Great Laxey Mine Railway 'Wasp'

Overview -

Propulsion:

Electric

Loco Type:

Battery Electric Shunter

Gauge:

19 in (483 mm)

History -

Name:

Wasp

Livery:

Green Lined in White with Red wheels

Manufacturing Details:

Builder:

Clayton Equipment Company

(b/n) Builder's No.

B0152

Build Date:

1973

Re-Builder:

Alan Keef Ltd.

Date Rebuilt:

2009

Service:

Operator:

Great Laxey Mine Railway (GLMR)

Former Operators:

Mine in Cornwall

Railway:

Great Laxey Mine Railway

Years in Operation:

1973-19??

20??-20092009-Current

Disposition:

Preserved

Wheel Arrangement:

Whyte Notation:

0-4-0BE

Axle No.

2

Operation:

Power Source:

Battery

Wasp is a Battery Electric shunting locomotive.

History[]

Wasp was built in 1973 by the Clayton Equipment Co. as builders number B0152 for a mine in Cornwall where it operated for a while. In 2009 it was rebuilt by Alan Keef Ltd. and operates of the Great Laxey Mine Railway where it was given the name Wasp.

Trivia[]

The name it was given is a reference to the fact that all the other locomotives (Ant & Bee) are also named after insects.