Grand-Duchess Alexandra Western Railway
Assets
Locomotives:
| Origin: | Class / Type & Works Number: | GDAWR Number: | Later Identity: | Details & Disposal: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 0-4-2 (2600/1876) | 1 | Allocated ENR №50, not applied. | Scrapped in 1922 |
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 0-4-2 (2601/1876) | 2 | No known renumbering of this engine. | Broken up in 1916 to provide parts for №s 1 & 3. |
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 0-4-2 (2602/1876) | 3 | Allocated ENR №51, not applied. | Scrapped in 1920 |
| Fletcher, Jennings & Co. | G Class 0-6-0T (154/1877) | 4 | "Frybrooke №12" | Sold to the Forest Coal Company; Frybrooke Colliery in 1908. |
| Fletcher, Jennings & Co. | G Class 0-6-0T (155/1877) | 5 | ENR №53 | Rebuilt with an enclosed Stirling (GNR - UK) style cab in 1893. |
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | "Long Boiler" 0-6-0ST (2851/1879) | 6 | ENR №55 | Rebuilt as an 0-6-2ST in 1902 by Foster, Gardener & Co. |
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 0-6-0 (3245/1883) | 7 | ENR №54 | |
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 0-6-0 (3246/1884) | 8 | ENR №56 | |
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 2-4-0T (3892/1893) | 9 | ENR №58 | Wheels are 5'3" in diameter. |
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 0-6-0ST (/1899) | 10 | ENR №60 | |
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 0-6-0ST (/1899) | 11 | ENR №59, KBC №2 | Sold to the Knightsbury Ballast Company in 1931. |
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 0-6-0 (/1900) | 12 | ENR №57 | |
| Hanomag | 0-4-0T (3747/1901) | 13 | ENR №64 | |
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 2-4-2T (/1912) | 14 | ENR №62 | |
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 2-4-2T (/1912) | 15 | ENR №61 | |
| Sharp, Stewart & Co. | 2-4-2T (/1912) | 16 | ENR №63 |
History
The Grand-Duchess Alexandra Western Railway Company was formed by local businessmen on the 2nd May 1873, they gained parliamentary approval for what would become their mainline 8 months later. After the GDAWR's mainline had been surveyed, the line's construction was contracted to () while the designs of the bridge were created by (). The line took two years to build with further extentions and branchlines being planned even before the railway had officially opened.
In 1900, the GDAWR entered a deal with the Eastbridge Ironstone Quarry to shunt the lower yard of their quarry as their own engine was marooned on the upper terrace, the winch was not strong enough to allow it to be easily brought down so a standby engine was provided by the GDAWR until the arrival of №13 in 1901. №13 was allocated to a special shed and would shunt the ironstone trains for one of the larger engines to take away. As part of the deal the GDAWR
2nd May 1873 - 2nd January 1919
Type
Corporation, Transportation
Alternative Names
GDAWR
Successor Organization
Organization Vehicles
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