Please note that I am trying to piece together information from multiple sources for this page so it is very much a work in progress.
I am extremely grateful to everyone who has allowed me to share their images on this page, notably:
Railway Correspondence and Travel Society
Peter Brabham (Flickr)
Rail Photoprints
Transport Treasury
Geoff Plumb
John and Paul Stanford
Paul Townsend
Steve Perryman
Chris Perkins
Port of Bristol Authority Avonmouth Shed, Avonsides S4, S5 and Pecketts S11 and another present, 21/7/63 – Railphotoprints.com
The Avonmouth Docks system utilised a large motive power stud, mainly consisting of locomotives constructed in Bristol by Avonside or Peckett.
G.H.G. Crump and P.H. Howlett. Locomotives of the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth. 285-6. 2 illustrations
Bristol Corporation took over the docks in 1884 and made extensions. 10% of grain. 30% of banana, 35% of tobacco United Kingdom imports came through Avonmouth. There were 60 miles of track, 29 locomotives and 635 railway vehicles. Bristol was manufactured by Fox, Walker at the Atlas Works, an 0-6-0ST WN 180/1873. This was followed by WN 280/1875 Alexander. Fox Walker was taken over by Peckett & Sons which became the main supplier. Peckett WN 458/1887 was named Harold and this was followed by WN 466/1887 Lionel and WN 586/1894 Lawrence and by Avonside WN 1371/1896 Leslie. Peckett WN 808/1900 Kenneth, Avonside WN 1431/1901 Francis, Peckett WN 1006/1904 Murray, WN 1093/1907 Ronald, WN 1243/1910 Strathcona and WN 1244/1910 Mackenzie latter illustrated (these last were fitted with the vacuum brake to enable passenger stock to be worked). WN 1264/1913 Henry and WN 1377/1914 Edward were like the earlier Peckett engines. Avonside WN 1679/1914 Alfred was similar to the earlier Avonside purchases in dimensions, but modernised. During WW1 five powerful Avonside 0-6-0STs were acquired: WN 1724/1915 Hudson, WN 1725/1915 William, WN 1764/1917 Portbury; WN 1799/1917 Brian and WN 1800/1918 Percy. In 1926 a further Peckett was acquired WN 1721 (presumably of 1915) and named Fyffe and in 1934 WN 1877-8 were bought and named Westbury and Ashton-From The Locomotive Magazine and Railway Carriage and Wagon Review
Volume 42 (1936)
‘Bristol’ (Fox, Walker No.180 of 1873) – 0-6-0ST
‘Alexander’ (Fox, Walker No.280 of 1875) – 0-6-0ST
‘Harold’ (Peckett No.458 of 1887)
‘Lionel’ (Peckett No.466 of 1889) – 0-6-0ST
The Port of Bristol Authority Railway 1951 LIONEL Peckett No.466 built 1889 (Courtesy Paul Townsend)
‘Lawrence’ (Peckett No.586 of 1894) – 0-6-0ST
‘Leslie’ (Avonside No.1371 of 1896) – Similar to ‘Alfred’ below
‘Kenneth’ (Peckett No.808 of 1900) – 0-6-0ST
Peckett ‘Kenneth’ 8/9/1956 (Courtesy Transport Treasury/Eric Sawford Collection)
‘Francis’ (Avonside No.1431/1901) – Similar to ‘Alfred’ below
‘Murray’ (Peckett No.1006/1904)
‘Murray’ at Portishead, 17th July 1952, with the chimney sheeted up (courtesy RailPhotoPrints)
‘Ronald’ (Peckett No.1093/1907)
Peckett ‘Ronald’ 8/9/1956 (Courtesy Transport Treasury/Eric Sawford Collection)
‘Strathcona’ (Peckett No. No.1243 of 1910) – 0-6-0ST – Similar to ‘Henry’ and ‘Edward’ but with higher boiler pitch.
Stratchcona in 1953 with ‘Tintagel’ or ‘Camelot’ behind – Photo appears in the book ‘The Life of a Steam Railway Photographer, The Reverend Alan Newman’ by Colin Maggs
The book referenced in the photo of Strathcona is available to purchase here.
‘Mackenzie’ (Peckett No.1244 of 1910) – 0-6-0ST – Identical to ‘Strathcona’. Vacuum fitted to work passenger trains.

