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  2. List of Vale of Rheidol Railway rolling stock - Wikipedia

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    The locomotive carried fleet number '4' in reference to its position on its home railway, although the number also matched its position on the Vale of Rheidol, as the fourth locomotive. When the line was acquired by the Great Western Railway, the leased locomotive was no longer required and was returned to Ffestiniog (from where it was ...

  3. GWR Rheidol Tanks - Wikipedia

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    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).

  4. Vale of Rheidol Railway - Wikipedia

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    Works records appear to show that the GWR carried out heavy repairs to the original Prince of Wales whereas in reality the locomotive was scrapped and a brand new locomotive built to replace it. [13] Rheidol was withdrawn from traffic in 1924. [ 14 ]

  5. Rheidol (locomotive) - Wikipedia

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    In 1904, Rheidol was fitted with a conventional chimney, and at some point was fitted with a steel cab back. [4] The Vale of Rheidol Railway was taken over by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1923 and the locomotive was allocated the number 1198. [6] It was withdrawn in 1923 and scrapped at Swindon Works in 1924, having never carried its GWR ...

  6. Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Railway Trust - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. British Rail Class 98 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. List of stations and halts on the Vale of Rheidol Railway

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    Trains towards Devil's Bridge pause briefly here to allow the locomotive to take on water. A new platform and station building were completed in 2013. Aberffrwd: 7.5 miles (12.1 km) 280 ft (85 m) [6: Aberffrwd station is close to the hamlet of Aberffrwd. A new platform and station building were completed in 2013. Rheidol Falls

  9. Fire Queen - Wikipedia

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    Fire Queen is an early steam locomotive built by A. Horlock and Co in 1848 for the Padarn Railway. It is the only surviving locomotive from that railway, and it is preserved at the Vale of Rheidol Railway.