W. G Bagnall Ltd, Stafford, England

W. G. Bagnall Ltd. was originally formed in 1887 when William Gordon Bagnall registered his business as a limited company. Bagnall's regarded
themselves as railway engineers, not just builders of locomotives. In addition to the well-known range of locomotives, Bagnall's provided a wide range
of rolling stock and trackwork. The stock ranged from mine tubs to sugar cane wagons, right up to tramcar type coaches. A feature shared with both
Kerr Stuart and John Fowler & Co., was the willingness to provide complete railway systems.

Bagnall's built a vast range of locomotives for many diverse customers during its 100 years of uninterrupted locomotive production.
Customers included;
Indian State Railways, Egyptian Delta Railway Co., Sudan Railways, London Midland & Scottish Railway and British Railways

The firm was originally located at Castle Engine Works, Stafford, England. This was to remain the case right up until take over by the English Electric
Company in the early 1960's. Soon after this change of ownership, locomotive construction ceased in Stafford.

The company was re-formed in 1998 to protect the now well-known name from any possible future misuse.

A number of Bagnall locomotives were used on New Zealand's industrial railways, while four found their way onto bush tramways