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The Vale of Rheidol Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Cwm Rheidol) is a 1 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in (603 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway in Ceredigion, Wales, between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge; a journey of 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (18.9 km).
This is a list of past and present rolling stock used on the Vale of Rheidol Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Cwm Rheidol), a 1 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in (603 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway, opened in 1902, that runs for 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (19 km) between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.
The GWR Rheidol Tanks are a fleet of 2-6-2 T steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway design built between 1923 and 1924. They were designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett , for working services on the Vale of Rheidol Railway between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge (Pontarfynach).
This is a list of the stations and halts on the Vale of Rheidol Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Cwm Rheidol), a 1 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in (603 mm) narrow gauge preserved railway line running for 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (18.9 km) from Aberystwyth on the Mid-Wales coast to Devil's Bridge in the Cambrian Mountains.
The workshop building, completed in 2014 is a major asset to the railway and now employs a number of skilled craftsmen and apprentices. The workshop has completed the restoration of a number of locomotives as well as carrying out maintenance of the Vale of Rheidol fleet. The workshop regularly holds open days.
The British Rail Class 98 is a Total Operations Processing System (TOPS) classification that has been used to cover all steam locomotives used on the mainline in Britain, but also has a particular usage for the three Vale of Rheidol Railway-design 2-6-2 T locomotives that remained in the ownership of British Rail (BR) after the end of mainline steam traction in August 1968.
Vale of Rheidol Railway: 2457 1932 4-6-2 2 ft (610 mm) Vale of Rheidol Railway: 2460 1932 4-6-2 2 ft (610 mm) Bradford, West Yorkshire [14] Huntley & Palmers No.1 2473 1932 0-4-0F 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) Fireless locomotive: East Anglian Railway Museum: Jubilee 2542 1936 0-4-0 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) Built for Bowaters Paper ...
The Vale of Rheidol Railway is a 1 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in (603 mm) railway that operates between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge, a few miles south of the Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway. Construction started in 1900, and Talybont was sold to Pethick Bros of Plymouth, the contractors working on the railway. The locomotive underwent a second change of ...