Singapore is a model of a locomotive built between the wars for the Singalese dock yards.  When Singapore was invaded by the Japanese in the Second World War she was used by them in the dock yards, she was also hit by shrapnel.  After the War she was awarded a medal for being a prisoner of war and also a medal for being wounded.  She proudly wears these medals to this day and she can be seen at the Rutland Railway Museum, sometimes in steam.

She is a good working engine and will pull two carriages all afternoon but as she is so small her driver has to have a certain level of skill and she does require attention at all times.

She is my pride and joy and you will see she is the logo on the tee shirts worn by the friends of the Little Orchard Railway .

Another Locomotive which tests her drivers driving abilities to the full is Pearl.

Richard has to work very hard to ensure that she continues to pull her two carriages for the whole  afternoon and he would be the first to agee sometimes this does not happen.

She is broadly based on a Wren narrow gauge locomotive and was originally sold by Maxitrack as a kit of parts.  She is number 22.  We believe she was probably built by more than one builder and then she was upgraded to a decent working standard when he purchased her.

Benedict is bringing Eleanor in at the end of a hard days work.  She is a much larger locomotive and is a quarter scale model based on the Hunslet engine Elider, which is still working with passengers in the Welsh mountains today.

A much easier engine to drive she will happily work with four carriages all day and not complain at all.  She was especially adapted with a larger fire grate and longer boiler so she would be able to do a hard days work.

Number 5 is another larger engine and was originally a Hercules locomotive, which has always been seen as a good club track engine, able to perform well all day.

Only those who know, would recognise her though as when she was purchased for the Willow Wood Railway, she was in a terrible state.

She was sent to Andrew Robilou for a very full refit and now is a hard working and interesting, star of an engine.

The latest member of our fleet Glenda is a Compass House made model of a Class 08 Diesel locomotive a shunting engine and jack of all trades in the early '50's.

When I was young this was the engine I wanted to add to my 00 train layout.  Triang did a beauty and I used to look at her in the catalogue all the time.

Glenda runs at 24volts and is powered by 3 x third of a horse power motors directly driven to gear wheels fixed to the back of the driving wheels.  A hard working engine, just like her original inspiration.

Between us we have four carriages and I am proud to say they are all built to my design.

When I first wanted to build a carriage I asked to look at other peoples carriages and they said "If I were doing this again I wouldn't do -----".  So I tried to make a carriage without all the things they thought they should have missed out and these are the result.  Hard working, hard wearing and sturdy.

The oldest one is now 11 years old and still going strong

We have two trucks and a box van.  These were all supplied by Compass House and are passenger carrying.

They are decorated with private owner style printing, although with a modern day look to them.