Gertrude

One of the largest events for railway enthusiasts every year, around 17,000 visitors attended the National Model Railway Exhibition on 19/20 November 2012.

Gertrude on display in Hall 5 of the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.

As part of the Warley Model Railway Club’s NATIONAL MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION hundreds of visitors stepped onto the footplate of Gertrude, while a historic display of her life, and of where she worked in industry – the Alfred Hickman ironstone quarry at Sydenham, near Adderbury, and the Stewarts & Lloyds steelworks at Bilston – could also be viewed, along with photographs and video of Gertrude’s preservation activities with Exmoor Transport. Read More »

Between 1925 and 1959 Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd used a 1918-built narrow gauge steam locomotive, Gertrude, to transport red-hot ingots from the melting shop to the rolling mill of Bilston Steelworks. Read More »

On Sunday 13th November steam locomotive Gertrude became the first Gelert’s Farm-based locomotive to travel over F&WHR metals from Pen y Mount Junction to the Cob as she travelled over Britannia Bridge en route from Gelert’s Farm to Boston Lodge.

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The first Welsh Highland Heritage Railway train has run on the challenging gradients of the Welsh Highland Railway on Saturday June 25, 2011. The test train, double headed by WHHR locos Gelert and Gertrude, was run in conjunction with Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland engineers to test braking systems. The WHHR operates air-braked stock, while F&WHR trains are exclusively vacuum-braked.

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While our neighbours this weekend were busy with their Spring Thing, on the WHHR Gertrude took part in the ‘Royal Gala’. Gertrude had a lovely weekend working together with resident Gelert and visitor Elidir, the sun shone throughout too!

We’ve cross posted a couple of candid photos of Gerty as seen at Porthmadog over the weekend with Elidir. Come and see her for yourself at the WHHR.