Tinkerbell celebrates its 50th at Moors Valley

THE Moors Valley Railway’s (MVR) Tinkerbell 50 event on September 22-23 featured 19 examples, including the original Tinkerbell.

All five of the original 1978 production batch – of what was then termed the Type F 0-4-2T – were also at the event, namely Adam, Gurkha, Sir Robert, Susan Jane and MVR resident Talos.

It was in 1968 when Roger Marsh unveiled the new loco, which was ground-breaking at the time for 7¼in gauge, being narrow gauge-style, with the driver seated in the cab, rather than riding on a truck behind.

Named Tinkerbell, after his dog, it was 10 years before any further examples were built by Roger Marsh & Co Ltd, Britannia Works, Burbage, when a batch of five was produced.

Read more in the November issue of The RM – on sale now!