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STR totem logo Polish Chrzanow 0-6-0 Tank
plus 4 wheel tender
Locomotive No.10 �Naklo�

Locomotive Details:-

This steam locomotive arrived at the South Tynedale Railway, Alston, Cumbria in April 1988. It is a 70 horse power, 0-6-0 tank type �LAS� locomotive, built in 1957 by Fabryka Lokomotyw Imf Dzierzynskiego, Chrzanow, Poland, works No. 3459. This locomotive was imported from Poland, where it had worked at a sugar factory railway at Naklo.

Locomotive History:-

From 1945, all steam locomotive production in Poland was at Chrzanow, where 800 of the �LAS� type were built, between 1946 and 1959, for industrial use on 600 mm (2 ft.) and 750 mm (2 ft. 6in.) gauge lines.

This locomotive was originally built as a tank locomotive, the tender was a later addition. It was supplied new to the Wapienno Lime Works, near Szubin, it was transferred to the Znin Sugar Factory (No. 2) in 1966 and then to the Naklo Sugar Factory, near Bydgoszczn in 1977. Here it was converted to run with a tender of a typical Polish design, giving greater coal and water capacity and worked until March 1987.

Preservation:-

Following lengthy negotiations with Polish authorities, it was purchased by the South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society in 1988 and it is the only working 2 ft. gauge representative of this make in the U.K.. It arrived at the South Tynedale Railway at Alston, Cumbria on 15th April 1988. After receiving a major overhaul, it was fitted with a Polish steam air pump.

The locomotive was named �Naklo� by Dr. Janusz Kochanowski, the Consul General of the Polish Republic on 26th June 1991, prior to entering regular passenger service.

This locomotive was taken out of service in May 1998 and was completely dismantled. The boiler has had minor repairs carried out to it plus a complete retube, general overhaul and a complete rebuild with removal of the side water tanks and enlarged cab, with the back of the cab attached to the front of the tender. There is sufficient water capacity available from the water tank contained in the tender for operation.

The locomotive reentered service briefly on 21st May 2002 in primer to haul a special train for the 150th Anniversary of the Alston Branch celebrations. It was later fully repainted in Midland Railway red livery with yellow lining and lettering on the tender and has hauled passenger trains on steam days from August 2002 onwards.

Photos:-
Above: �Naklo� in original condition, photographed at Alston Station during the Steam Gala Weekend in September 1997.

Below: �Naklo� in rebuilt condition, with enlarged cab and without side water tanks, stands at the water tower at Alston station during the �Santa Special� trains in December 2002.

Both photographs by Daniel McIntyre.

Dimensions and livery:-

Original dimensions of the locomotive:-

Cylinders = 9.6 in. (245 mm) x 11.8 in. (300 mm).
Fitted with Heusinger valve gear.
Working pressure of 176 pounds per sq. inch.
Wheel diameter = 2 ft 1.6 in. (650 mm).
Wheelbase = 5 ft 7 in. (1,700 mm).
Tractive effort at 60% of boiler pressure = 4,405 lbs. (2,000 kg).
Length = 18 ft 4 in. (5,588 mm).
Width = 5ft 11in. (1,800 mm).
Overall height = 8 ft 8 in. (2,650 mm).
Weight 11 tons 13 cwt empty, 15 tons 7 cwt in full working order.

Rebuilt dimensions of the locomotive:-

Weight = 10 tonnes empty, 12� tonnes in working order.
Length = 18ft 6in. (5,639 mm).
Wheel diameter = 2 ft 0 in. (600 mm).
Wheelbase = 5 ft 4 in. (1,626 mm).

Original dimensions of the tender:-

Weight = 2 tonnes empty, 5 tonnes in full working order.
Length = 10 ft 0 in. (3,048 mm).
Width = 5 ft 3 in. (1,600 mm).
Overall height = 5 ft 3 in. (1,600 mm).
Wheel diameter = 1 ft 7 in. (483 mm).
Wheelbase = 4 ft 6 in. (1,372 mm).

Livery:-

Previously: Black body, red frames, wheels and buffer beams.

Presently since rebuild: Midland Railway red body with yellow lining and lettering on the tender, red buffer beams.

Other narrow gauge Chrzanow 0-6-0T 'LAS' type steam locomotives which are preserved:-

In the United Kingdom:-

The following locomotives, which are based in the United Kingdom are listed in the �Industrial Locomotives, Handbook 14EL�, published by the Industrial Railway Society in 2006:-

  • A 750 mm (2 ft 6 inch) gauge Chrzanow 0-6-0 well tank locomotive is owned by Phil Rowe, at a private location in Derbyshire, England. This has the works no. 1983 and was built in 1949. It is possibly a LAS type, but this is unable to be confirmed.

