Kerry Tramway 'Excelsior'

Excelsior constructing the L&BR.

Overview -

Propulsion:

Steam

Gauge:

2 ft (610 mm)

1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm)

Scrapped:

1910s?

History -

Name:

Excelsior

Manufacturing Details:

Builder:

Bagnall & Co.

(b/n) Builder's No.

970

Build Date:

1888

Service:

Former Operators:

Kerry Tramway

Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Contractors

Former Railways:

Kerry Tramway

Lynton & Barnstaple Railway

Years in Operation:

1888 - 1895

1895 - 1898

Disposition:

Scrapped

Wheel Arrangement:

Whyte Notation:

0-4-2T

UIC-Classification:

B

Axle No.

2

Operation:

Weight of Locomotive:

3½ Tons

Total Weight:

3½ Tons

Kerry Tramway 'Excelsior' was a 0-4-0 side tank locomotive.

History[]

Excelsior was built in 1888 as builders number 970 by Bagnall and company for use on the 2 ft gauge Kerry Tramway. Excelsior was sold in 1895 to a contractor and re-gauged to 1 foot 11 ¹⁄₂ in to help in the construction of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway which got it's own locomotives from Manning Wardle in 1898 and was scrapped afterwards.