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Maid Marian is a preserved narrow-gauge steam locomotive built in 1903, [1] currently based at the Bala Lake Railway in North Wales. [2]
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Maid Marian is a preserved narrow-gauge steam locomotive built in 1903, [1] currently based at the Bala Lake Railway in North Wales. [2]
Maid Marian, works number 822 and subsequently named after a racehorse, was built in 1903 by the Hunslet Engine Company based in Leeds. [3] [1] It is a member of the Dinorwic Alice Class.
Maid Marian spent its entire industrial life working at the Dinorwic quarry in North Wales. [4] It operated alongside many Hunslet engines, including Holy War , Dolbadarn, George B, Red Damsel, Wild Aster, Alice and Irish Mail.
The Maid Marian Locomotive Fund was established in 1965 by a group of railway enthusiasts seeking to preserve a working locomotive from the Dinorwic Slate Quarry. [5] The Quarry Manager recommended Maid Marian as the best locomotive then available. [6] MMLF purchased the loco in 1965, taking possession in 1967. [7]
Maid Marian operated at the Bressingham Steam Museum from 1967 to 1971, before going to the Llanberis Lake Railway until 1975, [8] and then to the Bala Lake Railway. [7] It returned to Llanberis for the 2011 gala. [4]
Israel Newton built a new boiler in 2006. [9]