Lister Train Truck

[vhgmcbuddy]

found this photo and did not realise that Lister even made these. Has anyone seen or taken a ride on one ?

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[stevewoollas]

Hello John,
Not seen the Lister version before but prolific producers of these narrow gauge locomotives and wagons were both Hunslet of Leeds and Rustons of Lincoln. They were widely used on private industrial railways including factorys, quarries and famous locally on the Lincolnshire potato railways traversing miles of heath and fenlands. There are several examples in local museums–Steve

[stevewoollas]

Hello John,
Not seen the Lister version before but prolific producers of these narrow gauge locomotives and wagons were both Hunslet of Leeds and Rustons of Lincoln. They were widely used on private industrial railways including factorys, quarries and famous locally on the Lincolnshire potato railways traversing miles of heath and fenlands. There are several examples in local museums.
I have ridden on the ones at North Ings Farm Museum locally–Steve

[vhgmcbuddy]

Thanks steve did not conect them with private

[will-haggle]

In amongst all the Autotrucks at the Gloster Steam Extravaganza in 2007 was this one, it’s a Lister but a different model…..

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[vhgmcbuddy]

Alan, that’s come up well. very good and different display.Any idea what total wt they could cope with when in every day use ?

[will-haggle]

They could pull a good few trucks of stone in the quarries, don’t know about weight, though….

[will-haggle]

Here’s a link to Twyford Waterworks, Jim Beacon is a volunteer here….

http://www.twyfordwaterworks.co.uk/65-Industrial-Railway.aspx

[vhgmcbuddy]

I’m sure somewhere I’ve go a copy of stationary engin magazine that talks bout these.

[jim-beacon]

The Lister in the first picture belongs to Graham Feldwick, and is based at Twyford waterworks, it is quite an early one, with a 600cc JAP petrol engine, There are also two later Listers at Twyford, with Lister diesel engines.
I have driven all three, and the petrol one is by far the most difficult, it is prone to running away on gentle downward gradients, as it is quite high geared, and very light – omly about 1 ton. You need to keep a hand on the brake wheel at all times, and be very careful when changing gear (they have two forward and two reverse gears). The diesels are considerably heavier, and much easier to drive – the newest (early 60s) even has the luxury of electric start!
Graham’s two Listers can sometimes be seen at Amberly for special events.
There are a number of other narrow gauge locos at Twyford, including 3 Motorail angines, a Ruston (new to the war office), and a special built by a brickworks for shunting brick waggons into kilns (it is battery powered, and was converted to radion control in its later life).
Some of the engines (the three Listers) make an appearance at most of our open days, but the Motorails and the Ruston are generally only seen at our special industrial railways day (next one is June 1st 2014)

[jim-beacon]

Just had another look, and the first picture shows Graham driving his petrol loco, double headed with his diesel Lister, being driven by his son Matthew, and it looks to be at Amberley

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