Various remains including a GE 44-ton switcher diesel engine are still on the island.
[2] According to the time table, the Shay locomotives needed 2 hours per trip, requiring 20–30 minutes on each journey for refuelling with wood and water.
[2][1] On the narrow gauge railway, there were twenty-three 610 mm (2 ft) gauge internal-combustion locomotives from Orenstein & Koppel, Robert Hudson, Baguley and Hunslet Engine Company, with the oldest dating from around 1912.
[1] The key objective of the Wickham railcars was to provide rolling stock for the School Train.
These were for instance used for the Picture Train, to transport passengers to and from the island’s cinema.