Taff Vale Railway Great Western Railway British Railways
Withdrawn
1951-1953
Disposition
All sold or hired out of service; all ultimately scrapped.
The Taff Vale Railway H class was a class of three 0-6-0T steam tank locomotives designed by Tom Hurry Riches, built by Kitson & Co. and introduced to the Taff Vale Railway in 1884. They were primarily used on the Pwllyrhebog Colliery Incline, and had special tapered boilers for this purpose.[1]
^"GWR Class Taff Vale Class H 0-6-0 Tank". RailUK.info. 27 October 2002.
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