It is believed that ‘Mackenzie’ was given a new boiler in 1955, but in 1960 was dismantled and the boiler fitted to ‘Henbury’.
‘Henry’ (Peckett No.1264 of 1913) – 0-6-0ST
Peckett ‘Henry’ at Avonmouth sheds. The HC diesel on the right is ‘Arthur’, dating this photograph after 1949. (I have been unable to trace the copyright owner of this photograph, if anyone has any information then please do get in touch).
‘Edward’ (Peckett No.1377 of 1914) – 0-6-0ST
Peckett ‘Edward’ in store at Avonmouth 8/9/1956. Slide bars and connecting rods have been removed. (Courtesy Transport Treasury/Eric Sawford Collection)
‘Alfred’ (Avonside No.1679 of 1914) – 0-6-0ST
Avonside ‘Alfred’ 8/9/1956 (Courtesy Transport Treasury/Eric Sawford Collection)
S1 ‘Hudson’ (Avonside No.1724 of 1915) – 0-6-0ST
‘Hudson’ (Avonside Engine 1724 of 1915) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth Docks 13/8/49
S2 ‘William’ (Avonside No.1725 of 1915) – 0-6-0ST
Withdrawn in April 1962 and scrapped.
‘William’ (Avonside Engine 1725 of 1915) at PBA, Avonmouth 5/4/58
S3 ‘Portbury’ (Avonside No.1764 of 1917) – 0-6-0ST
Portbury at Avonmouth Docks No. S3 ‘Portbury’ (Avonside Engine 1764 of 1917) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth 21/7/63 In the shed at Avonmouth docks 14/5/82 (RCTS) In the shed at Avonmouth docks 14/5/82 (RCTS)
S4 ‘Percy’ (Avonside No.1800 of 1918) – 0-6-0ST
Avonside ‘Percy’ 8/9/1956 (Courtesy Transport Treasury/Eric Sawford Collection) ‘Percy’ (Avonside Engine 1800 of 1918) at PBA, Avonmouth 5/4/58 No. S4 ‘Percy’ (Avonside Engine 1800 of 1918) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth 21/7/63
S5 ‘Brian’ (Avonside No.1799 of 1918) – 0-6-0ST
‘Brian’ (Avonside Engine 1799 of 1918) ‘Brian’ (Avonside Engine 1799 of 1918) at PBA, Avonmouth 5/4/58 No. S5 ‘Brian’ (Avonside Engine 1799 of 1918) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth 21/7/63
S6 ‘Fyffe’ (Peckett No.1721 of 1926) – 0-6-0ST
‘Fyffe’ (Peckett 1721 of 1926) ‘Fyffe’ (Peckett 1721 of 1926) at PBA, Avonmouth 5/4/58
S7 ‘Ashton’ (Peckett No.1878 of 1934) – 0-6-0ST
‘Ashton’ (Peckett 1878 of 1934) at PBA, Avonmouth (side view) 5/4/58 No. S7 ‘Ashton’ (Peckett 1878 of 1934) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth 21/7/63
S8 ‘Westbury’ (Peckett No.1877 of 1934) – 0-6-0ST
‘Westbury’ (Peckett 1877 of 1934) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth Docks (side view) 13/8/49 ‘Westbury’ (Peckett 1877 of 1934) at PBA, Avonmouth (side view) 5/4/58 Peckett ‘Westbury’ 8/9/1956 (Courtesy Transport Treasury/Eric Sawford Collection) PBA Peckett 0-6-0ST S8 ‘Westbury’ at work Avonmouth Docks, 6/62 No. S8 ‘Westbury’ (Peckett 1877 of 1934) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth 21/7/63 0-6-0ST No. S8 (P1877/1934) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth Docks 13/12/64 (Courtesy Roger Hateley/RCTS) S8 ‘Westbury’ shunting at Avonmouth, 1965 (John Wiltshire collection, courtesy Peter Brabham, with thanks)
S9 ‘Henbury’ (Peckett No.1940 of 1937) – 0-6-0ST
‘Henbury’ is believed to have been fitted with ‘Mackenzie’s boiler in 1960, at the same time gaining the distinctive curved smokebox front similar to ‘Ashton’. It seems that the cab and tank fronts were lined out at the same time.
