Photo Album of the 1980's

LMS 0-6-0T engine 'Butch' 

This is the late Dennis Sullivan's engine in 5" gauge

LMS 0-6-0T engine 'Butch' 

This is the late Dennis Sullivan's engine in 5" gauge

NER 0-8-0 Freight Locomotive

Aileen, Lyn, Stella, Kath xmas present wrapping circa 1980.

Jack Rowlands getting ready for Christmas circa 1980

1988 Club workshop construction phase 1 looking from outside door

1988 Club workshop construction phase 1 looking towards external door.

1987 0-4-2T 'Thames' by George Smith, Graham Wheeler driving and Gordon Clark as passenger. 

1987 4-4-0 'Douglas' an South African NG15 by Tom Snoxell, with Rod Janes driving

This locomotive is still at Malden and runs relatively regularly 

1987 0-4-0T 'Tom Snoxell' by Paul Flood, driver unknown

1987 0-4-0T Big Tich, driver unknown, possible a visitor to our railway.

Hunslet Gillura

is seen here on shed in October 1989, she was a visitor to Malden.

Hunslet Jackie

is owned by Bobby and Jackie Jones long standing Malden members, she is seen here on shed in October 1989

Hunslet Jackie

is seen in Willowbank station with Bobby and Jackie Jones whilst on the right is a pixie style locomotive also waiting its next run.

Willowbank original home signals

This picture shows the original Willowbank station home signal gantry, the new existing gantry today has one extra signal in the middle.

left to right
Up Local Home 
Up Local to Up Main home 

Up Main to Up Local Home
Up Main Home and Distant

Two new points for Willowbank station crossover

These were installed just past the signal gantry in the picture above.

John Mottram welding new track in the track shop. 

All track is manufactured on site using black steel bar which has steel chairs welded to allow the rails to be screwed to the sleepers.