- Winson Engineering
Winson Engineering was a British manufacturer of narrow gauge and miniature railway
steam locomotives and rolling stock during the 1990s. It built several new locomotives forheritage railway s as well as undertaking major rebuilds of existing locomotives.History
Winson was founded in the mid 1980s, although it was not incorporated until
March 21 1990 . The engineering works were initially at the harbour inPorthmadog . In 1988, the company moved toPenrhyndeudraeth . In 1995 the company moved again toDaventry . In June 2001 the company went into receivership and subsequently closed.Significant Projects
Rebuilds
* Rebuild of
Welsh Highland Railway Bagnall "Gelert"
* Preparation ofFfestiniog Railway Fairlie 0-4-4-0T "Livingston Thompson" for display in theNational Railway Museum New locomotives
* Winson 7
Bure Valley Railway 2-6-4T "Wroxham Broad", built 1992 cite web |url=http://www.bvrw.co.uk/source/rolling_stock.htm |title=Bure Valley Railway stock list]
* Winson 12Bure Valley Railway ZB Class 2-6-2 "Blickling Hall" RailGauge|15 gauge, built 1994
* Winson 14Bure Valley Railway ZB Class 2-6-2 "Spitfire" RailGauge|15 gauge, built 1994
* Winson 15 2-6-2T "Camila" RailGauge|500 gauge, built 1995 for Ferrocarril Austral Fuenguino, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego.
* Winson 16Bure Valley Railway ZB Class 2-6-2 "Thunderer" RailGauge|15 gauge, built 1996/7
* Winson 17Corris Railway 0-4-2ST No.7 RailGauge|27 gauge, built 1999-2004 - work completed at Drayton Designs.
* Winson 19 2-6-2T RailGauge|24 gauge, built 1998 for a Japanese Theme Park (Matsui Damachi).
* Winson 20Bure Valley Railway ZB Class 2-6-4 "Mark Timothy" RailGauge|15 gaugeAt the time of liquidation the company was building a replica of the Manning Wardle locomotive "YEO" for the
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway . The part built loco was moved to storage in the south of England, and has yet (2008) to be completed.Winson 7 "Wroxham Broad" was actually a major rebuild of a diesel loco (Tracy Jo) originally built in 1964 by G & S Light Engineering of Stourbridge.
Winson 20 "Mark Timothy" was unsuccessful as built, and underwent a major rebuild by
Alan Keef Ltd in 2003.New rolling stock
* Six carriages for the Welsh Highland Railway [cite web |url=http://whr.bangor.ac.uk/coaches2.htm |title=Welsh Highland Railway modern carriage list]
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