Barrow Hill Roundhouse


Barrow Hill Roundhouse, known as Staveley Engine Shed until 1948, is a former Midland Railway roundhouse in Barrow Hill, near Staveley and Chesterfield, in Derbyshire, England. It is now serving as a railway heritage centre.

History

Staveley Roundhouse was built to a standard Midland Railway square shed design in 1870, with a central turntable under cover. After 1948, it became known as Barrow Hill so as not to confuse it with the ex-Great Central shed nearby. It was operational from 1870 until 9 February 1991.

Shed codes

The building was heavily vandalised after its closure. Following lobbying of the local council, the building was Grade II listed by the Department of the Environment in February 1991. After negotiations with the British Railways Property Board, Chesterfield Borough Council became the new owner of the shed and nearby yard on 20 December 1996.
The council subsequently granted a recurring maintenance lease to the Barrow Hill Engine Shed Society, which secured and refurbished the site, including renewal of the original 1870 roundhouse glass roof, except for one section. Funding was provided by Derbyshire County Council, the Transport Trust, North Derbyshire Training and Enterprise Council, the European Regional Development Fund and the Government SRB fund. The site reopened to the public in July 1998.
Today, still retaining its connection to the UK national rail network through Network Rail, it is home to many preserved British railway locomotives. The Harry Needle Railroad Company also stores and maintains a number of operational lease locomotives on site. As well as the main roundhouse building, Barrow Hill is also home to the former Pinxton signal box. Relocated after closure, it has since been refurbished and fitted out as per a typical day in its last year of use for Network Rail.

Locomotives

Preserved locomotives at Barrow Hill are listed below:

Steam

  • GER Class G58 no. 8217. Built in 1905. On loan from the National Railway Museum. On static display.
  • GCR Class 11F no. 506 Butler Henderson. Built in 1919. On loan from the National Railway Museum. On static display.
  • MR 156 Class no. 158A. Built in 1866. On loan from the National Railway Museum. On static display.
  • MR 1000 Compound Class no. 1000. Built in 1902. On loan from the National Railway Museum. On static display.
  • MR 1F "Half-cab" 1377 Class No 41708. Built in 1878. Undergoing overhaul.
  • BR Standard no. 80079. Built in 1954. On loan from the Severn Valley Railway. On static display.
  • Hunslet Engine Company Austerity Works no. 3192, running no. 68006. Built in 1955. Undergoing overhaul.
  • Hawthorn Leslie no. 2491 Henry. Built in 1901. On static display.
  • Vulcan Foundry no. 3272 Vulcan. Built in 1918. Operational.

    Diesel

  • Drewry Car Co. no. 2589 Harry. Built in 1956. Operational.
  • BR Class 02 no. 02 003 in BR Green. Built in 1960. Operational.
  • BR 0-4-0DH Class 02 no. D2868 in BR Green. Built in 1960. Operational.
  • BR no. 03 066 in BR Blue. Built in 1959. Operational.
  • BR no. 07 012 in BR Blue. Built in 1962. On display.
  • BR 0-6-0DE no. D4092 in BR Green. Built in 1962. On display.
  • BR Bo-Bo Class 23 "Baby Deltic" no. D5910. New-build, launched in September 2010, recreating an example of a long-lost class using body components from no. 37 372.
  • BR Bo-Bo no. 26 007 in Railfreight Red Stripe. Built in 1958. Operational.
  • BR Bo-Bo no. 27 066 in BR Blue. Built in 1962. Stored.
  • BR 1Co-Co1 no. 45 060 Sherwood Forester in BR Blue. Built in 1961. Owned by Pioneer Diesel Locomotive Group. Operational.
  • BR 1Co-Co1 Class 45 no. 45 105 in BR Blue. Built in 1961. Owned by Pioneer Diesel Locomotive Group. Undergoing restoration.
  • BR Co-Co ] no. D9009 Alycidon in BR Blue. Built in 1961. Owned by Deltic Preservation Society. Operational.
  • BR Co-Co Class 55 no. D9015 Tulyar in BR Green. Built in 1961. Owned by Deltic Preservation Society. Undergoing overhaul.
  • BR Co-Co Class 55 no. 55 019 Royal Highland Fusilier in BR Blue. Built in 1961. Owned by Deltic Preservation Society. Operational.

    Electric

  • BR Bo-Bo no. 81 002 in BR Blue. Built in 1960. Owned by the AC Locomotive Group.
  • BR Bo-Bo no. 82 008 in InterCity Executive. Built in 1961. Owned by the AC Locomotive Group.
  • BR Bo-Bo no. E3035 in Electric Blue. Built in 1961. Owned by the Locomotive Group
  • BR Bo-Bo no. 85 006 in BR Blue. Built in 1961. Owned by the AC Locomotive Group.

    Rail-Ale Festival

There is a CAMRA beer festival at Barrow Hill Roundhouse in May each year, which attracts brewers and cider makers from around the country. A train operates to give rides to visitors.