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Locomotives you might see on a visit to the Railway

Steam Locos | Other Locos

1402 (GWR Dart)

Designed for branch line passenger work on the Great Western Railway. Bentley has hosted three GWR "Darts", numbered 1401, 1402 and 1466.
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2538 (Dean Goods)

GWR Dean Goods 0-6-0 freight loco. Model built in 2008 and refurbished for 2024 season.
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4701 (GWR 47xx)

Great Western Railway 47xx class of loco was designed to provide high speed freight and passenger services, something which the 7 1/4 exemplifies
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70047 - Lady of the Lake (Britannia)

BR standard class 7 Britannia class are high speed passenger service locos and in model form are a powerhouse
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Basil (Bagnall)

A model of a Bagnall 0-4-0 saddle tank, Basil first appeared at Bentley in 2004, and has since become one of the regular operators at the track.


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Buffalo (Canadian Switcher)

Based upon the Canadian National Railway prototype, this 2-8-0 loco has been a regular passenger hauler on the railway for many years
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Clare (Romulus)

This locomotive was first seen at Bentley in early 2013 and is a classic member of the Roger Marsh design "Romulus" family built in the same workshops as Taurus but only finished more recently.
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Class 12A (Class 12A)

A model of a Great Central Railway Sacre designed 2-4-0 Class 12A. Overhauled 2019-2021 and has since been a regular runner on events and occasional weekends.
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Desmond (Hunslet)

This 0-4-0 loco is based on a Welsh slate quarry loco and can be frequently seen running at the railway.
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Maid Marian (Hunslet)

Maid Marian first appeared at Bentley Miniature Railway in 2015, and is very similar to Merlin that also runs at the railway.


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Margaret (Hunslet)

Margaret is a 1/3rd scale model of a Hunslet-designed 0-4-0 saddle tank engine of the well-known "Alice" or "Port" class, so typical of those which operated in the Welsh slate quarries.


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Merlin (Hunslet)

Merlin was first seen at Bentley in 2012 and has since seen some modifications to make it more suited to the increased demand at Bentley.


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No 35 (Holmside)

Holmside was a 0-6-0 saddle tank locomotive with outside cylinders and inside Stephenson link motion that used to work for the National Coal Board.


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Pegasus (Thomas II)

Based upon the popular "Thomas II" design, entering service in 2015, Pegasus is used as a heavy hauler on busier days.
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Rhian (Romulus)

Rhian is an example of the Roger Marsh "Romulus" design of 0-4-0 locomotive.
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