Spa Valley Railway

Spa Valley Railway, West Station, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5QY
Telephone: 01892 537715
Email enquiries@spavalleyrailway.co.uk

(Photo ©P. G. Barnes)

Southerham

Works No. 2591
Drewry Car Company - Built 1959,
Drewry Car Company, England
Weight - 22.75 tons
Engine Specification - Gardener 6L3, 6 cylinder diesel engine, with electric start.
Wheel Arrangement - 4WD.

Built in 1959, the locomotive is believed to have spent it's entire life at Southerham Cement Works, Lewes, shunting wagons between the works and the trans-shipment sidings. It was the first item of rolling stock purchased by the society in 1987, and until the early 1990s, it was stored at the Lavender Line, Isfield. It was used for the very first works trains on the railway. Fitted with air brakes in 1997, it has been used for a variety of jobs such as stand-by for passenger trains, empty stock movements and engineers trains. With the arrival of the larger diesel shunters, recent work has centred around lighter duties such as shunting and small works trains, for which it is most suited.

In early 2006, work began on the engine to re-wire it and return the engine to service following fire damage. The locomotive returned to service in time for the annual diesel gala but then returned to the shed for completion of works, prior to returning to service.

Livery - Unlined black with yellow chevron warning ends.

Current Status - In Service on Lighter Duties

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