Here is a selection of the stalwart locos that have, apart from visits to other lines, been long-term residents at Quainton Road. We tried to feature the earliest photo examples we could find. We were unable to find a decent picture of bagnall 2469, which sits in the down yard awaiting restoration.

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Bob Randall - Coventry No. 1 in original NCB livery. Operates as our Thomas, but was taken out of service due to boiler problems. At the time of writing, the boiler has steamed on the ground for the boiler inspector and the great news is that everything went well and she passed the test. The opportunity given for other work was grabbed and work has also been done on the big ends, springs and to the cab roof. The loco is expected back in operation for the Easter 09 Thomas event. Postcard provided by Bob Randall.

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Bob Randall - Hawthorne Leslie No. 3 (3717) on passenger duty in 1974. This loco is a static exhibit in the Buffer Depot Museum awaiting restoration.

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Bob Randall - Met 1 shortly after arrival at Quainton in 1973.

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Bob Randall - Contrast the 1973 picture above of a work weary locomotive with the superbly restored article. Met 1's re-launch on 6th May 1985.

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Alan Gosling - YE 2498 Chislet at Quainton 29th August 1971. Currently awaiting restoration in the down yard shed.

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A Bratton - Hunslet Austerity 3850 Juno on passenger duty Easter 1971. Along with Sir Thomas, she hauled the first passenger services at Quainton. Currently stored in the up yard awaiting restoration.

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A Bratton - GWR 57XX 7715 (L99) on passenger duty Easter 1971. This loco is on repair load to South Coast Steam and is currently operation, due to return to Quainton circa 2013.

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A Bratton - GWR 57XX 7715 (L99) on passenger duty Easter 1971. This loco is on repair load to South Coast Steam and is currently operation, due to return to Quainton circa 2013.

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Alan Gosling - A forlorn Swanscombe at Quainton on 17th May 1969. The locomotive is currently under repair.

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Anon - GWR 72xx prototype 7200 in Barry Scrap Yard in June 1977. This loco is currently under restoration in the down yard shed.

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Anon - BR WR 94xx 9466 in service. No details.

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A Bratton - Beattie Well Tank 0314 (30585) working head to head with Hudswell Clark No 1334 Sir Thomas in 1971. Beattie is currently operational in the up yard and spends an agreed period at the Bodmin and Wenford Railway, as well as visiting other heritage lines. Sir Thomas, along with Juno, worked the first passenger trains at Quainton and was taken out of service requiring major work and is currently a long-term exhibit in the down yard.

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Ken Livermore - Static exhibit North British 25NC 3405 City of Bethlehem AKA Janice, still complete with her cladding. Ownership of the locomotive transferred from the NBLS to the QRS in 2008.

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Robert Frise - Hudswell Clark 1742 Millom in the down yard following a major re-build and sporting a fresh coat of paint. Millom is currently on loan to the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway. We featured early photographs of 1742 in QN 100 so we are using a recent picture here.

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Robert Frise - Peckett 2105 Rokeby is currently operational in the down yard.

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Alan Ord - Peckett 2087 Gibraltar has appeared in many liveries during her time at Quainton. Here she is in LT livery. 2087 is operational in the down yard.

Notes:
The text in this Quainton Railway Society publication was written in 2009 and so does not reflect events in the 10+ 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:
Gallery of Locomotives that have remained resident at Quainton - Quainton News No. 101 - April 2009