Bagnall     Works No 2475                0-6-0T        Nelson Brothers Tomoana Freezing Works, New Zealand     Gauge 3ft 6in

Weight16t 5cwt
Driving Wheels2ft 9¼ins
Boiler Presure180psi
CylindersOutside – 11½in x 16in
Weight16t 5cwt
Driving Wheels2ft 9¼ins
Boiler Presure180psi
CylindersOutside – 11½in x 16in

This locomotive was built by W G Bagnall & Company at Stafford in 1932 for Nelson Brothers Tomoana Freezing Works at Napier. It was used for shunting duties within the freezing works and to assemble trains for transfer to the New Zealand main lines. It was overhauled around 1977 and was still employed there until 1979 after which it was used as a standby until it was taken out of service in November 1987.

The locomotive was then stored at Tomoana for five years before going to Mainline Steam Parnell Depot in 1993. At this time it still had a current steam certificate.

It had its first public run with Mainline Steam on the in May 1994.

In 1997 it was transported to Auckland by road and was given a new steam certificate after being tidied up. It was repainted from its original dark green colour to blue to resemble Thomas the Tank Engine..

It also had one short foray to the Silverstream Railway Society tracks in Upper Hutt for duties as a friend of Thomas on the first Thomas the Tank weekend run by that society.

The little Bagnall is a favourite amongst children. The locomotive is also used to assist in lighting up the oil-fired locomotives. Steam is passed from the Bagnall into the larger locomotive to build up enough pressure to heat the oil and operate the atomiser for the oil firing.

In 2007 the locomotive was given a full overhaul.

The locomotive is based at the Glenbrook Vintage Railway.

2475 at the Mainline Steam depot, Parnell, Auckland – April 2011

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