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Irish Narrow Gauge - Locomotives - Walker Brothers

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Walker Brothers (Wigan)

• 1870?: founded as J. Scarisbrick Walker & Bros.
• works: Pagefield Ironworks, Wigan
• 1880?: became Walker Bros. (Wigan) Ltd
• records: Wigan Archives Service

Walker: No.F501

• specs:
  • 107bhp diesel
• 1955: WCR F501
• ?1968: scrapped
• photos: [INGV1: b-4-p77- ]
  [IRIC2: c-5-p107-1961.01.28 ?c-5-p107-1960.08 ]
  [NLE6L: b-5-d18-1957 ]
  [RRIMB: ?b-5-p48-1955.03 ]
• drawings: [NLE6L: e-3-d18- ]
  [WCRPT: e-4-p119- ]
• modelling:
  • 3mm scale kit (body etchings only) from Worsley Works
  • 4mm scale kit (body etchings only) from Worsley Works
  • 7mm scale kit (body etchings only) from Worsley Works
  • 15mm scale kit (body etchings only) from Worsley Works

Walker: No.F502

• specs:
  • 107bhp diesel
• 1955: WCR F502
• ?1968: scrapped
• photos: [INGV1: b-4-p75-1960.09.22 b-5-p74-1960.09.22 b-5-p76-1957.06.12 ?b-7-p75-1960.07.18 ]
  [WCRPT: b-5-p118-1955.04.24 b-5-p61-1960.09.22 b-5-p67-1960.09.22 ]
  [RRIMB: ?b-5-p48-1955.03 ]
• drawings: [NLE6L: e-3-d18- ]
  [WCRPT: e-4-p119- ]
• modelling:
  • 3mm scale kit (body etchings only) from Worsley Works
  • 4mm scale kit (body etchings only) from Worsley Works
  • 7mm scale kit (body etchings only) from Worsley Works
  • 15mm scale kit (body etchings only) from Worsley Works

Walker: No.F503

• specs:
  • 107bhp diesel
• 1955: WCR F503
• ?1968: scrapped
• photos: [INGV1: b-5-p76-1961.06 ]
  [WCRPT: b-5-p118-1955.04.24 b-5-p118-1961.06.07 b-5-p197-1957.07.18 ]
  [RRIMB: ?b-5-p48-1955.03 ]
• drawings: [NLE6L: e-3-d18- ]
  [WCRPT: e-4-p119- ]
• modelling:
  • 3mm scale kit (body etchings only) from Worsley Works
  • 4mm scale kit (body etchings only) from Worsley Works
  • 7mm scale kit (body etchings only) from Worsley Works
  • 15mm scale kit (body etchings only) from Worsley Works