Chasewater Railway Museum
Bagnall Worksplate
Recently acquired in auction for the Chasewater Railway Museum is a cast brass locomotive worksplate Bagnall 3160 of 1959. The worksplate was carried by a standard gauge 0-6-0 diesel mechanical delivered to Mobil Oil Co.Ltd., Coryton, Essex and later at Tunnel Portland Cement, Pitstone and Ketton Works, Rutland.
Bagnall 3160-1959 Photo by Kevin Lane
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The loco was scrapped about 2004 at Thompson’s, Middlesbrough but several parts were saved for the Bagnall 0-6-0 DM 3119 at Chasewater, these being major components such as the engine, gearbox and fluid coupling. As is often the case the demise of one loco can lead to a prolonged life for another.