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Norton Priory School with
 coaches 3 and 4 parked in the yard
awaiting their next duty.

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Buffallo Bill sitting on the traverser
outside the locomotive shed.

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GERALDINE

Built as a project by ICI students in 1984.  Based on an Irish peat railways design, GERALDINE was designed by member Len Hough specially for Halton.


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HALTON CASTLE (left) and CLASS 20 (right) stand in Mousetrap Hall Station awaiting more passengers.

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Coach no 4


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1501 - 1506


New build by Society members from a design by Leyland Society.

These 6 coaches are air braked and fitted with padded seating...our standard for the future.

All steel body, powder coated in Oxford Blue, very comfortable.

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'PIXIE'

Built in 1976 and originally used on portable tracks at shows in the North West, Pixie was the first locomotive to run at Halton.
Unused since the early 1980s, when more powerful locomotives arrived, PIXIE has been refurbished and will run special trains through the year.
PIXIE has a petrol engine and 'forward' and 'reverse' mechanical gearbox.

Rolling Stock

The locomotives and coaches used at Halton belong to both the Society and to individual members. 
Trains are normally 2 or 3 carriages in length, carrying upto 20 passengers.

The Society owns four locomotives;

Pixie  (0-4-0 petrol-mechanical drive.  Red. The original locomotive now restored and used on special occasions. )
Norton Priory School (bo-bo petrol hydraulic.  Based on Class 35 Hymec.  Built in 1982 at Norton Priory School, Runcorn.  BR Green.  Rebuilt and restored to service for 2020.
Geraldine (0-4-0 petrol hydraulic.  Built by ICI in 1984 as a training project.  Blue.)
Buffalo Bill (2-8-0 petrol hydraulic.  Built by Arnold Bimpson.)

Other locomotives regularly used for passenger service but privately owned are

Halton Castle (bo-bo battery electric.  BR Blue.  Ex Conway Valley Railway)
Toby No7 (0-4-0 petrol hydraulic.  Same design as Geraldine, but with tram style body)
Class 20 (bo-bo petrol hydraulic.  BR Blue)

Members will also often bring their own steam, petrol, and electirc locomotives to run.

The Society owns 7 coaches, with another 6 privately owned available for use. 

Coaches 1/ 4 (8' long, bogie coaches, centre bench seating.  coach 1 fitted with air brakes)
Coaches 1501-1506 (8' long, bogies coaches, padded centre seat, air braked,  introduced into service in 2015) 

Coaches 7-9 ( 8' long, bogie coaches, sit in style.  coaches 7 and 9 air braked)
Tram coach (6) (8' long, bogie, sit in style)
Sit Astride (10) (8' long, bogie, sit astride)

The Society also owns 2 ballast wagons for maintenance work.






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