Perrygrove Railway Logo The Duffield Bank rail bending wagon was used by Sir Arthur
Heywood at Duffield Bank. It did not appear in the auction
catalogue when the equipment at Duffield Bank was sold,
probably because it had gone to the family seat at Dove Leys.
It was eventually found in a field near Uttoxeter.
It was bought in a farm sale by Mr. Alan Headech for £10 in 1982 and was put in a lock-up which was
set on fire and all the woodwork was destroyed. The wood was replaced by Austin Moss of the
Windmill Farm Railway All the metalwork is original except for fixings and replacement rail rollers on
the ends.

Some tools were found with the wagon including an original track gauge stamped "APH" which proves
conclusively that Sir Arthur's railways were exactly 15" gauge unlike many later lines which are over-gauge.
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Steaming for pleasure in the Royal Forest of Dean

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