Taff Vale Railway O2 class

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Taff Vale Railway O2 class
"Taff Vale" 0-6-0 at Oxenhope... - geograph.org.uk - 794584.jpg
Taff Vale 85 at Oxenhope, 27 January 2008
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer Tom Hurry Riches
Builder Neilson, Reid & Co.
Build date1899
Total produced9
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-6-2T
   UIC C1 n2t
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.4 ft 6+12 in (1.384 m)
Loco weight61 long tons 10 cwt (137,800 lb or 62.5 t)
(69.4 short tons)
Boiler pressure160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 17.5 in × 26 in (444 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort 19,870 lbf (88,386.16 N)
Career
Operators TVR  » GWR
Withdrawn1926–1928
PreservedOne: TVR 85
DispositionOne preserved, remainder scrapped

The Taff Vale Railway O2 class was a class of 0-6-2T steam tank locomotives designed by Tom Hurry Riches and introduced to the Taff Vale Railway in 1899.

Contents

Numbering

YearQuantityBuilderSerial NumbersTVR NumbersGWR numbersNotes
18999 Neilson, Reid & Co. 5409, 5408, 5410–541682, 85, 84, 32, 83, 81, 31, 66, 44423, 426, 425, 413, 424, 421, 412, 419, 415

Withdrawal and disposal

All were withdrawn from traffic between 1926 and 1928. One locomotive, GWR 426 (TVR 85) was sold to the National Coal Board and used at their Philadelphia Colliery, numbered 52. It was subsequently saved for preservation, and is based at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. It was restored to original Taff Vale condition in 2000, although the paintwork didn't receive any lining out, and ran on a regular basis until 2009 when its boiler ticket expired. Due to its popularity and good condition, it received a further overhaul which was completed in February 2016, just in time for the line's Winter Steam Gala that year. This time though, the loco's paintwork received full lining out, effectively completing its original Taff Vale appearance. Since re-entering service, the loco remains part of the railway's operational fleet.

TVR 85 departing Keighley, with a vintage (L&YR) train set. 2017. 20170806104719 IMG 0929-01.jpg
TVR 85 departing Keighley, with a vintage (L&YR) train set. 2017.

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