We give below brief details of locomotives and carriages to be seen today at Quainton. For further information, we strongly recommend purchase of the illustrated Stock Book, on sale at the bookshop on platforms 2 & 3, price 20p (24p post free from the address on the back cover). This has full details of all locomotives and rolling stock, together with photographs of most items.

The following two Sentinel Wagons are regular visitors to Quainton, and although we cannot guarantee their appearance on any particular day, we give their details briefly below.

SENTINEL STEAM TRACTOR THE ELEPHANT 757 CTT

Built by Sentinel Ltd. of Shrewsbury in 1924, weight 5 tons, works no. 5644. New to Teignmouth Quay Co. in Devon. Purchased by present owner in 1963.

SENTINEL STEAM WAGON No. 8590 GT 2827

Built November 1931, weight 7 tons, this is a type DG6P (Double geared six-wheeler on pneumatic tyres) with a flat platform body, and was one of a batch of 10 owned by the Cement Marketing Co. Converted in 1948 to a tar sprayer and named Joyce. Purchase by present owner was in October 1971.

Notes:
The text in this Quainton Railway Society publication was written in 1972 and so does not reflect events in the 40+ years since publication. The text and photographs are repeated verbatim from the original publication, with only a few minor grammar changes but some clarifying notes are added if deemed necessary. The photos from the original publication are provided as scans in this internet version of this long out of print publication.

Reference:
Illustrated Programme No. 3 Late Summer 1972