  • Another 750 mm (2 ft 6 inch) gauge Chrzanow 0-6-0 well tank locomotive is in store for use on the Welsh Highland Railway at Caernarvon, North Wales, this locomotive is works no. 3326, built in 1954 and is out of use. It is believed to be one of two of the LAS type locomotives that were previously based at the Midland Railway Centre at Butterley, Derbyshire, England, which were later advertised for sale.

  • A 600 mm (2 ft) gauge Chrzanow 0-6-0 tank locomotive is based at the West Lancashire Light Railway at Hesketh Bank, near Preston, Lancashire, England. This locomotive is works no. 3506, built in 1957, it is number 45 in the West Lancs Light Railway fleet and it was acquired by that railway on 29th March 1998. Details obtained from the West Lancashire Light Railway website at www.westlancs.org. It has been regauged from 750 mm (2 ft 6 inch) and was known to be one of the two of the LAS type locomotives that were previously based at the Midland Railway Centre at Butterley, Derbyshire, England, which were later advertised for sale.

In Europe:-
  • Two locomotives, Works No. 3029, built in 1952 and Works No. 3512, built in 1957 are located at Bakkersmolen, Essen-Wildert, in Belgium. This location is a preserved windmill and bakery with an operating 600 mm gauge railway. These locomotives were present at the above location in May 2005 and were numbered 17 and 19. They previously worked at Cukrownia (Sugar Factory) at Dobrzelin, Poland.
    Source: From the book �Industrial and Preserved Locomotives of Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg� by G.A.P. Leach. Published by the Industrial Railway Society during 2006.

  • Works No. 3043, built in 1952 is located at the Berlin Parkeisenbahn (BPE), Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany. Preserved as No. 4 and it has been named �Luise Las� it is privately owned and formerly worked at the Wozuczyn sugar factory in south east Poland. Has been regauged from 750 mm (2 foot 6 inches) to run on the 600 mm (2 foot gauge) Berlin Park Railway and was fitted with a tender (quoted in German:- und mit Schlepptender!).
    Source: From the book �Bahn-Nostalgie Deutschland� by Ludger Kenning, published by Verlag Kenning in 2004. This locomotive is also featured on the Berlin Parkeisenbahn website locomotive internet pages.

  • Works No. 3297, built in 1954 is located at the Stoomcentrum Maldegem, in Belgium. This locomotive was in dismantled condition when viewed in July 2004. It was numbered 21.
    Source: From the book �Industrial and Preserved Locomotives of Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg� by G.A.P. Leach. Published by the Industrial Railway Society during 2006.

  • Works No. 3812, built in 1958 is located at Frankfurter Feldbahnmuseum, at Am Roemerhof 15 a, D-60486 Frankfurt / Main, Germany. This locomotive formerly worked on the Waldbahn Annopolu (Annopolu Forest Railway) in Poland until 1961 and later was used on the Waldbahn Lipa (Lipa Forest Railway), located to the south east of Lublin, in Poland until 1986.
    Source: From the book �Bahn-Nostalgie Deutschland� by Ludger Kenning, published by Verlag Kenning in 2004. This locomotive is also featured on the Frankfurter Feldbahnmuseum website locomotive internet pages. Click on the photograph on that website for a German language locomotive history text and more photos, in a PDF format document. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader program to view the contents of the document).

  • Works No. 3816, built in 1958 is located on the 600 mm (2 foot) gauge Waldeisenbahn Muskau, at Weisswasser, near Cottbus, Germany and it has been named �Erna�. This locomotive is privately owned and was viewed on a visit to this railway in May 2004, but it was not operational. It formerly worked on the Waldbahn Plociczno, or Plociczno Forest Railway in Poland until 1975 and was transported to Germany in 1997 and arrived at Weisswasser in 1999. This locomotive is also featured on the Waldeisenbahn Muskau website locomotive internet pages.

For more information about the South Tynedale Railway, please contact:-

THE SOUTH TYNEDALE RAILWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY,
Registered Office Address:-
The Railway Station, Alston, Cumbria, CA9 3JB.
Telephone 01434 381696.
Talking timetable - Telephone 01434 382828.
Registered Charity No. 514939.
Limited by Guarantee: Company Registration No. 1850832 (England).

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This page was last updated on 16th May 2007.
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