Cambrian Railways Jones Class 89 0-6-0
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The Cambrian Railways
Class 89's were an 0-6-0 tender locomotive introduced by Jones in 1903 for general use over their system, upon grouping they because Great Western Railway
class 15 and were reboilered from 1924 onwards with Swindon parts
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(BP) and Robert Stephenson and Company
(RS) Locomotive Works.
844 Lot No. 0981 1918 BP 5944
849 Lot No. 0981 1918 BP 5945
855 Lot No. 0981 1919 BP 5946
864 Lot No. 9683 1908 BP 5031
873-874 Lot No. 0981 1919 BP 5947-48
887-889 Lot No. E3 1903 RS 3089-91
891-892 Lot No. E3 1903 RS 3092-93
893-896 Lot No. 9683 1908 BP 5029-30, 5032-33
was 888 in May 1922.
The first locos withdrawn by BR
were 864 and 887 in November 1952 from Machynlleth and Oswestry sheds respectively.
The last three locos in the class, 849 Machynlleth, 855, 895 Oswestry, were withdrawn in October 1954.
None are preserved.
Cambrian Railways
Cambrian Railways owned of track over a large area of mid-Wales. The system was an amalgamation of a number of railways that were incorporated in 1864, 1865 and 1904...
Class 89's were an 0-6-0 tender locomotive introduced by Jones in 1903 for general use over their system, upon grouping they because Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
class 15 and were reboilered from 1924 onwards with Swindon parts
Swindon Works
Swindon railway works were built by the Great Western Railway in 1841 in Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire.-History:In 1835 Parliament approved the construction of a railway between London and Bristol. Its Chief Engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel.From 1836, Brunel had been buying...
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Building
Built at Beyer, Peacock and CompanyBeyer, Peacock and Company
Beyer, Peacock and Company was an English railway Locomotive manufacturer with a factory in Gorton, Manchester. Founded by Charles Beyer and Richard Peacock, it traded from 1854 until 1966...
(BP) and Robert Stephenson and Company
Robert Stephenson and Company
Robert Stephenson and Company was a locomotive manufacturing company founded in 1823. It was the first company set up specifically to build railway engines.- Foundation and early success :...
(RS) Locomotive Works.
844 Lot No. 0981 1918 BP 5944
849 Lot No. 0981 1918 BP 5945
855 Lot No. 0981 1919 BP 5946
864 Lot No. 9683 1908 BP 5031
873-874 Lot No. 0981 1919 BP 5947-48
887-889 Lot No. E3 1903 RS 3089-91
891-892 Lot No. E3 1903 RS 3092-93
893-896 Lot No. 9683 1908 BP 5029-30, 5032-33
Withdrawal
The first loco withdrawn by the GWRGreat Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
was 888 in May 1922.
The first locos withdrawn by BR
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
were 864 and 887 in November 1952 from Machynlleth and Oswestry sheds respectively.
The last three locos in the class, 849 Machynlleth, 855, 895 Oswestry, were withdrawn in October 1954.
None are preserved.