Surviving Steam Locomotives in Wales, United Kingdom and Ireland

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List of Steam Locomotives in Wales, United Kingdom and Ireland

No.ClassF.M. WhyteGaugeRailroad LineLocationStatusBuilder InfoNotes
9 (1213)0-6-2T23.75"Vale of Rheidol Railway Vale of Rheidol Railway, Aberystwyth, WALoperationalDavies & Metcalfe, 1902Named Prince of Wales.
82-6-2T23.75"GWR Vale of Rheidol Railway, Aberystwyth, WALoperationalGWR Swindon Works, 1923Named Llywelyn.
10-4-0ST4'-8½"Royal Navy Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Blaenavon, WALoperationalAndrew Barclay Sons & Co. #1385, 1914Named Rosyth.
715150-6-0ST4'-8½"War Dept. Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Blaenavon, WALoperationalRobert Stephenson & Hawthorns #7169, 1944
715160-6-0ST4'-8½"War Dept. Gwili Railway, Bronwydd Arms, WALoperationalRobert Stephenson & Hawthorns #7170, 1944Named Welsh Guardsman.
38790-6-0ST4'-8½"War Dept. Gwili Railway, Bronwydd Arms, WALoperationalVulcan Foundry #5272, 1945Named Haulwen.
70-4-2ST27"Corris Railway Corris Railway, Corris, WALoperationalWinson Engineering #17, 2005Winson Engineering closed in 2001. Completed by Drayton Designs.
0-4-0ST12¼"Reseau Guerledan Fairbourne Railway, Fairbourne, WALoperationalMilner Engineering, 1978Miniature replica. Named Sherpa. Previously named France.
2-6-4T12¼"Reseau Guerledan Fairbourne Railway, Fairbourne, WALoperationalMilner Engineering, 1979Miniature replica. Named Russell. Previously named Kitson.
0-4-0ST24"Penrhyn Quarry Railway Teifi Valley Railway, Henllan, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #606, 1894Named Alan George.
10-4-0ST23½"Dinorwic Slate Quarry Llanberis Lake Railway, Llanberis, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #493, 1889Named Elidir. Previously named Enid and Red Damsel.
20-4-0ST23½"Dinorwic Slate Quarry Llanberis Lake Railway, Llanberis, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #894, 1904Named Thomas Bach. Previously named Wild Aster.
3 (293)0-4-0ST23½"Port Dinorwic Llanberis Lake Railway, Llanberis, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #1430, 1922Named Dolbadarn.
0-4-0ST23½"Dinorwic Slate Quarry National Slate Museum, Llanberis, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #873, 1905Named Una.
30-4-2Tcog800mmSnowdon Mountain Railway Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, WALoperationalSwiss Locomotive & Machine Works #925, 1895Named Wyddfa.
20-4-2Tcog800mmSnowdon Mountain Railway Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, WALoperationalSwiss Locomotive & Machine Works #934, 1895Named Enid.
60-4-2Tcog800mmSnowdon Mountain Railway Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, WALoperationalSwiss Locomotive & Machine Works #2838, 1922Named Padarn.
20-6-0T30"Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, Llanfair Caereinion, WALoperationalBeyer, Peacock & Co. #3497, 1902Named Countess.
10-6-0T30"Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, Llanfair Caereinion, WALoperationalBeyer, Peacock & Co. #3496, 1902Named The Earl.
120-6-2T30"Antigua Sugar Railway Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, Llanfair Caereinion, WALoperationalKerr, Stuart & Co. (Stoke on Trent) #4404, 1929Named Joan.
643064000-6-0PT4'-8½"GWR Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WALoperationalGWR Swindon Works, 1937
180-6-0ST4'-8½"Eastmoors Steelworks Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #1873, 1937Named Jessie.
10-6-0ST4'-8½"National Coal Board Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #3783, 1953Named Darfield.
519951012-6-2T4'-8½"GWR Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WALoperationalGWR Swindon Works, 1934
388228842-8-04'-8½"GWR Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WALoperationalGWR Swindon Works, 1938
45337 (5337)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WALout of serviceSir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. #1392, 1937Restored to operation in 1995. Taken out of service in early 2014 due to a steam leak. Returned to operation in June 2015. Masqueraded as BR 45292 in April 2017. Taken out of service again in July 2017. Undergoing overhaul.
0-4-0ST24"Dinorwic Slate Quarry Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #780, 1902Named Alice.
0-4-0ST24"Dinorwic Slate Quarry Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #822, 1903Named Maid Marian.
0-4-0ST24"Penrhyn Quarry Railway Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #364, 1885Named Winifred.
30-4-0ST24"Dinorwic Slate Quarry Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #779, 1902Named Holy War.
0-4-015"Rhiw Valley Light Railway Rhiw Valley Light Railway, Manafon, WALoperationalTMA Engineering #25657, 2003Named Jack.
0-6-2T15"Rhiw Valley Light Railway Rhiw Valley Light Railway, Manafon, WALoperationalSevern Lamb #20, 1973Named Powys.
99.35530-6-2WT+T23.75"Mecklenburg-Pommersche Schmalspurbahn Brecon Mountain Railway, Merthyr Tydfil, WALoperationalArnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik #1261, 1908Named Graf Schwerin-Lowitz.
