The museum consists of a length of track with industrial buildings and many diesel and steam locomotives plus wagons all associated with the Quarry system which was very extensive around Exton. |
Cranford Nr2 shunting wagons through the station |
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Another loco Belvoir stands outside the loco works |
Cranford Nr2 shunting iron ore wagons in a siding |
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Belvoir outside the works |
Diesel shunter MrD shunts wagons around |
The friendly driver and volunteers quite happily moved the engine for pictures.Here Cranbourne Nr2 poses near the apple tree |
Even allowing me access to the loading bay to get this shot |
Euclid dump truck |
In the loco yard |
Every colour engine that you can imagine |
There are some real relics in the yard |
This beautifully crafted model of the walking dragline Sundew was on show in the shop/cafe area |
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Cranbourne Nr2 waits for the road |
Further up the headshunt are some old quarry wagons |
This Ruston Bucyrus face shovel was working moving ironstone |
These line operated shovels were commonplace 40years ago now they are all hydraulic |
An 0-4-0 ST which once worked the quarry branchlines |
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