The Editor visits Alice at
The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway
in Bedfordshire

Nearside view of Alice outside the locomotive sheds.
Offside view of Alice.
A rear view of Alice.
Alice undergoing running maintainance.
Alice with her smokebox open.

You can visit the Railway here.

 
 
 
The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway has played host to many narrow gauge locomotives, one of them being the narrow gauge quarry Hunslet locomotive Alice. 
There were quite a few Alice class locomotives in the Welsh quarries, many of which have survived into preservation. 
 
Some of the quarry Hunslets have an enclosed cab although most do not.

The locomotives are spread throughout the British mainland so there is probably one near you. 
 
A 2 1/2in. gauge quarry Hunslet is being designed and built and the series should start in Model Engineer in early 2011.
Alice's coal bunker.
One of Alice's gauge glasses.
Rear frames showing brake operating lever.
View showing motion and springs