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Taff Vale Railway H class

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Taff Vale Railway H class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerTom Hurry Riches
BuilderKitson & Co.
Build date1884
Total produced3
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte 0-6-0T
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 3 in (1.600 m)
Loco weight44.75 long tons (45.47 t; 50.12 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure140 psi (0.97 MPa)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 17 in ×ばつ 26 in (432 mm ×ばつ 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Valve typeSlide valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort 15,040 lbf (66.9 kN)
Career
OperatorsTaff Vale Railway
Great Western Railway
British Railways
Withdrawn1951-1953
DispositionAll sold or hired out of service; all ultimately scrapped.

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

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Builder & maker's Numbers TVR GWR BR No. & date Withdrawal
Kitson 2697 141 792 193 in 6/1948 Sold 2/1952 to NCB
Kitson 2698 142 793 194 in 9/1948 11/1953, hired to NCB
Kitson 2699 143 794 195 in 2/1949 Sold 11/1951

Withdrawal and disposal

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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

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References

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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

  1. ^ "GWR Class Taff Vale Class H 0-6-0 Tank". RailUK.info. 27 October 2002.
  2. ^ "picture of 193 at Wernddu". Mike Morant Collection.
  3. ^ "picture of 194 awaiting scrapping". Mike Morant Collection.
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