Winson Engineering was a British manufacturer of
narrow gauge and
miniature railwaysteam locomotives and rolling stock during the 1990s. It built several new locomotives for
heritage railways as well as undertaking major rebuilds of existing locomotives.
History
Winson was founded in the mid-1980s, although it was not incorporated until 21 March 1990. The engineering works were initially at the harbour in
Porthmadog. In 1988, the company moved to
Penrhyndeudraeth. In 1995 the company moved again to
Daventry. In June 2001 the company went into receivership and subsequently closed.
Winson 7
Bure Valley Railway No. 1 2-6-4T Wroxham Broad, planned as steam but completed as steam-outline petrol-hydraulic 2-6-2 Tracey-Jo in 1964 by Guest Engineering & Maintenance (Ltd), re-built/restored to steam by Winson 1992 [1]
New locomotives
Winson 12
Bure Valley Railway No.6 ZB Class 2-6-2 Blickling Hall15 in (381 mm) gauge, built 1994 [2]
Winson 14
Bure Valley Railway No.7 ZB Class 2-6-2 Spitfire15 in (381 mm) gauge, built 1994 [3]
Winson 15 2-6-2T Camila500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) gauge, built 1995 for Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego.
Winson 16
Bure Valley Railway No.8 ZB Class 2-6-2 oil-fired Thunder (now John of Gaunt, coal fired) 15 in (381 mm) gauge, supplied as parts and built by the
Bure Valley Railway 1996/7. [4]
Winson 17
Corris Railway 0-4-2ST No.7 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) gauge, built 1999-2004 - work completed at Drayton Designs.
Winson 19 2-6-2T "Abt_ Kun"2 ft (610 mm) gauge, built 1998 for Tetsudou_Bunka_Mura Japanese Theme Park (Matsuida city).
Winson 20
Bure Valley Railway No.9 ZB Class 2-6-4 Mark Timothy15 in (381 mm) gauge, built 1999 [5]
At the time of liquidation the company was building a replica of the Manning Wardle locomotive Yeo for the
Lynton & Barnstaple Railway. The frames are currently (2010) in storage awaiting further work.
Winson 20 Mark Timothy was unusable as delivered, and was subsequently rebuilt by
Alan Keef Ltd in 2003.