Nancy

Nancy is a narrow gauge steam locomotive. It was built by Avonside Engine Company in 1908 for industrial service. It was in use until 1961, when it was acquired for preservation. After many years of effort and long storage, it was returned to working order in April 2019, and was then moved to its current owners, the Cavan and Leitrim Railway in Ireland. Industrial history Nancy was bought in 1908 by the Stanton Ironworks Company's for use on their Brewer's Grave Tramway connecting to the Woolsthorpe ironstone quarries in Leicestershire. The locomotive was later sold to the Eastwell Ironstone Company for use on their tramway at Eastwell, Leicestershire. She ran there until 21 October 1959, when the tramway shut down, though the line was kept intact as a standby to the replacement road system. On 28 August 1960, the Birmingham Locomotive Club ran a farewell train, hauled by Nancy. Preservation Nancy was acquired in 1961 by a group in Watnall, Nottinghamshire with a view to preservation. In 1972, the loco was sold to Lord O'Neill for his Shane's Castle Railway in County Antrim.