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Kenavon Railway Society's aim is to assist with the preservation of "Huntley & Palmers Number One", a standard-gauge fireless steam locomotive built by W. G. Bagnall of Stafford (works number 2473) in 1932. It is currently stored at Wallingford station, Oxfordshire, on the Cholsey and Wallingford Railway and is awaiting restoration. It is in the Cholsey & Wallingford Railway's car park at Wallingford but you can only see it on operating days. Please telephone 01491 835067 (24 hour recorded message) for confirmation of opening times before travelling. This locomotive worked at Huntley & Palmer's biscuit factory in Reading from 1932 until the factory's railway closed in 1969. Being a fireless locomotive it has no boiler. Instead it has a reservoir which was charged with steam from the factory's boilers. It could then run on the stored steam for 2-4 hours before a re-charge was needed. The name "Kenavon" is derived from "Kenavon Drive", a road which serves a retail park built on the site of the former Huntley & Palmers biscuit factory in Reading.
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Latest News, 14th December 2008
The 5AT Project, which plans to build a new steam locomotive, has just issued a newsletter. 21st February 2009 Kenavon Railway Society's second model railway exhibition will be held on the above date at The Warehouse, 1a Cumberland Road, Reading, RG1 4LS (behind Mr Cod). Open 10am - 5pm. Approx 13 layouts in attendance plus demonstration and trade stands. Access: There is limited parking in the church car park off Norwood Road, however the following buses all pass through Cemetery Junction: Reading Buses 17, 63, 64, 127, 128 Reading - Earley/Woodley/Wokingham/Maidenhead, First 190 Bracknell-Wokingham-Reading, Arriva 850 High Wycombe-Marlow-Henley-Reading. The Warehouse has full disabled access. Huntley & Palmers No.1 A condition survey on Huntley & Palmers No.1 was done on Thursday, 28th August 2008. The report has been passed to Reading Borough Council and we are waiting to hear from them. The locomotive was recently moved a few yards to create more car-parking space at Wallingford station. A photo of it in its new position is shown above. Lord Nelson Lord Nelson may be housed on the Watercress Line in future. Steam trains at Reading:
There seem to be a lot of cancellations just now. See Mainline Steam Tours Index for details. Was Saturday 25th October 2008, postponed to Saturday 14th February 2009, The Somerset Explorer, Lord Nelson News archive The Blaby Bagnall (see below) has appeared in the Leicester Mercury. Thanks to Phil Hayward for sending us this photo taken on 6th September 2008 near Blaby, Leicestershire. We think it is Bagnall 2370 of 1929. Here is a photo of 2370, probably when new. Photos taken at Wallingford station on 30th August 2008: Martello Carpenter Network Rail have issued a statement about remodelling Reading Station. Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway may have to close. Details here.
Video of HP2 Video of working fireless loco at Semboro Sugar Mill, Java Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group have started work on restoring their fireless locomotive to steam. This is Shell Refinery Number 8 (Andrew Barclay number 1952 of 1928) which was the last working steam locomotive in Scotland. Here is a photo of No.8 marshalled in a goods train hauled by a diesel locomotive.
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