REPLICA 3ft gauge Southwold Railway Sharp, Stewart 2-4-0T No. 3 Blyth, being built for Southwold Railway Trust (SRT), and new 2ft gauge Bagnall ‘Sipat’ 0-4-0ST Big Dave destined for West of Fife Munitions Railway at Lathalmond, were both in the latter stages of completion in early August.
They have been constructed alongside each other at North Bay Railway Engineering Services’ works in Darlington (picture, RM, July) with both expected to be test steamed in late August. Big Dave is set to enter service at Lathalmond in September.