What loco is this at Haworth yard?

[Tim R-T-C]

Wandered past to get a couple of grainy shots of the Santa specials and noticed this boiler in the Haworth yard, just wondering which loco it is from. Cheers.

 

[YorkshireBear]

I believe it is off the taff vale tank engine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taff_Vale_Railway_O2_class

I could be wrong but im pretty certain when i last walked past it it had 85 in chalk on side.

 

[The Colonel]

An 0-4-0 Well tank, surely

 

[Schnellzug]

yes, that's Taff Vale 85, I think, which is undergoing overhaul.

 

[Tim R-T-C]

Thanks, yes the front ends match up.

 

[Wim G.P.R]

There are actually two Taff Vale 0-6-2T's in existance.

There's also a Class 01, No 28.

It was restored to steam by the Caerphilly Railway Soc (now based at the Gwilli Railway) about 30 years ago.

It went to the Dean Forest when the CRS moved to the Gwilli and by then needed major work done.

Which never happened due to a lack of funds.

Apparently the Llangollen Railway is interested in it at the moment.

This is most likely because it is the only remaining 'Main Line' Welsh built loco in existance.

It was built at the West Yard works of the TVR in 1897, in now what's called Cardiff Bay.

Here's a pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/taffytank/3300597184/in/set-72157614380982251

No 85 on the KWVR was built by Kitsons of Leeds.

I hope the budget goes as far as the full TVR livery shown on the picture of 28 rather than the plain black it has been in.

 

[JamesHorrell]

I believe it is off the taff vale tank engine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taff_Vale_Railway_O2_class

I could be wrong but im pretty certain when i last walked past it it had 85 in chalk on side.

Yeah You are right as it does have 85 on the side and is the taff vale tank engine. as i saw it while i was working at Loco oce on my Tea Break.