Siusaidh (which was initially going to be called Jim) is the 6th engines to be started at the SNBR, and the 4th to be finished. She is the first steam engine to be built by the SNBR. Constructed in our workshop and the builders personal workshop.
The 2-4-4 tank engine is based on Hartfield and Jason at the Moors Valley Railway, with 3.5" cylinders diameter and a 4 1/4" stroke, with a boiler working pressure of 120psi.
This engine is extremely powerful, and with a standard rake of coaches, filled with members on her first day of running, she didn't even break a sweat. Superbly built by her creator, she benefits from sealed bearings, and a very well made boiler from andy Bennett.
Siusaidh entered passenger service on the 22nd December 2008, pulling half of the santa specials, and even getting to double head with Tinkerbell from Moors Valley Railway for a few trips. Siusaidh is finished in LNER green, and in the future will have
black and white lining.