Peckett ‘Henbury’ 8/9/1956. Note the straight smokebox front and unlined cab before the 1960 rebuild. (Courtesy Transport Treasury/Eric Sawford Collection) PBA’s Peckett S9 ‘Henbury’ moves round the docks area at Avonmouth 6/62 PBA S9 ‘Henbury’ (now preserved) alongside the coaling stage at PBA’s Avonmouth shed, 6/62 Henbury as port locomotive number S9, shortly after a major overhaul in 1963. 0-6-0ST No.S9 (P1940/1937) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth Docks 13/12/64 (Courtesy Roger Hateley/RCTS)
S10 ‘Hallen’ (Peckett No.2035 of 1943) – 0-6-0ST
Vacuum fitted to work passenger trains.
‘Hallen’ (Peckett 2035 of 1943) at PBA, Avonmouth 5/4/58 No. S10 ‘Hallen’ (Peckett 2035 of 1943) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth 21/7/63 (Courtesy RCTS/Jack Faithfull) PBA S10 ‘Hallen’ shuffles round the docks at Avonmouth, 6/62
S11 ‘Bristol’ (Peckett No.2036 of 1943) – 0-6-0ST
Vacuum fitted to work passenger trains.
(copyright Geoff Plumb) S11 in 1963 (Courtesy Railphotoprints) S11 in 1963 (Courtesy Railphotoprints) S11 in 1963 (Courtesy Railphotoprints) S11 in 1963 (Courtesy Railphotoprints) S11 in 1963 (Courtesy Railphotoprints) 0-6-0ST No. S11 ‘Bristol’ (Peckett 2036 of 1943) on an RCTS rail tour at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth 21/7/63 (Courtesy RCTS/Jack Faithfull) 0-6-0ST No. S11 ‘Bristol’ (Peckett 2036 of 1943) on an RCTS railtour at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth 21/7/63 (Courtesy RCTS/Jack Faithfull) S11 in 1963 (Courtesy Railphotoprints) S11 in 1963 (Courtesy Railphotoprints)
S12 ‘Clifton’ (Peckett No.2037 of 1943) – 0-6-0ST
Vacuum fitted to work passenger trains.
‘Clifton’ (Peckett 2037 of 1943) at PBA, Avonmouth 5/4/58 Peckett ‘Clifton’ 8/9/1956 (Courtesy Transport Treasury/Eric Sawford Collection) No. S12 ‘Clifton’ (Peckett 2037 of 1943) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth 21/7/63 S12 ‘Clifton’ outside the locomotive shed at Avonmouth (copyright Geoff Plumb)
S13 ‘Redland’ (Peckett No.2038 of 1943) – 0-6-0ST
Vacuum fitted to work passenger trains.
Peckett ‘Redland’ 8/9/1956 (Courtesy Transport Treasury/Eric Sawford Collection) Peckett ‘Redland’ 8/9/1956 (Courtesy Transport Treasury/Eric Sawford Collection) No. S13 ‘Redland’ (Peckett 2038 of 1943) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth (side view) 21/7/63 S13 ‘Redland’ shunting at Avonmouth, 1965 (John Wiltshire collection, courtesy Peter Brabham, with thanks)
YouTube channel Unseen Steam posted this video of a railtour visit to Avonmouth in 1963.
On 21st July 1963 the RCTS ran what has been described as a “chaotic” railtour (not their fault) from Paddington to the Bristol area behind ‘Grange” class no. 6841 “Marlas Grange” which got the train to the Docks almost bang on time after a good run down the GWR main line to Swindon and then the connection to the Docks at Hallen Marsh Junction. In the Docks the train was worked by one of the Port of Bristol Authority’s tank locomotives, no S11 “Bristol”. All went well until the train was due to leave the Docks which took place around half an hour late. Further troubles ensued, with the train returning to London some one and a half hours late – many passengers had detrained at Stroud to try and find a quicker train home! (Information from http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk, with thanks to Gary Thornton)
The ‘S’ prefix was added to the loco numbers in the early 1960s as diesel traction was introduced, as well as the addition of the distinctive red and white striped bufferbeams.
At first a small batch of Hudswell Clarke diesels were purchased.