24-6-223.75"Eastern Province Cement Works Brecon Mountain Railway, Merthyr Tydfil, WALoperationalBaldwin #61269, 1930
680700-6-0ST4'-8½"BR Garw Valley Railway, Pontycymer, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #3840, 1956Named Pamela.
K1K0-4-0+0-4-023½"Tasmanian Government Railways Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalBeyer, Peacock & Co., 1909Operates on the Welsh Highland Railway.
100-4-0+0-4-0T23½"Ffestiniog Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalFfestiniog Railway Boston Lodge Works, 1879Named Merddin Emrys. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
110-4-0+0-4-0T23½"Ffestiniog Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalFfestiniog Railway Boston Lodge Works, 1979Named Earl of Merioneth. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
120-4-0+0-4-0T23½"Ffestiniog Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalFfestiniog Railway Boston Lodge Works, 1992Named David Lloyd George. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
0-4-0ST23½"Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #707, 1899Named Britomart. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
0-4-0ST23½"Penrhyn Quarry Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #855, 1905Owned by the National Trust. Named Hugh Napier. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
20-4-0ST+T23½"Ffestiniog Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalGeorge England & Co., 1863Oldest operational narrow gauge steam locomotive in the UK. Named Prince. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
90-4-4T23½"Ffestiniog Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalFfestiniog Railway Boston Lodge Works, 1999Replica. Named Taliesin. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
2-4-0ST+T23½"Penrhyn Quarry Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #589, 1893Named Blanche. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
2-4-0ST+T23½"Penrhyn Quarry Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #590, 1893Named Linda. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
87NGG162-6-2+2-6-223½"South African Railways Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalJohn Cockerill #3267, 1937Operates on the Welsh Highland Railway.
138NGG162-6-2+2-6-223½"South African Railways Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalBeyer, Peacock & Co., 1958Operates on the Welsh Highland Railway.
143NGG162-6-2+2-6-223½"South African Railways Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalBeyer, Peacock & Co., 1958Operates on the Welsh Highland Railway.
142-6-2T23½"Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WALoperationalFfestiniog Railway Boston Lodge Works, 2010Replica. Named Lyd. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
0-6-0T23½"Stewarts & Lloyds Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, Porthmadog, WALoperationalAndrew Barclay Sons & Co. #1578, 1918Not affiliated with the Welsh Highland Railway. Named Gertrude.
2-6-2T23½"North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, Porthmadog, WALoperationalHunslet Engine Co. #901, 1906Not affiliated with the Welsh Highland Railway. Named Russell.
444-4-015"Lancaster & Chester Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WALoperationalCagney, 1910
1014-4-215"Rhyl Miniature Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WALoperationalAlbert Barnes & Co., 1920Named Joan.
1024-4-215"Woodland Park Miniature Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WALoperationalAlbert Barnes & Co., 1922Named Railway Queen. Previously named Michael.
1054-4-215"Rhyl Miniature Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WALoperationalAlbert Barnes & Co., 1930Named Michael.
4wG52"Swansea Industrial & Maritime Museum National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, WALoperationalSwansea Industrial & Maritime Museum, 1981 "Replica of Richard Trevithick's Pen-y-Darren, the world's first steam locomotive confirmed to have successfully run on rails (1804). Named Penydarren. ".
20-4-0WT27"Talyllyn Railway Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WALoperationalFletcher, Jennings & Co. #63, 1866Named Dolgoch.
60-4-0WT27"Airservice Construction Corps Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WALoperationalAndrew Barclay Sons & Co. #1431, 1918Named Douglas.
10-4-2ST27"Talyllyn Railway Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WALoperationalFletcher, Jennings & Co. #42, 1864Named Talyllyn.
40-4-2ST27"Corris Railway Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WALoperationalKerr, Stuart & Co. (Stoke on Trent) #4047, 1921Named Edward Thomas.
30-4-2ST27"Corris Railway Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WALunknownNamed Sir Haydn.
70-4-2T27"Talyllyn Railway Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WALoperationalTalyllyn Railway Pendre Works, 1991Named Tom Rolt.

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