Taff Vale Railway O1 class
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The Taff Vale Railway O1 class was a class of 0-6-2T steam tank locomotive
s designed by Tom Hurry Riches
and introduced to the Taff Vale Railway
in 1894.
until 1947. It was then sold to the National Coal Board
and used at their Hetton colliery railway
, who eventually presented it to British Railways for preservation. It is now part of the National Collection, and while nominally part of the National Railway Museum
, it is at present on loan to the Llangollen Railway
.
Tank locomotive
A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of pulling it behind it in a tender. It will most likely also have some kind of bunker to hold the fuel. There are several different types of tank locomotive dependent upon...
s designed by Tom Hurry Riches
Tom Hurry Riches
Tom Hurry Riches was a British engineer who became the Locomotive Superintendent of the Taff Vale Railway in October 1873, and held the post until his death. At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest locomotive superintendent in Britain....
and introduced to the Taff Vale Railway
Taff Vale Railway
The Taff Vale Railway is a railway in Glamorgan, South Wales, and is one of the oldest in Wales. It operated as an independent company from 1836 until 1922, when it became a constituent company of the Great Western Railway...
in 1894.
Numbering
| Year | Quantity | Builder | Serial Numbers | TVR Numbers | GWR numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 8 | Kitson & Co. Kitson & Co. Kitson and Company was a locomotive manufacturer based in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.-Early history:The company started as James Kitson at the Airedale Foundry, off Pearson Street, Hunslet in 1835 with Charles Todd as a partner... |
3572–3579 | 27, 29, 37, 41, 65, 70, 73, 78 | 449, 451, 454, 455, 476, 477, 479, 480 | |
| 1897 | 6 | TVR Cardiff West Works | — | 28, 60–64 | 450, 471–475 | |
Withdrawal and disposal
All were withdrawn from traffic between 1925 and 1931. One locomotive, GWR 450 (TVR 28), was sold to Government in 1927, and used on the Longmoor Military RailwayLongmoor Military Railway
The Longmoor Military Railway was a British military railway in Hampshire, built by the Royal Engineers from 1903 in order to train soldiers on railway construction and operations.-Route:...
until 1947. It was then sold to the National Coal Board
National Coal Board
The National Coal Board was the statutory corporation created to run the nationalised coal mining industry in the United Kingdom. Set up under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, it took over the mines on "vesting day", 1 January 1947...
and used at their Hetton colliery railway
Hetton colliery railway
The Hetton colliery railway was an 8-mile-long private railway opened in 1822 by the Hetton Coal Company at Hetton Lyons, County Durham, England. It was the first to be designed from the start to be operated without animal power, and was George Stephenson's first entirely new line. When it closed...
, who eventually presented it to British Railways for preservation. It is now part of the National Collection, and while nominally part of the National Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
The National Railway Museum is a museum in York forming part of the British National Museum of Science and Industry and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001...
, it is at present on loan to the Llangollen Railway
Llangollen Railway
The Llangollen Railway is a volunteer-run preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which operates between Llangollen and Carrog; at long, it is the longest preserved standard gauge line in Wales and operates daily in Summer as well as weekends throughout the Winter months using a wide variety of...
.