News: Updated on 11/11/2015.



All the diesel Mardykes together

Engine News:


Available (or likely to be available before the next update) engines.


Western: Available

Siusaidh: Available

Prince Sheian Available

Aneirin: Available

Kestrel: Available.

Skipper: Available.

Nipa: Waiting Servicing

Tegan: Out of Service

Robert F. Fairlie: Available

SNCF: some fettling should enter service soon.

Phoenix Entered service on the 8th August 2015, Now painted black, yellow and orange with a "HST" sort of looking body .

Nesiag: Available.


Engines not expected back to service before next update:



Tulyar: oil leek, expected to return to service fairly soon.

Montezuma: New Boiler required.

Sir Goss: New tender bogies and front pony almost complete, new tender roof needs replacing and some other minor alterations to the tender body.

Lady Sara: will be worked on after Montezuma.

Yellow peril Out of Service.

Steptoe Out of Service -new pump being fitted.

Mallard: Out of Service - in queue for fettling work

Owd Rosie: Out of Service - New Boiler required.



Under Construction
Redrum: Frank Redrum has been sold to a member and is being completely rebuilt with new body and Hydraulic powered.

Mrs Darling Privately owned Tinkerbell class steam engine under construction in the shed (expected to be completed around 2020.

TBA New Society Steam engine - parts started, estimation of completion is 2018-2021.



Other News and Information:
track edging work continues

Signal Box repaint due to commence

new point for Yard presently under construction to enable the building of a loading ramp line

All work caused by vandalism that has occurred over the last 3 months has now been completed

SNBR will be supplying another railway on-loan 2 coaches and Nipa to enable the railway to re-open after a serious fire