Beeches Light Railway

After Donnelley died in 1975 the locomotive passed to the Hesston Steam Museum,[7] where it stayed until it was bought by Adrian Shooter in 2002 and restored to working order.

It is based on a modified car used by the USA railway to inspect tracks[8] on the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad.

Two visiting locomotives were in steam: W. G. Bagnall 0-4-0ST Woto, and Baguley 0-4-0T Rishra (formerly of a Kolkata (Calcutta) water works in India).

[21] [39] As of March 2023[update], after Adrian Shooter's death, the 1 mile (1.6 km) of track, plus rolling stock from the railway were auctioned for sale in June 2023.

[46] The winning bid for 778 was by The Darjeeling Tank Locomotive Trust, who managed to buy both 778 and the two replica coaches, which are now based at Statfold Country Park.

The Beeches Light Railway at Ringkingpong Station
Map of Beeches Light Railway
Adrian Shooter (driver, right) with Jeremy Davey (fireman, left) onboard locomotive No.19 at Beeches in 2019.
Steam locomotive 778
Adrian Shooter's draisine of the type 'Ford Model T' on the Beeches Light Railway