Steam Locomotive Information

Here are the notes for NCB Whitwood Colliery No. 'Firefly', a 0-6-0T located in Okehampton, Devon. If you have additional information about this locomotive, and would like to share it, click the Add Note button.

Posted: Apr 29, 2026 @ 19:04:24 by Russell Newman
The former NCB Whitwood Colliery, Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0T Works No. 1864 "Firefly", is said to be located at RMS Locotec at Wolsingham in Durham, where its being overhauled.

Posted: Jan 7, 2017 @ 11:01:51 by Russell Newman
The Hudswell Clarke built tank Firefly is being currently being restored to full working by the Dartmoor Railway Suppporters Association. There has quit a fair bit of work done including the fitment of airbrakes to it and the boiler is away for repairs. It could be in steam possibly 2018.

Posted: Dec 24, 2007 @ 11:12:57 by Andrew Wilson
Firefly is an 0-6-0 tank engine built in 1952 (construction number 1864) by Hudswell Clarke, of Leeds. She worked at Newmarket Silkstone Colliery, Wakefield and Whitwood Colliery (where she was “Whitwood No.6”) Sometime after withdrawal she was at Steamtown Carnforth until moving to Colwyn Bay, North Wales in 1988 as part of a Railway Museum, now closed. A picture of her at this location in 1998 is to be found at www.zen70752.zen.co.uk/bat/out/rover/rover3.htm . In March 2000 the museum building at Colwyn Bay was demolished and a local newspaper announced that the locomotive was to be taken to RMS Locotech Dewsbury for restoration before delivery to the Dartmoor Railway. On the 29th July 2007 her dismantled parts were to be seen dumped at Meldon Quarry, near Okehampton


NCB Whitwood Colliery 0-6-0T No. 'Firefly' Okehampton, Devon, UK	Location: Dartmoor Railway Status: Restoration