An unidentified Hudswell Clarke at Avonmouth, sporting the early green livery. Note the lack of side covers (screenshot from ‘Bristol – Port of Many Trades’, property of Bristol Museums) An unidentified Hudswell Clarke at Avonmouth, sporting the early green livery. Note the lack of side covers (screenshot from ‘Bristol – Port of Many Trades’, property of Bristol Museums) An unidentified Hudswell Clarke at Avonmouth, sporting the early green livery and raised PBA lettering. This example has a long box on the running board so is possibly ‘Tintagel’ (screenshot from ‘Bristol – Port of Many Trades’, property of Bristol Museums)
The Hudswell Clarke diesels included:
D3001 ‘Tintagel’ (works No.D754 built in 1952) 0-6-0DM
Sold to Guest Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd. Tremorfa Works, Cardiff October 1966. Retained its name, but the running number became 378. Sold for scrap to Birds (Swansea) Ltd. Cardiff 1972. The name was then transferred onto 0-6-0DE Yorkshire Engine 2633 of 1957.
Hudswell Clarke D3001 ‘Tintagel’ (Works No.D754) 8/9/1956 (Courtesy Transport Treasury/Eric Sawford Collection)
No.17 ‘Camelot’ (works No.D755 built in 1952) 0-6-0DM
Hudswell 0-6-0D No. 17 (HC D755/1952) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth Docks 13/12/64 (Courtesy Roger Hateley/RCTS)
Works No.D756 built in 1952 0-6-0DM
Works No.D757 built in 1952 0-6-0DM
D2001 ‘Norman’ (works No.D774 built in 1948) 0-4-0DM
D.2001 ‘Norman’ at Portishead, 21st July 1952. (courtesy RailPhotoPrints)
D2002/No.22 ‘Arthur’ (works No.D760 built in 1949) 0-6-0DM
Vacuum fitted to work passenger trains.
22/D.2002 ‘Arthur’ at Avonmouth, June 1962. Note the three large hood hatches, and lack of side covers or bonnet ‘whiskers’, distinguishing this from the later models. (courtesy RailPhotoPrints) Hudswell 0-6-0D No. 22 ‘Arthur’ (HC D760/1951) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth Docks 13/12/64 (Courtesy Roger Hateley/RCTS)
D2003/No.23 ‘Merlin’ (works No.D761 built in 1951) 0-6-0DM
Vacuum fitted to work passenger trains.
Sold in 1971 to R. O. Hodgson Ltd. of the English China Clay Group where it was used at their general warehouse at Carnforth, Lancashire. In 1985 it was sold to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in Yorkshire, initially as source of spares for another loco, but has since been preserved in its own right, although currently out of use awaiting overhaul.
Hudswell No. 23 at Haworth Shed, KWVR, 22.2.20 (courtesy Alan Padley, with thanks) ex-PBA No.23 ‘Merlin’ (D.761) on the KWVR (Helena via Wikipedia) No.23 ‘Merlin’ at Oxenhope (Image is property of Robin Lush and has been reposted from the KWVR website – http://kwvr.co.uk/diesel-train/bristol-port-authority-hudswell-clarke-diesel-mechanical-0-6-0-shunter-no-23-merlin/ ) ‘Merlin’ light engine on level crossing 8/9/1956 (Courtesy Transport Treasury/Eric Sawford Collection)
D2004 ‘Lancelot’ – (works No.D851 built in 1952) 0-6-0DM
D1001 ‘Gordano’ – (works No.D894 built in 1953) 0-4-0DM
D2005/No.25 ‘Celidon’ (works No.D915 built in 1956) 0-6-0DM – Sold in 1973, worked for a brief period in Romford, then exported to Belgium. Worked at the George et Cie. plant near Charleroi, where it was spotted out of use in 1999. Believed to have been scrapped in 2001. This locomotive, some of its class-mates, and other second-hand locomotives (including ex-BR class 03s) passed through the hands of a dealer/hirer in Maldegem.
Thanks to Eddie Barnes for the information and photographs of this loco in Belgium.
D2006/No.26 ‘Dubglas’ (works No.D916 built in 1956) 0-6-0DM
Hudswell 0-6-0D No. 26 (HC D916/1956) at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth Docks 13/12/64 (Courtesy Roger Hateley/RCTS) No.26 ‘Dubglas’ after valances had been fitted, 1969 (John Wiltshire collection, courtesy Peter Brabham, with thanks) No.26 ‘Dubglas’ on shed with No.28 ‘Guinnon’, 1969 (John Wiltshire collection, courtesy Peter Brabham, with thanks)
D2007 ‘Tribruit’ (works No.D917 built in 1956) 0-6-0DM
Sold to Howard Doris of Plockton, Kyle of Lochalsh, in 1969. Seen in that company’s yard alongside ‘Guinnion’ on 26th July 1981.
