Princess at Porthmadog Harbour Station around 1870
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
George England
Build date
1863
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
0-4-0TT
Gauge
1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm)
Driver dia.
2 ft (0.61 m)
Loco weight
11 long tons (11 t)
Water cap.
380 imperial gallons (1,700 L; 460 US gal)
Boiler pressure
160 psi (1,100 kPa) †
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
8.25 in × 12 in (210 mm × 305 mm)
Valve gear
Allan straight link valve gear
Career
Operators
Ffestiniog Railway
Class
'Small England' class
Numbers
FfR 1
Official name
The Princess Princess
Last run
1 August 1946
Withdrawn
1 August 1946
Princess is an 0-4-0ST+T steam locomotive built by George England for the Ffestiniog Railway in 1863. It is one of the earliest narrow gauge steam locomotives and is one of the three oldest surviving narrow gauge locomotives still on its original railway.[1][2][3]
^"Princess of Paddington celebrates 150th birthday". Rail.co.uk. 4 April 2013.
^Kidner, R.W. (1960). The Narrow Gauge Railways of Wales. The Oakwood Press. p. 5.
^Kidner, R.W. (1960). Light and Narrow Gauge Locomotives. The Oakwood Press. p. 24-25.
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