Bodmin and Wenford Railway - The Early Days
ALFRED operating brake van rides at Bodmin General Station in the early days of the Bodmin and Wenford Railway in 1988.
ALFRED and sister locomotive JUDY are two 0-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotives.
They were built by W. G. Bagnall for use at Par Docks in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
The unusually low design was required to cope with extremely tight curves and a very low bridge under the Cornish Main Line.
The locomotives are both preserved in on the nearby Bodmin and Wenford Railway and inspired the Reverend Wilbert Awdry to include them in The Railway Series of children's books as Bill and Ben.
