Steam Locomotive Information

Here are the notes for War Department No. 196 'Errol Lonsdale', a 0-6-0ST located in Maldegem, Belgium. If you have additional information about this locomotive, and would like to share it, click the Add Note button.

Posted: Oct 30, 2022 @ 06:10:16 by Russell Newman
The former War Department Longmoor ND Military Railway Hunslet Built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 196 "Errol Lonsdale" has recently returned to traffic at Stoomcentrum Maldegem following completion of a bottom end overhaul and has rencently visited the Chemin de Fer a Vapeur des 3 Vallees (Three Valleys Steam Railway) in Southern Belgium for their MariembourgSteam Festival.

Posted: May 7, 2018 @ 05:05:21 by Russell Newman
Over in Belgium Hunslet Built Austerity 0-6-0ST No. 196 "Errol Lonsdale" is on its travels as the locomotive is visiting Stoomtrein Goes-Borsele as its one of several visiting locomotives taking part in there steam festival next weekend.

Posted: Jul 14, 2017 @ 17:07:27 by Russell Newman
Since its move to Belgium and return to steam No. 196 " Errol Lonsdale" has become quit a travelled locomotive out there visiting heritage railways out in both Belgium and the Netherlands. From August the 12th till the 15th the Hunslet built Austeritie is off to visit the Chemin Fer De Bocq in South Belgium.

Posted: Mar 20, 2016 @ 18:03:42 by Russell Newman
Errol Lonsdale is now back in service and has airbrakes now.

Posted: Jul 15, 2014 @ 23:07:59 by Kevin Hoggett
see www.facebook.com/WD196 to follow the restoration of WD 196

Posted: Aug 2, 2011 @ 11:08:26 by Remco
Maldegem is not in the Netherlands but in Belgium. Check http://www.stoomcentrum.be/ to find out what the current status is for WD 196

Posted: Feb 11, 2010 @ 14:02:12 by Steve Frost
The sale has now been completed and the locomotive moved to the Netherlands, arriving at Zeebrugge on December 29th 1009. To be restored to British Army green as operated in the Netherlands after liberation between 1944 and 1946. The loco will, mercifully, lose its fake British Railways number 68011 as carried when on the South Devon Railway, UK

Posted: Sep 4, 2009 @ 15:09:07 by Steve Frost
Currently out of traffic and up for sale.

Posted: Jul 20, 2007 @ 06:07:09 by Andrew Wilson
One of the many hundreds of wartime 'austerity' 0-6-0STs designed by Hunslets of Leeds. This example was built after the war, in 1953, and spent its working life on the Bicester Military Railway and the Longmoor Military Railway. It was named after Major General Errol Lonsdale (1913-2003), the distinguished wartime commander, in 1968.On the closure of Longmoor, in 1970, it went first to the Kent and East Sussex Railway, then in 1976 to the Mid-Hants and it presently resides on the South Devon Railway, where she bears the false British Railways number 68011, that belonged to a similar engine bought by the LNER after the war, but now long since scrapped. 19th July 2007


War Department 0-6-0ST No. 196 'Errol Lonsdale' Maldegem, Belgium	Location: Stoomcentrum Maldegem Status: Operational