Taff Vale Railway H class
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Performance figures | |
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Tractive effort | 15,040 lbf (66.9 kN) |
Career | |
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Operators | Taff Vale Railway Great Western Railway British Railways |
Withdrawn | 1951-1953 |
Disposition | All sold or hired out of service; all ultimately scrapped. |
The Taff Vale Railway H class was a class of three 0-6-0T steam tank locomotives designed by Tom Hurry Riches, built by Kitson & Co. and introduced to the Taff Vale Railway in 1884. They were primarily used on the Pwllyrhebog Colliery Incline, and had special tapered boilers for this purpose.[1]
Numbering
Builder & maker's Numbers | TVR | GWR | BR No. & date | Withdrawal |
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Kitson 2697 | 141 | 792 | 193 in 6/1948 | Sold 2/1952 to NCB |
Kitson 2698 | 142 | 793 | 194 in 9/1948 | 11/1953, hired to NCB |
Kitson 2699 | 143 | 794 | 195 in 2/1949 | Sold 11/1951 |
Withdrawal and disposal
193 was used by the NCB at the Tar distillation plant, Wernddu, Caerphilly; it was scrapped in January 1960.[2] 194 was also used at Wernddu Tar plant, and was scrapped at Swindon.[3]
See also
References
Davies, F. K.; Firth, J. M.; Lucking, J. H.; Thomas, R. E.; Allcock, N. J.; Sterndale, A. C.; Barrie, D. S. M.; Reed, P. J. T.; Mountford, E. R. (April 1966). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part ten: Absorbed Engines, 1922–1947. RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-20-7. pp. K169–K171
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