Sir Goss has became our main stay of the steam engine fleet working most days when available. She was completed by the legendary Jim Goss circa 1981 and was
primarily used on the Tucktonia railway. She was also inspirational for the start up of another railway Mersham in Surry. Sir Goss was mostly known for running around
the legendary Moors Valley Railway, and since her purchase by the SNBR has been back to the MVR every year. Sir Goss is a 2-4-0 sit in roofed tender engine with
the same power as Talos at the MVR, with an expected traffic effor of about 220 Pounds. Sir Goss has been through many rebuilds in her time, and her present
incarnation has walcharts valve gear, and locomotive firebox and the bell smoke box has gone as well. Sir Goss remains a very hard working engine and in 2006
with the SNBR facing a motive power crisis with it's diesel fleet Sir Goss really did prove her worth, clocking up about 1000 passenger trips during the year, as well
as being the main locomotive for the santa season.
Sir Goss since her arrival in 2001 has also been the standard flag bearer away at other railways, and has in recent times taken jaunts to Mersham, Moors Valley, Eastleigh Lakeside Railway and
Holycombe steam centre and working gardens. Sir Goss despite not as long serving as Owd Rosie, Montezuma or Romulus is already the holder of the most miles by a steam engine at SNBR.
In 2010 a new boiler arrived for Sir Goss from Bennet Boilers. the new boiler is 4" longer and will take up some of gap in the "fake" smoke box. The remaining inches will be taken up by moving the back of the
boiler further forward, which will help with weight distribution, this will require modifying her ash pan. Her rebuild is expected to start in 2010 and the work includes replacing or re-profiling all the wheels on the engine and tender. New Bogie frames for the
tender and new front pony. Her Valve gear will also be rectified and her reverser leaver will be replaced. Additionally a new smoke box is expected to be needed, as well as a new boiler wrapper case. In general a lot work, and it
is expected the rebuild will take many many months.