D2007 (TIBRUIT, HC D917/1956) and D2008 (GUINNION, HC D918/1956) at Plockton, 1981 (Photo courtesy Eddie Barnes) D2007 (TIBRUIT, HC D917/1956) and D2008 (GUINNION, HC D918/1956) at Plockton, 1981 (Photo courtesy Eddie Barnes)
D2008 ‘Guinnion’ (works No.D918 built in 1953) 0-6-0DM
Sold to Howard Doris of Plockton, Kyle of Lochalsh, in 1969. Seen in that company’s yard alongside ‘Tribruit’ on 26th July 1981.
D2007 (TIBRUIT, HC D917/1956) and D2008 (GUINNION, HC D918/1956) at Plockton, 1981 (Photo courtesy Eddie Barnes) D2007 (TIBRUIT, HC D917/1956) and D2008 (GUINNION, HC D918/1956) at Plockton, 1981 (Photo courtesy Eddie Barnes)
D2009 ‘Agned’ (works No.D919 built in 1956) 0-6-0DM
No. 30 (works No.D1171 built in 1959) 0-6-0DM – Sold to Western Fuel Co. where it was named ‘Western Pride’ and worked on the Wapping Wharf line. Now preserved and undergoing restoration in, firstly at Long Marston in Warwickshire, now at the Whitwell and Reepham Railway in Norfolk.
See all blog posts about this loco here.
Port of Bristol Authority No. 30, Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 Works No. D1171 Built 1959 awaits it’s next duty at Portishead Docks 10th June 1975. (Courtesy Chris Perkins http://transportmedia.smugmug.com/keyword/Portishead%20Docks ) Western Fuels ex PBA 0-6-0 D1171 standing at Wapping Wharf, July 1979 (Courtesy Kevin Redwood) Feb 1980, ‘Western Pride’ departs Ashton Meadows bound for Whapping Wharf (Courtesy Kevin Redwood)
No.31 (works No.D1172 built in 1958) 0-6-0DM – later sold to Strood Coal Concentration Depot from where it was withdrawn and scrapped some time after 1984.
The miner’s strike and lack of coal moving by rail meant that the two locos at the Strood Coal Concentration Depot had no work to undertake during my visit on 26th October 1984. Ex-Port of Bristol Authority Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 diesel mechanical ’31’ (works No.D1172 built in 1959) is in the company of 0-4-0 diesel mechanical ‘Telemon’ built at the Vulcan Foundry (works No.D295 – Drewry Car Co.2568 of 1955), which had previously worked at the nearby William Cory’s Rochester Coal Wharf. This loco is now at the Cambrian Railway, Oswestry but the Hudswell Clarke didn’t survive. Copyright Gordon Edgar – No unauthorised use. Reproduced here with thanks.
No.32 (works No.D1192 built in 1959) 0-6-0DM
PBA No.32 a Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0DM works no. D1192 (John Wiltshire collection, courtesy Peter Brabham, with thanks)
No.33 (works No.D1193 built in 1959) 0-6-0DM
In 1965 a fleet of 8 Sentinel shunters came to the port. Finished in smart blue livery, they were direct replacements for the steam locos, which were withdrawn shortly afterward.
The sentinels included:
PBA 34
PBA 34 on the dockside,1973 (Courtesy John Stanford)
PBA 35
1984, ex-PBA Sentinel Number 35, a long way from Bristol at Croft near Leicester but still wearing its PBA livery. (Courtesy Steve Perryman, with thanks)
PBA 37
Sentinel 0-6-0D No. PBA 37 at the Port of Bristol Authority, Avonmouth Docks 13/12/64 (Courtesy Roger Hateley/RCTS)
PBA 38 (works No.10217) – sold to Tunnel Cement before the closure of the Avonmouth railway system.
PBA 39 – now preserved on the nearby East Somerset Railway, and has recently been restored to its original PBA livery.
More information is available on the ESR’s website, from where the following information has been reproduced:
Also at Cranmore is the privately owned 10218 ‘PBA 39’, sister of Port of Bristol Sentinel PBA 42. It was built in May 1965 and overall approximately 90 of these 0-6-0SR class LBS were built. This locomotive is currently in working order and was restored in 2011 to its original Oxford Blue livery, yellow and black lining, with red and white buffer beams (PBA 42 is due to be restored to the later style, with yellow and black chevron buffer beams and skirts). It was one of the last operational locomotives at Avonmouth Docks, going from there into preservation at the Dean Forest Railway in 1984, before coming to Cranmore in 1999.
