen	Ceredigion	ex Penrhyn Quarry railways^[9]
Decauville	1027	1926	0-4-0T	1 ft 11¾ in (603 mm)	7		Ceredigion
Dick Kerr		1918	4wDE	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)	18		Surrey
Falcon	265	1897	4-4-0 NG6?	2 ft (610 mm)		SSE 1912	Surrey	ex-Beria Railway
Falcon	266	1897	4-4-0 NG6?	2 ft (610 mm)		Lisboa	Surrey	ex-Beria Railway
Hanomag	10634	1928	2-6-2+2-6-2T NGG13	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)	82		Surrey	SAR NGG 13 Class
Henschel & Sohn	16043	1918	0-4-2T	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)	102		Surrey
Henschel & Sohn	11854	1925		1 ft 11¾ in (603 mm)	1917		Ceredigion
Henschel & Sohn	16073	1918	0-4-2T	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)	101		Surrey
Henschel & Sohn	16045	1918	0-4-0T	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)	103		Surrey
Hudswell Clarke	639	1902	0-4-2ST	550mm	4	San Justo	Surrey
Hudswell Clarke	640	1902	0-4-2ST	550mm	5	Santa Ana P	Surrey
Hudswell Clarke	D564	1930	4wDM	2 ft (610 mm)			Ceredigion
Hunslet	7495	1977	4wDM	1 ft 11¾ in (603 mm)			Ceredigion
Hunslet	605	1894	0-4-0ST	2 ft (610 mm)	Margaret		Ceredigion	ex Penrhyn Quarry railways^[9]
John Fowler	15515	1920	0-6-2T	2 ft (610 mm)	23		Ceredigion
John Fowler	10249	1905	0-6-0STT	1 ft 11¾ in (603 mm)	6		Ceredigion
John Fowler	11938	1909	0-4-2T	2 ft (610 mm)	21		Ceredigion
Kerr Stuart	3114	1918	0-4-0ST	2ft			Ceredigion
Kerr Stuart	4408	1928	0-6-4	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)	695		Surrey
Mafei	4766	1916	0-8-0T OC	1 ft 11¾ in (603 mm)	31	DFB No 968	Ceredigion
North British	17111	1906	4-6-2	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)	666		Surrey
Perm	005	1985	2w-2DMR	1 ft 11½ in (597 mm)	DX68804	Thunderbird 4	Ceredigion
Plasser	U & T1	1985	4wDH	1 ft 11¾ in (603 mm)	UGT1		Ceredigion
R Proctor	51168	1916	4wPM	1,000 mm (3 ft 3⅜ in)			Ceredigion
Sabero		1937	0-6-0T	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)	6	La Herrera	Surrey
W. G. Bagnall	2228	1928	0-4-4T OC	2 ft (610 mm)			Ceredigion
W. G. Bagnall	2192	1922	0-6-2T	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)	3	Conquerer	Surrey	ex-Bowaters Paper Railway and Great Whipsnade Railway
W. G. Bagnall	2895	1948	0-4-2T	2 ft (610 mm)			Surrey
W. G. Bagnall^[10]	2029	1916	2-6-2T	2 ft 6 in (762 mm)	AK16		Surrey	Originally ordered for the Egyptian Delta Light Railways, but worked at the Kalighat Falta Railway, Calcutta, India until 1997.
W. G. Bagnall	2460	1932	4-6-2	2 ft (610 mm)	41		Surrey
W. G. Bagnall	2457	1932	4-6-2	2 ft (610 mm)	38		Surrey
W. G. Bagnall^[11]	2545	1936	0-4-4-0T	600 mm (1 ft 11⅝ in)	5	Rennishaw No.5	Surrey	ex-Renishaw Sugar Mills. Very similar to Monarch ex-Bowaters Paper Railway now preserved on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway

The trust also owns the 2ft-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway locomotives:

No. 7 – GWR Swindon (1923) 2-6-2T Owain Glyndwr
No. 8 – GWR Swindon (1923) 2-6-2T Llywelyn
No. 9 – GWR Swindon (1923) 2-6-2T Prince of Wales
No. 10 – Baguley-Drewry 002 (1987) 0-6-0 DM

[edit] Public Access

The locomotives are in storage near the Vale of Rheidol railway (Ceredigion) and at a private location in Surrey. Apart from the Vale of Rheidol locomotives the collection is not accessible to the public and the trust regularly refuses enquiries to view the vehicles in the collection.^[12]