Preserved Locomotives of the Penrhyn Quarry Railway
The vast majority of Penrhyn Quarry Railway locomotives has survived into preservation, here we take a look at a selection of them on preserved railways around the Wales and England.
Locomotives Featured:
Mainline locomotive Hunslet Engine Co' No. 238 of 1882 'Charles' - preserved at Penrhyn Castle along with Lord Penrhyn's Saloon and a collection of wagons
Hunslet Engine Co. No. 316 of 1883 'Gwynedd' - preserved at Bressingham
Hunslet Engine Co. No. 364 of 1885 'Winifred' - preserved at Bala Lake Railway
Hunslet Engine Co. No. 554 of 1891 'Lilla' - preserved at Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway
Mainline locomotive Hunslet Engine Co. No. 589 of 1893 'Blanche' - preserved at Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway, with additions of pony truck and tender
Mainline locomotive Hunslet Engine Co. No. 590 of 1893 'Linda' - - preserved at Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway, with additions of pony truck and tender
Hunslet Engine Co. No. 605 of 1894 'Margaret' - preserved at Vale of Rheidol Railway
Hunslet Engine Co. No. 855 of 1904 'Hugh Napier' - preserved by National Trust (Penrhyn Castle), based at Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway
Hunslet Engine Co. No. 921 of 1906 'Sybil Mary' - preserved at Statfold Barn Railway
Hunslet Engine Co. No. 994 of 1909 'George Sholto' - preserved at Bressingham
Hunslet Engine Co. No. 995 of 1909 'Edward Sholto' - preserved at Beamish Hudswell, Clarke & Co. No. 1643 of 1930 'Bronllwyd' - preserved at Statfold Barn Railway ; also featured is Works No. 1238 which 'played' 'Bronllwyd' at the Threlkeld Quarry Railway
Kerr, Stuart and Co. No.2395 of 1917 'Stanhope' - preserved Apedale Valley Light Railway
Avonside No. 2067 of 1933 'Marchlyn' - preserved Statfold Barn Railway
Railways featured are Threlkeld Quarry Railway, Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway, Bala Lake Railway, Penrhyn Castle, Statfold Barn Railway, National Railway Museum (York), Bressingham, Albert Dock (Liverpool) and West Lancashire Light Railway.
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(C) Lee Andrew Davies 2020