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Mangapps Railway Museum

Coordinates: 51°38′49″N 0°48′30″E / 51.64694°N 0.80833°E / 51.64694; 0.80833
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Old Heath Station (Formerly Laxfield on the Mid Suffolk Light Railway).

Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway centre located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex, England. The 0.75 miles (1.21 km) of standard gauge running line and museum are owned and operated by the Jolly family assisted by volunteers.[1][2][3]

Museum collection

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The museum's collection of rolling stock, in common with most preserved railways stock, may be loaned to other railways from time to time.[4]

Steam locomotives

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Builder Wheel
arrangement 		Class Built Number and name Status Photograph
Fox, Walker and Company 0-6-0ST 1878 358 Minnie[5] On static display.
Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. 0-4-0ST 1919 1619 Toto[5] Undergoing restoration.
W. G. Bagnall 0-6-0PT 1940 2613 Brookfield[5] Nearing end of overhaul.
BR Brighton 2-6-4T BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T 1954 80078 Operational, currently at Mid Norfolk Railway.

Diesel locomotives

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Origin Wheel
arrangement 		Class Number and name Year Status Photograph
British Rail Swindon 0-6-0DM Class 03 03 018
(ex D2018)[6] 		1958 Under overhaul.
British Rail Doncaster 0-6-0DM Class 03 03 081 Lucie
(ex D2081)[6] 		1960 Undergoing repaint into BR Green.
British Rail Doncaster 0-6-0DM Class 03 03 089
(ex D2089)[6] 		1960 Operational.
British Rail 0-6-0 DM Class 03 03 158 1960 Operational.
British Rail Doncaster 0-6-0DM Class 03 03 399
(ex D2399)[6] 		1961 Operational.
British Rail
Vulcan Foundry for Drewry Car Co 		0-6-0DM Adams Newport Works number 2252 (Liveried 11104) 1948 On Static Display. Cosmetically restored to look like a Wisbech and Upwell Tram locomotive.[7]
British Rail 0-6-0DM Class 04 11103 1952 Under restoration to condition as used on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway with cowcatchers and skirts. [8]
British Rail
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns, Darlington for Drewry Car Co 		0-6-0DM Class 04 D2325 1961 Operational.
British Rail A1A-A1A Class 31 31 105

"Radio Caroline" (named by Rick Wakeman in October 2023)[9]

1959 Operational.
British Rail A1A-A1A Class 31 31 233 1960 Operational.

Diesel multiple units

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Origin Wheel
arrangement 		Class Notes Year Photograph
British Rail Class 117 DMS no. 51381 (ex-unit 117 310) 1960

Electric multiple units

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Origin Wheel
arrangement 		Class Notes Year Photograph
British Rail Class 302 BDTSO No. 75033 (ex-unit 302 201) 1958
British Rail Class 302 BDTSO No. 75250 (ex-unit 302 227) 1960

London Underground

1959 Stock Driving Motor no. 1030 (used in the film Darkest Hour in 2017)[10] This was once part of London Underground's painted 'Heritage' train.[11] 1959

London Underground

1959 Stock Trailer no. 2044. This was once part of London Underground's painted 'Heritage' train.[11] 1959
London Underground R38 Stock Driving Motor no. 22624 (on static display). This was originally Q38 Trailer no. 014178, but was converted in 1950.[11] 1938

In addition to standard gauge stock, the museum also has a service vehicle from Southend Pier Railway. It was built as a passenger car in 1949 by AC Cars of Thames Ditton when the railway was a 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge electric line, but was converted to become a service vehicle subsequently. It carried the number 8 when on the pier.[6][12]

References

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  1. ^ Hewitt, Sam (4 April 2018). "Success for Essex 'Railroad Man'". Heritage Railway. ISSN 1466-3562. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Mangapps Railway Museum". www.heritage-railways.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ^ Lillywhite, Charlotte (12 August 2021). "Founder of Mangapps Railway Museum hopes its new walking route will encourage locals to visit". Burnham and Dengie Nub News. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. ^ Courtney, Geoff (30 August 2022). "Banter, memories and tea on menu at Mangapps". Heritage Railway. ISSN 1466-3562. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023 – via PressReader.
  5. ^ a b c IRS 2012, p. 86.
  6. ^ a b c d e IRS 2012, p. 87.
  7. ^ "Locomotives". Mangapps Railway Museum.
  8. ^ Foster, Richard (January 2024). "Wisbech Wanderer". Trackside Magazine. No. 30. p. 62.
  9. ^ Shahrabi, Ben (16 September 2023). "Maldon District: Prog-rock legend Rick Wakeman to unveil 'Radio Caroline' locomotive at Mangapps Railway Museum". Maldon Nub News. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  10. ^ Hewitt, Sam (22 March 2017). "Big budget film turns to railway museum for World War Two scenes". Heritage Railway. No. 226. ISSN 1466-3562. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  11. ^ a b c Hardy, Brian (2002). London Underground Rolling Stock. Capital Transport. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-85414-263-4.
  12. ^ "Coaching Stock". Mangapps Railway Museum.

Bibliography

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