StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: 0-4-0DM

This little work-horse is a 4-wheel Diesel mechanical from the Hunslet Engine Co, Leeds. Built in 1950 with 2ft diameter wheels - engine is ?? It is an ex-National Coal Board locomotive, from Huncoat Colliery in Lancashire. It was named after Alf Robens, NCB Chairman [1961 - 1971] - his tenure included the Aberfan disaster in 1966, and his subsequent actions around the matter were heavily criticised in many quarters. His 1972 report on workplace health and safety led to the 1974 H&S at Work Act.

Cadbury No.14 was built by Hudswell Clarke as Works Number D1012 with a Gardner 107HP 6LW engine in August 1955. She is a Diesel Mechanical with 3’0” wheels as an 0-4-0 and weighs 20 Tons, the locomotive had a top speed of 14mph and could haul up to 200 Tons. She started work at the Moreton [biscuit] factory in September 1956 and remained there until the locomotives retirement in 1977. There followed a peripatetic existence between a number of railway and other locations before arriving at Statfold in 2022, she has been cosmetically restored and again serves as a Gate Guardian.