Sir Gyles (Loco)

Sir Gyles was one of the Model Engineers Society's diesel locomotives. It is mostly operated by various members of staff at the railway, most notably Matt and fast Eddie. It loosely resembled a Class 35 Diesel locomotive.

History
Sir Gyles Came to the railway in the late 80s when the society decided it needed a Diesel to back up the steam locos. Sir Gyles was named after one of the directors who was known to be a bit cantankerous and it would seem that this rubbed off on the loco. At first Sir Gyles worked fine, but more recently it started to behave badly, always breaking down and causing plumes of black smoke.

Sir Gyles met it's fate when it became a runaway at Bog Halt after a failure in the braking system. the result saw it reversing dangerously down the line and colliding with Society engine Lady Grange, damaging both engines. Whilst Lady Grange was just salvageable, Sir Gyles was beyond repair and was shortly sold for scrap. However, it's engine was bought to be used for a road construction vehicle that helped see the end of the railway. Some say that it was the locos way of giving the last laugh.

Livery
Sir Gyles is painted red with yellow windows and a yellow zig-zag on each side. It has it's name in brass plates.

Trivia

 * The real engine was actually called Sir Myles
 * Unlike in the stories, the engine was not sold for scrap. It was sold to a friend of the railway.