This wagon is believed to have been built in 1886 or soon afterwards - this date is cast into 2 axleboxes. It was built for the Duffield Bank Railway and was latterly at Dove Leys on the hand-worked system at Sir Arthur's family seat. It was sold at auction when the Heywood family left Dove Leys in 1948 and was used to lay a cricket pitch and then in a sawmill. The "Top" is the name given to the removable sides which can be lifted off to allow discharge of loose materials (coal, stone, etc.). This part and the coupling flaps are new but everything else is original including the brown paint on the frames. The original "stopper" which fills the bolster pivot hole exists, together with its metal pocket in which it was kept when a bolster was fitted. The body is 5 ft 3 inches long and 2 ft 9 inches wide.

Eventually the wagon ended up in another auction where it was spotted by Chris Carr who had the good sense to buy it even though he wasn't sure what it was! Later he discovered where it had come from. One day he turned up at Perrygrove and told us he had it - we weren't sure whether to believe him at first because it is such a rare survivor.
Owned by the Heywood Collection & presently at Perrygrove

This wagon is referred to in most of the descriptions of the Duffield Bank Railway. For more details, click on the picture. Owned by the Heywood Collection & presently at Perrygrove. Another picture of it is here.

This wagon was built at Duffield Bank works in 1895 as a platelayers' trolley for the Eaton Railway at a cost of £9-2-0. It was pushed by hand and so did not need couplings. It originally carried a toolbox on top. The curved hooks underneath would have carried crowbars etc. Much lettering is cast into the wheels. Owned by the Heywood Collection & presently at Perrygrove

Conservation work on this wagon has now been completed by James Waterfield. A description will be posted here ASAP.Owned by the Heywood Collection & presently at Perrygrove

There were two brake vans on the railway at Eaton Hall, a 4 wheel vehicle delivered in 1896 and a bogie van delivered in 1901. In 1947 they went with the rest of the Eaton Hall stock to the Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway (RH&DR) where the height was cut down to suit the reduced loading gauge. The bogie vehicle was returned to Eaton Hall in 1980. In 2006 a replica was completed by the Estate staff at Eaton Hall using ironwork from the original body, which was then generously donated to the Heywood Collection by the Duke of Westminster KG OBE TD DL. We are grateful to Patrick Keef for facilitating this generous donation. The decision has been taken to conserve this vehicle in its current condition because the work necessary to return it to working order would destroy most of the original material. For our thoughts on conservation, click here. Owned by the Heywood Collection & presently at Perrygrove

This vehicle was delivered to the Eaton Hall railway in 1904. According to Driver Harry Wilde's visitors book from Eaton, Sir Winston Churchill was carried in January 1905 and in the same year so were King Edward VII, Baron Rothschild and The King of Spain. In 1947 it was removed to the RH&DR and, like the bogie brake van, it returned to Eaton Hall in 1980. In 2004 a replica was completed by the Estate staff at Eaton Hall using ironwork from the original body, which was then generously donated to the Heywood Collection by the Duke of Westminster KG OBE TD DL. The saloon was collected from Eaton Hall in February 2004. After 3 years hard work by James Waterfield and Richard Pennington it arrived at Perrygrove on 31st August 2007 and was re-commissioned by Sir Peter Heywood, great grandson of Sir Arthur. We are sincerely grateful to Ken Davies and Patrick Keef for facilitating this generous donation.More pictures will be published here soon.Owned by the Heywood Collection. & presently at Perrygrove.

Some remains from this vehicle were generously donated to the Heywood Collection in 2004 by the Duke of Westminster KG OBE TD DL, and were collected from Eaton Hall in February. The remains are fragmentary and in poor condition. They are at present being assessed to determine the best method of conservation. We are sincerely grateful to Ken Davies and Patrick Keef for facilitating this generous donation. The picture shows the recreated open carriage at Eaton Hall which uses metalwork from the original.This picture was taken in 2002 and is published with the kind permission of the Eaton Hall estate (picture © copyright Perrygrove Railway 2002). Sorry, no larger image is available. Owned by the Heywood Collection. Not at Perrygrove at present

A considerable number of original artefacts survive from the days of Sir Arthur Heywood, including a lathe which is now in the USA, several original items of rolling stock in the private collection of the Duke of Westminster at Eaton Hall (available for public viewing on occasional open days), relics of the use of Heywood equipment in Cumbria at the Ravenglass & Eskdale railway museum, and numerous small items which are sometimes brought to Perrygrove on special occasions. The most important item is the original locomotive Muriel of 1894 which runs on the The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway as River Irt, albeit heavily modified.

Description will be posted here ASAP. I've been saying that for years now. Meanwhile, here's a really good video clip by Geoff Cryer (for more like this see Geoffspages). Owned by James Waterfield. Usually kept at Perrygrove.

Description will be posted here ASAP Owned by James Waterfield and usually kept at Perrygrove

This vehicle was built by James Waterfield as a replica of the original (see above). It has been built to follow the original in every respect except that it is fitted with air brakes so that it can be used on passenger trains. This is an example of a situation where it is far more sensible to use a replica because the work necessary to return the original to working order would destroy almost all the original materials. Owned by James Waterfield and usually kept at Perrygrove

This vehicle was built by Sir Arthur Heywood to test the performance of his locomotives. It measures drawbar pull, speed, and distance travelled. This vehicle can also be seen behind Ursula here. Owned by James Waterfield and usually kept at Perrygrove

Replica under construction. A description will be posted here ASAP

Effie was Sir Arthur's first engine and a picture of the original is on the "Historical Background" page. A replica was built recently by David Humphries and Great Northern Steam Ltd. She has visited Perrygrove and we hope she will come here again. Plenty of pictures of her here. Another replica is under construction at the moment - details here probably in 2008.

Katie was built by Sir Arthur as the first locomotive for the Eaton Hall railway. Many parts from the original are being used to rebuild her at Ravenglass. There is a replica at Eaton Hall which can be seen on public open days. This is shown here in a picture taken in 2002 and published with the kind permission of the Eaton Hall estate (picture © copyright Perrygrove Railway 2002). Sorry, no larger image is available. Several other replicas have been started. One is rapidly approaching completion and we hope she will visit Perrygrove in the future.