We are home to one of the most interesting collections of light railway locomotives in the country – our aim is to preserve this historic collection for you and your family to travel behind for generations to come.
All of our ten locomotives are lovingly cared for and looked after in the railways own workshops by our dedicated team of staff and volunteers.
Steam Locomotives
No.24
Built originally as a 12 ¼” gauge locomotive for the Fairbourne Railway in North Wales, No.24 is a replica of the USA equivalent.
After initial trials in Wales, No.24 was sold to the then newly formed Bure Valley Railway and Kirklees Light Railway, before coming a permanent resident at Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway in 1997.
The main workhorse of our fleet, she is capable of pulling the heaviest of our trains and has a very distinctive whistle – on a clear day, it can be heard for miles.z
Bonnie Dundee
Bonnie Dundee began life at Dundee Gas Commissioners in Scotland, built to 2 foot gauge and used for freight haulage over a fourty year period.
The late Ian Fraser of Arbroath purchased her for preservation, and she was transferred to the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in 1976 where restoration began. As part of this process, she was regauged to 15 inch gauge and side tanks were added. In 1996, the locomotive was rebuilt in its current tender form.
On long term loan from Ravenglass, a full restoration by John Fowler and Sons has recently been completed with a change back to Stephenson Valve Gear as originally built.
6284
6284 is based on the LNER 04 class 2-8-0 and was started by Terry Turner, ending up as a kit of parts at the Bure Valley Railway.
Purchased by CCLR volunteers Ray Crome and Roger Loxley, she was completed and delivered new to Cleethorpes in May 2009.
Effie
This replica locomotive is based on the first built by renowned miniature railway figure Sir Arthur Heywood. At 7 foot long and with a footplate just about big enough for a driver, the original Effie built in 1875, ran for over 3000 miles in its first six years of service.
This replica was built using only photos to base its construction on and since completion, Effie has visited railways including the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and the Eaton Hall Railway. More recently a tender has been built designed around a Heywood wagon.
Flower of the Forest
A rather unusual locomotive, her construction was centered around a chimney off a Kerr Stuart locomotive found in a scrapyard. She is defined as a vertical boiler tank locomotive, due to the vertical position of the boiler in the centre of the cab.
Built by the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway in1985 for the late Ian Fraser of Arbroath, Scotland, she resided at Cleethorpes for a 6 year period in the late 1990s and returns for a future restoration to working order.
diesel Locomotives
Rachel
Built by Trevor Guest in 1960, she was originally intended to run on the 10.25″ gauge Shillingstone Light Railway. She eventually ended up at the Fairbourne Railway, used predominantly as a shunting locomotive, performing the important duty of moving the catering kiosk to and from the terminus station every day. When Fairbourne was regauged in 1984, she moved to the Haigh Hall Railway where she was used for a few years before being reserved for back up duties.
Purchased by Windmill Farm Railway in 2018, she was rebuilt and was purchased for use in Cleethorpes a year later.
DA1
This little locomotive has performed admirably considering its humble beginnings.
Built in Tasmania, Australia in 1985.
Powered using an Izusu engine.
Ceawlin
On loan from the Longleat Railway, ‘Ceawlin’ began life as a Rio Grande steam outline locomotive, with a powered tender.
Rebuilt into its current tank engine form in 1990, Originally operated at the Portland Cement Works, the locomotive has recently been turned out in a
Lister
Built in 1944 by Lister of Dursley, this shunting locomotive has been ain Cleethorpes since 1993.
Originally operated at the Portland Cement Works, the locomotive has recently been turned out in a
Lovingly rebuilt by CCLR volunteers, ‘Rusty’ is primarily used for shunting duties.