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Old Heath Black and White.
Old Heath Station (Formerly Laxfield on the Mid Suffolk Light Railway).

Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum) is a heritage railway centre located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex, England. The 0.75 miles (1.21 km) of standard gauge running line and museum are owned and operated by the Jolly family assisted by volunteers.

Museum collection

The museum's collection of rolling stock, in common with most preserved railways stock, may be loaned to other railways from time to time.

Steam locomotives

Builder Wheel
arrangement
Class Built Number and name Status Photograph
Fox, Walker and Company 0-6-0ST 1877 358 Minnie On static display. Fox Walker 0-6-0 Saddle Tank "Minnie" Built 1878.jpg
Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. 0-4-0ST 1919 1619 Toto Undergoing restoration. Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST 'Toto'.jpg
W. G. Bagnall 0-6-0PT 1940 2613 Brookfield Nearing end of overhaul. Bagnall Pannier Tank - Brookfield.jpg
BR Brighton 2-6-4T BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T 1954 80078 Operational, currently at Mid Norfolk Railway. BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T No. 80078 at Alresford.jpg

Diesel locomotives

Origin Wheel
arrangement
Class Number and name Year Status Photograph
British Rail 0-6-0DM Class 03 03 018 1958 Under overhaul.
British Rail 0-6-0DM Class 03 03 081 1960 Undergoing repaint into BR Green.
Class 03 D2081 (03081) Mangapps 01-04-2024.jpg
British Rail 0-6-0DM Class 03 03 089 1960 Operational.
British Rail 0-6-0 DM Class 03 03 158 1960 Operational. 03158 Mangapps September 2022.jpg
British Rail 0-6-0DM Class 03 03 399 1961 Operational.
British Rail 0-6-0DM Adams Newport Works number 2252 (Liveried 11104) 1948 On Static Display. D2252.jpg
British Rail 0-6-0DM Class 04 11103 1952 Under restoration to Condition as used on the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway with Cowcatchers and Skirts.
11103 Mangapps April 2024.jpg
British Rail 0-6-0DM Class 04 D2325 1961 Operational.
British Rail A1A-A1A Class 31 31 105

"Radio Caroline" (named by Rick Wakeman in October 2023)

1959 Operational.
British Rail A1A-A1A Class 31 31 233 1960 Operational.

Diesel multiple units

Origin Wheel
arrangement
Class Notes Year Photograph
British Rail Class 117 DMS no. 51381 (ex-unit 117 310) 1960 Mangapps Railway Museum - 2009 (3684148968).jpg

Electric multiple units

Origin Wheel
arrangement
Class Notes Year Photograph
British Rail Class 302 BDTSO No. 75033 (ex-unit 302 201) 1958
British Rail Class 302 BDTSO No. 75250 (ex-unit 302 227) 1960
Class 302 No.302227.jpg

London Underground

1959 Stock DM no. 1030 (used in the film Darkest Hour in 2017) 1959

London Underground

1959 Stock T no. 2044 1959
London Underground R38 Stock DM no. 22624 (on static display). 1938
38 Stock .jpg
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