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The Taff Vale Railway H class was a class of three 0-6-0T steam tank locomotives designed by Tom Hurry Riches, built by Kitson & Co. and introduced to the Taff Vale Railway in 1884. They were primarily used on the Pwllyrhebog Colliery Incline, and had special tapered boilers for this purpose.[1]
Numbering
| Builder & maker's Numbers |
TVR |
GWR |
BR No. & date |
Withdrawal
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| Kitson 2697 |
141 |
792 |
193 in 6/1948 |
Sold 2/1952 to NCB
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| Kitson 2698 |
142 |
793 |
194 in 9/1948 |
11/1953, hired to NCB
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| Kitson 2699 |
143 |
794 |
195 in 2/1949 |
Sold 11/1951
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Withdrawal and disposal
193 was used by the NCB at the Tar distillation plant, Wernddu, Caerphilly; it was scrapped in January 1960.[2] 194 was also used at Wernddu Tar plant, and was scrapped at Swindon.[3]
See also
References
Davies, F. K.; Firth, J. M.; Lucking, J. H.; Thomas, R. E.; Allcock, N. J.; Sterndale, A. C.; Barrie, D. S. M.; Reed, P. J. T.; Mountford, E. R. (April 1966). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part ten: Absorbed Engines, 1922–1947. RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-20-7. pp. K169–K171