Bagnall 0-4-0ST No. 19
Encyclopedia
No. 19 is an 0-4-0
saddle tank locomotive
, built by W.G. Bagnall
. It was the final steam locomotive to work in the HM Devonport Dockyard. It is currently owned by the Cornish Steam Locomotive Preservation Society. No. 19 was taken out of service in 1996 so its wheels tyres could be replaced and returned to service in 1998.
. The loco is on hire to the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway
for the 2009 season.
0-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-0 represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four coupled wheels, all of which are driven...
saddle tank locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
, built by W.G. Bagnall
W.G. Bagnall
W. G. Bagnall was a locomotive manufacturer from Stafford, England. It was founded in 1875 by William Gordon Bagnall and ceased trading in 1962 when it was taken over by English Electric Co Ltd. The company was located at the Castle Engine Works, in Castle Town, Stafford...
. It was the final steam locomotive to work in the HM Devonport Dockyard. It is currently owned by the Cornish Steam Locomotive Preservation Society. No. 19 was taken out of service in 1996 so its wheels tyres could be replaced and returned to service in 1998.
Preservation
No. 19 is preserved at the Bodmin and Wenford RailwayBodmin and Wenford Railway
The Bodmin & Wenford Railway is a heritage railway, based at Bodmin in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It has an interchange with the national rail network at Bodmin Parkway railway station, the southern terminus of the line.-History:...
. The loco is on hire to the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway
Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway
The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway is a volunteer-run heritage railway in South Wales, running trains between a halt platform opposite the Whistle Stop public house southwards to the town of Blaenavon via a two-platform station at the site of former colliery furnace.The line is the highest...
for the 2009 season.