Andrew Barclay Grey/Glyder

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Andrew Barclay Grey/Glyder 

Andrew Barclay 0-4-0WT (well tank) Grey/Glyder was built in 1931 for the Burnhope Reservoir railway near Wearhead. "Grey" was one of 5 well tanks built for use on the line by Andrew Barclay. The railway linked with the Weardale Railway from Darlington at the terminus of the line at Wearhead station. Here items used in the construction of the reservoir would have been transferred from the standard gauge trains to the narrow gauge ones.



When the railway closed in 1937 many of the locomotives including Grey were sold on to Penrhyn Quarry railway in North Wales. Here the engine was renamed "Glyder". When the PQR closed, the engine and several others were sold onto private collections in the USA. Grey/Glyder returned to the UK in 2012 along with Avonside 0-4-0T "Durham/Ogwen". All the engines that were exported have now returned to the UK. In recent years Grey/Glyder has returned to steam at Beamish and still carries a lot of its original Penrhyn Quarry railway livery. 

 
At Statfold Barn, one of Greys sisters has recently (Summer 2021) returned to steam after a comprehensive overhaul. This is "Red" which was also sold on to Penrhyn Quarry railway and renamed "Cegin". Like other engines, it was also sold to a collector in the USA. The engine behind is also a former Burnhope Reservoir railway loco. This is Avonside 0-4-0 "Wear" which was renamed "Marchlyn" when it was sold onto the Penrhyn Quarry railway. It's pleasing to know that so many former Burnhope Reservoir railway locos have survived into preservation. 


In early October 2021 Avonside 2066 of 1933 "Durham/ Ogwen" was out shopped in its Burnhope Reservoir railway condition as "Durham" at the Apedale Valley light railway. Sadly this is only temporary, and it will be reverting to it's Penrhyn condition at some point in the near future. 


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