Ivor

Ivor is based upon Roger Marsh’s Tinkerbell class locomotive and was built by Tony Crowhurst of Crowhurst Engineering in Kent.

Ivor was designed to accommodate a larger driver with a fully enclosed cab and finished in Great Eastern Blue.

The engine was completed in 1997 and built in memory of the owner’s wife, Margaret.

The locomotive became a resident at Moors Valley in 2000.

• Builder: T Crowhurst, 1997
• Dimensions: length 68″ x width 28″ x height 52″
• Wheel diameters: driving 10″, trailing 5″
• Number of tubes: 31x ⅝″ diameter
• Grate area: 58 in²
• Coal capacity: 14 lbs
• Water capacity: 10 gallons
• Boiler diameter: 12¾″
• Boiler pressure: 100 psi
• Valve gear: Heywood
• Cylinder bore: 3″
• Cylinder stroke: 4¼″
• Tractive effort: 325 lbs
• Livery: Great Eastern Blue