We have six engines in all, four are steam engines, one is a diesel and one is a tram.

All but one of our engines was built in the workshops here at Clayton West by Brian Taylor.

They are all lovingly maintained in our workshops by Ian and the volunteers.

Our Steam Engines

	Fox Fox was the first engine built for the railway. She was built in 1990 by Brian Taylor in his home workshop, before the Kirklees Light Railway even existed! Fox is a 2-6-2 Tank Engine, based on the kind that the Hunslet Locomotive Company in Leeds used to make and send to India. Despite being the oldest of our engines, Fox is a reliable, hard-worker who, together with Badger, pulls the passenger trains most of the time. Our volunteers' website has more information about Fox.
	Badger Badger is the second engine to have been built for the railway, and the first to have been (partially) built in our workshops. She was built in 1991 by Brian Taylor. Badger is a 0-6-4 Saddle Tank Locomotive. She's not based on any particular design - just something that Brian thought up one day! Like Fox, Badger is a reliable, hard-worker who, together with Fox, pulls the passenger trains most of the time. Our volunteers' website has more information about Badger.
	Hawk Hawk is a much bigger engine than Fox or Badger. She's a blue engine with a rather unusual arrangement of four driven wheels at the front and four driven wheels at the back, each on a swivelling (or "articulated") bogie. Because of her fancy twin articulated bogies, Hawk is known as an 0-4+4-0, and is a "Kitson-Meyer" design. Hawk's most unusual feature is where the smoke comes out - she has two chimneys! She was the first steam engine (Jay was the first of all our engines) to be built entirely in the workshops at Clayton West, and was finished in 1997. Hawk generally only comes out some weekends and at special events, as she uses a LOT more coal than the smaller engines. Our volunteers' website has more information about Hawk.
	Owl Like Hawk, Owl is an articulated engine. However, she's painted a rather fetching orange colour and has water tanks either side of her smokebox that look a bit like cheeks. Unlike most steam engines that have their cylinders alongside their wheels, Owl's cylinders are fixed at the side of her boiler and go down at a funny angle to underneath her boiler. Then there's a complicated set of chains, wheels and gears to make her wheels go around. She started work on the railway in 2000, but until recently didn't come out very often. Now that her initial teething problems are cured, she's now joined the other locomotives in occasional weekend and special event duties. Our volunteers' website has more information about Owl.

Our Other Engines

Jay Jay is the railway's only diesel engine. She's also the hardest worker, as it's usually Jay that carries out all of the shunting duties. Every now and then, Jay gets to take a train of wagons and workmen up the line to do some track work. She was originally built in 1992, but for her 10th birthday in 2002 was significantly rebuilt into the shape we now know and love. Our volunteers' website has more information about Jay.

The Tram - "No 7" Our tram engine was originally built in 1991 to take workmen up and down the line. It has a petrol engine that came out of an old invalid carriage. Originally, the tram was just a plate-layers trolley, but the sides, roof and bell were added at a later date. She can often be seen giving footplate rides at Clayton West. Our volunteers' website has more information about The Tram.