FOLLOWING the change of ownership of the 20in gauge Scarborough North Bay Railway in March, the new owners intend to only operate with the vintage steam-outline diesels and not run steam. Bagnall ‘Sipat’ 0-4-0ST Georgina and 0-4- 0VBT Steamplex have returned to David Humphreys’ North Bay Railway Engineering Services (NBRES) works in Darlington and are now for sale.
Georgina was built specifically for the Scarborough line where it entered service in 2016. The Steamplex was built for John Boyes by Alan Keef Ltd based on the chassis of 20/28hp Simplex MR5877/1937 and utilises a steam donkey engine and vertical boiler. Completed as a 2ft gauge loco in 2013, it worked at Groudle Glen Railway until being purchased by David Humphreys in 2017 and regauged to 20ins.