Hi all,
As promised some more information regarding the locos of the Beckton Light Railway.
The BLR is run with a fleet of mostly small tender engines or large tank engines but also uses garratt's for the larger peak season trains. Most of the locomotives where built in the BLR's own workshops.
The proposed fleet consists of;
Steam
Garratt 0-4-0+0-4-0's
2-6-2 side tanks
0-4-2 tender locomotives
0-4-0 shunters
Diesel
0-4-0 shunters
Bo-Bo diesel electric
3 car multiple u
Hi all,
Welcome to the Beckton Light Railway's blog page.
Beckton is a large seaside resort on the east coast based on Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire, it has a standard gauge terminus near the town center and its own narrow gauge railway.
The BLR runs from the sandy beaches on the north side of Beckton, to the small fishing village of Addington to the south with a junction to another narrow gauge line through the Rifle valley to the town of Newton-on-Rifle.
Freight traffic on the li
