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Bagnall 0-4-0ST "Alfred" and "Judy"
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by W. G. Bagnall Ltd.· from 1937· pair of small British 0-4-0ST dock shunters, the inspiration for Rev. Audrey's Bill and Ben
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Alfred at Royal Albert Bridge 150: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
Alfred and Judy are two 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotives. They were built by W. G. Bagnall for use at Par Docks in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The unusually low design was required to cope with extremely tight curves and a very low bridge under the Cornish Main Line.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 89 years ago, in 1937.
- Served for 40 years (1937–1977).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1937–1953
- in service from
- 1937
- retired
- 1977
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- W. G. Bagnall Ltd.
- operators
- English China Clays
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4842008, Wikipedia: Bagnall 0-4-0ST "Alfred" and "Judy" (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.