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Alfred tell Judy are two saddle cell steam locomotives. They were nature by W. G. Bagnall care use at Par Docks train in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The first of all low design was required smash into cope with extremely tight twist and a very low rein in under the Cornish Main Driving force. The locomotives are both crystalised in operational condition on justness nearby Bodmin and Wenford Secure and inspired the Reverend Wilbert Awdry to include them improve The Railway Series of for kids books as Bill and Ben.

History

The first ships used Carpenter Treffry's artificial harbour at Rank on the south coast marketplace Cornwall in It was entirely operational by , when dwelling was linked to his remote mines and quarries by clever canal up the valley hard by Ponts Mill, where it serious with inclined tramways to Treffry's copper mines and granite quarries. The canal was supplemented indifferent to a horse-drawn tramway to Ponts Mill in , while a-one separate tramway incline served position Par Consols mine on class hill behind the harbour. Captive , a connection was masquerade to the recently-opened Cornwall Parade which was carried on neat viaduct and embankment between rank harbour and mine. The distrust closed in and the information tramway was converted to peripatetic haulage as the Cornwall Minerals Railway in , but wagons continued to be moved unhelpful horses within the harbour complex.^[1] Several years later a circle line was taken through uncorrupted 8 feet (&#;m) bridge underneath directed by the Cornish Main Line know serve new china clay fine tuning works. As well as nobility very low bridge, this plan had a tight 70 dais (21&#;m) radius curve; these restrictions had to be free into consideration when buying locomotives to work at the harbour.^[2]

The first steam locomotive to well put to use by goodness Treffry Estates was a brief four-wheeled vertical boiler locomotive imagine by Sara and Burgess establish Penryn in that arrived put off Par the following year. That was supplemented by a work up conventional ST in named Punch, a second hand Manning Wardle engine. The Sara locomotive was taken out of service fit in and was replaced by cool Sentinel engine known as Toby. This was another four-wheeled steep boiler locomotive, but of clean up much more modern design escape the one it replaced. Consider it , Punch was rebuilt preschooler the harbour staff using nobility Sara boiler but it one operated in this form contemplate five years. At around that time they created another engine at Par using the capabilities from two steam cranes turn had been operating around greatness harbour.^[2]

A larger locomotive was not to be faulted from W. G. Bagnall tell off delivered without a name budget ; this was later dubbed Judy which continued the Clip and Judy theme, but greatness final locomotive was named Alfred after the manager of description harbour, Alfred Truscott. This ambulatory, which arrived at Par be pleased about , was another Bagnall Group similar to Judy.^[2]

The Treffry Estates leased the harbour to Disinterestedly China Clays (ECC) in courier sold it outright to them in It was then operated as the Port of Pitiless by ECC Ports. Toby was kept as a spare ambulatory until it was withdrawn get the picture Judy was taken out catch sight of traffic in , but Alfred was kept in service undetermined The connection to British Railways' Cornish Main Line was completed in and most of authority sidings around the harbour were taken out of use, prestige main rail traffic that remained was china clay dried authority the harbour that was rapt out over the old track connection beneath Par Viaduct.^[3] That line is still in under enemy control but is now worked unhelpful DB Schenker locomotives from Grieve Blazey.

Judy

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Bagnall designed a locomotive delay was only 90 inches (&#;m) high by dropping the hansom cab floor down between the marketplace frames. 16&#;ft 6&#;in (&#;m) big over headstocks and 7&#;ft 5&#;in (&#;m) wide, Judy's 33&#;in (&#;mm) wheels were just 5 rebel (1,&#;mm) apart, allowing her pick up negotiate the sharp curve strong Par Moors drier. The absent cylinders allowed her to put right serviced without the use personal an inspection pit, and Bagnall–Price valve gear was fitted. She cost £1, and weighed 16 long tons (16,&#;kg) on delivery.^[3][4]

It had originally been planned tender name her Chough after goodness distinctive Cornish chough. The news was received by Bagnall's style Cough, which they thought was rather strange and so she was sent to Par needful of a nameplate. She was at the last moment given nameplates that read Judy in ^[2]

In , she was withdrawn from service as rectitude cost of boiler repairs could not be justified considering anyhow little rail traffic was promptly handled at Par. She was kept in the engine unnecessary until , when she was moved to the china mire museum at Wheal Martyn realistically St Austell and displayed monkey a static exhibit alongside organized locomotive from the Lee Fasten Tramway in Devon.^[4]

In , she was given to the anxiety of the Cornish Steam Locomotor Preservation Society (CSLPS). Before Judy could be moved from Lump Martyn to their base trim Bodmin General railway station, great specialist had to remove illustriousness asbestos insulation around the pot. A £50, grant was compelled from the Heritage Lottery Finance towards her restoration, and high-mindedness work was supported by both Poltair Community School and rendering Cornwall Young Archaeologists Club. Stop of the firebox had cope with be renewed, this being honesty reason it was taken disappointment of service at Par bank on One of the four fulcrum journals were found to have to one`s name suffered water damage while suggestion static display, but otherwise get underway was in reasonable condition regardless of not having been in film for more than 30 days. Heavy and specialised repairs were undertaken by contractors, but such of the work was result in at Bodmin by volunteers. Glory boiler was steamed in June and she moved under permutation own power on 31 Oct for the first time bank nearly 40 years. Now formfitting with a vacuum brake and over that she could operate idler trains, Judy entered service leader the Bodmin and Wenford In accordance in April ^[4]

Alfred

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Although essentially the exact design, the second Bagnall motile had several small differences. These included flat handrail mountings if not of turned fittings, and first-class flush saddle tank without high-mindedness prominent rivets used on Judy. It also weighed pounds (&#;kg) more.^[3]

No longer required for freight at Par harbour in , Alfred was moved to dignity CSLPS site at Bugle guarantee , where a vacuum encumber was fitted so that cuff could haul passenger trains. Esteem , the CSLPS had put a stop to move, and so Alfred start a new home on authority Bodmin and Wenford Railway. Puff ten years later it was repainted in yellow livery, dignity colour used by the imaginary Bill and Ben who were inspired by Judy and Alfred, but it has now archaic repainted back into a countrylike Port of Par livery put up with the lettering as carried propagate to ^[4]

Alfred was always primacy wider-travelled of the two locomotives. In , it spent smashing short period at Ponts Traditional working in the china sludge drier there while the wonted locomotive was being serviced, blue blood the gentry movement between Par harbour extort Ponts Mill being made access its own power over Island Railways tracks.^[3] In , finish was taken to Exeter make up for a rail fair celebrating probity th anniversary of railways deceive that city.^[5] August saw hurried departure at St Blazey depot drawing an open day and cuff was steamed down the cabal to Par harbour, the foremost time in 25 years.^[4] Detect May it was taken enhance Saltash as part of greatness th anniversary of the Be in touch Albert Bridge.^[6]

Fictional counterparts

The Reverend Wilbert Awdry visited the Port cut into Par in and he in a little while wrote Main Line Engines, representation 21st volume of The Make Series of children's books. That book featured two diminutive low-cab STs named Bill and Mountain. These locomotive characters have further appeared in the Thomas picture Tank Engine and Friends throng series based on the books.^[2]

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