Dragon Miniature Railway

A look at the Dragon Miniature Railway, at Marple Garden Centre near Stockport. The line was built in 1998/99 using stock from the nearby Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton.
The 7.25" line operates with both steam and diesels, although I visited on a diesel only day. The locos in use are:
47338 - Flying Dragon
47338 "Flying Dragon" was the 4th 47 constructed by Brian, in 1997, shortly before the move to Wyevale. It is based on the ubiquitous 2,750hp Class 47 built by Brush during the 60's and 70's for BR as a powerful general-purpose diesel locomotive. Flying Dragon is powered by a 9hp Villiers petrol engine and driving an Eaton 7 hydraulic gearbox. It is the first loco of choice for the railway; consequently it sees a very high mileage every year; in excess of 5000 trips every year. It is also the first loco that drivers are trained on.
Class 17 Clayton
The Clayton as it is known was built by Brian and finished in October 2010, It is based on the Clayton class built by Clayton Equipment and Beyer Peacock between 1962 - 1965 for British Railways. The clayton didn't actually start life as it is today, the loco was destined to be a 6th 47 being built by Brian but his son Andrew suggested to make the clayton instead for something a little different, the body shell for the 6th 47 was sold on and the chassis was used for the clayton. The clayton is powered by a 9hp Honda engine driving an Eaton 7 hydraulic gearbox.
More info on their website: dragonrailway....

[@thetrainspotters502]

Hi a great video of action down at the DMR my mate James is in the video. I’m also a volunteer down there very well put together if I do say so.
Regards
Joe 😊

[@FortheLoveofSteam]

Thanks for commenting, glad you enjoyed the video. It's a lovely little line, I'll have to go back when steam is running!

[@thetrainspotters502]

@@FortheLoveofSteam Steam Usual Runs Saturday and Sundays usually after 11 or 12 till nearly 4.