PBA 39 on the ESR (T. Dalton) Taken from the west side of Junction Cut looking north with Royal Edward Dock and the swing bridge in the background. The loco is PBA no. 39. This was one of five Rolls Royce built (to a Sentinel design) 0-6-0DH locos that the PBA had. Works no. 10218 of 1965 (John Wiltshire collection, courtesy Peter Brabham, with thanks)
PBA 40
Sentinel 0-6-0 No. PBA 39 and PBA 40 at Avonmouth docks 14/5/82 (Courtesy Kevin Hughes/RCTS) This shows the swing bridge over the waterway, called Junction Cut, between Avonmouth Dock to the right and Royal Edward Dock on the left. The view is looking east close to the south west corner of King Edward Dock. The loco is Port of Bristol no. 40 a 0-6-0DH built by Rolls Royce in 1965, works no. 10219. (John Wiltshire collection, courtesy Peter Brabham, with thanks)
PBA 42 – also known as ‘Eric’, which went on to work for La Farge in Westbury, before being preserved in 2007, and is currently awaiting restoration on the East Somerset Railway.
PBA No.42 on the Eastern Arm extension of the Royal Edward Dock looking north. It is coupled to one of the docks internal user vans. The Tangistan, a general cargo vessel, was launched in 1949 and completed in 1950. It is in the colours of Strick Line Ltd, it was sold for scrap in 1972. (John Wiltshire collection, courtesy Peter Brabham, with thanks)
More information is available on the ESR’s website, from where the following information has been reproduced:
PBA 42 was new to the Port of Bristol Authority’s Avonmouth docks in July 1965 (works No.10221) and was the last of a fleet of 8 Sentinel locomotives (PBA 34-42). Rail traffic ceased in 1983 and the locomotive was sold through Sparrows Equipment Sales in 1985, eventually ending up at the Rover Plant in Longbridge, after an overhaul including fitting with train air brakes. In 1999, 10221 moved to Blue Circle Cement’s Westbury works, later gaining an unusual livery and the name ‘Eric’ as a result of a competition to design it by local primary school children. In 2005 the locomotive suffered a severe electrical fire, burning out all the wiring and damaging the control desk and air control system. The other resident locomotive at Westbury had a transmission failure about this time too, so 10221’s unit was robbed to replace it. The air brake donkey engine compressor was also taken off for the other locomotive and 10221 was dumped at the end of the sidings for many months. A visit was arranged, just out of curiosity to see what condition it was in and luckily Lafarge Cement (successors to Blue Circle) offered to donate the locomotive. Although in bit of a sorry state, it definitely had potential and the group were very happy to accept it. Lafarge Cement up in Dunbar very kindly donated a large quantity of spares from scrap locomotives and from their stores, which contains most of what will be needed for 10221’s eventual restoration and to keep the two Chain Drive locos working too. The restoration on 10221 will begin once 10199 is completed.
10221 has the 8 cylinder 311hp engine, twin disc transmission and RF11 final drive (with the drive to the centre axle) and weighs in at 48 tons. The second four of the PBA locomotives unusually have rubber suspension, PBA 42 being one of these.
Adrian Foster adds:
RR 10221 ex Port of Bristol Authority was purchased by Thomas Hill Ltd. in June 1985. Later that month it went on hire to Tolworth Coal Depot, Surrey, commencing 20th June, 1985. My photographs from that date show it leaving the Thomas Hill Works at Kilnhurst and not long after on the A630 between Conisbrough and Rotherham.
Courtesy Adrian Foster, with thanks Courtesy Adrian Foster, with thanks
The Sentinels worked right up until the closure of the Avonmouth Docks Railway system in 1983.
The photographs on this page (Unless otherwise stated) were purchased from the Rail Correspondence and Travel Society’s website and John Chalcraft and contributors to RailPhotoPrints.uk
They appear here for research purposes only and may not be used for profit or gain without permission.
Many thanks to http://www.leedsengine.info/ for information on the Hudswell Clarke diesels.
Thanks must also go to Eddie Barnes for information and photographs of ex-PBA locos sold to other companies.