AYLE COLLIERY Alston Cumbria -- August 2017 Ayle colliery was visited and photographed with the kind permission of the owner . Many thanks . At the time of writing [ 2017 ] it is possibly the only working colliery in the British Isles . The colliery has a large number of loco's , not all of which were seen as there are others elsewhere and underground . 5 Claytons had recently been purchased from auction and were originally owned by Magnor plant at Stone Staffordshire . The following list is in order of which the photo's appear and most of the details are taken from the IRS existing loco's book and the excellent website http://www.uklocos.com/ .
18" gauge " 16 82" 4wbe Clayton B3132B built 1984 . 18" gauge " 77 " 4wbe Clayton 5712 built 1969 . 2' gauge " - " 4wbef Greenbat 2382 built 1953 . 2' gauge "LE/12/75 P17271 " 4wbe Wingrove Rogers E6807 built 1965 . 2' 6" gauge " 15/27 B0909B " 4wbef Clayton B0909B built 1976 . 2' gauge " -- " 040be Wingrove Rogers P7664 built 1975 . ex Buttermere & Westmorland , Barrowdale. 2' gauge " -- " 4Wbe Wingrove Rogers N7606 built 1973 . ex J Murphy , Kentish Town . 2' 6" gauge " 15/PLB6 152183 No 5261 " 4Wbef Clayton 5074 built 1965 2' gauge " --- " 040dm Hunslett 5222 built 1958 gauge " 2 73026 " 4wbe Clayton class t6 built 2' 6" gauge " 15plb15 15/19 no5097 " 4wbef Clayton 5097 built 1966. gauge " 9 " 4wbe built 2' gauge " 1520 " 4wbef Clayton BO445 built 1975 gauge " " UNKNOWN built 2' gauge " 263075" 4wbe Clayton B3642A built 1990 reb B3766A 1991 . ex Magnor plant STONE Staffs . 2' gauge " -- " 4wbe Clayton built ex Magnor plant STONE Staffs . 2' gauge " 263071 " 4wbe Clayton built . ex Magnor plant STONE Staffs . 2' gauge " 263073 " 4wbe Clayton 3642b built 1990 reb 3766b 1991 . ex Magnor plant STONE Staffs 2' gauge " 263022 " 4wbe Clayton 5955a built 1972 . ex Magnor plant STONE Staffs . 2' gauge " --- " 4wbe Clayton ce5667 built 1969 . 2' gauge " EL16 " 4wbe Clayton ce5667 built 1969 . 2' 6" gauge " 6/43 " 4wbe Wingrove Rogers 6297 built 1960 . 1' 7 1/2" gauge " ---- " 040be Wingrove Rogers 6754 built 1964 .