Surviving Steam Locomotives in Wales, United Kingdom and Ireland
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List of Steam Locomotives in Wales, United Kingdom and Ireland
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18BG | 0-4-4T | 24" | Kowloon-Canton Railway | Vale of Rheidol Railway, Aberystwyth, WAL | restoration | W. G. Bagnall #2228, 1928 | Actual gauge is 23.75'. | |
| 9 (1213) | 0-6-2T | 23.75" | Vale of Rheidol Railway | Vale of Rheidol Railway, Aberystwyth, WAL | operational | Davies & Metcalfe, 1902 | Named Prince of Wales. | |
| 8 | 2-6-2T | 23.75" | GWR | Vale of Rheidol Railway, Aberystwyth, WAL | operational | GWR Swindon Works, 1923 | Named Llywelyn. | |
| 1 | 0-4-0ST | 4'-8½" | Royal Navy | Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Blaenavon, WAL | operational | Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. #1385, 1914 | Named Rosyth. | |
| 71515 | 0-6-0ST | 4'-8½" | War Dept. | Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Blaenavon, WAL | operational | Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns #7169, 1944 | ||
| 71516 | 0-6-0ST | 4'-8½" | War Dept. | Gwili Railway, Bronwydd Arms, WAL | operational | Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns #7170, 1944 | Named Welsh Guardsman. | |
| 3879 | 0-6-0ST | 4'-8½" | War Dept. | Gwili Railway, Bronwydd Arms, WAL | operational | Vulcan Foundry #5272, 1945 | Named Haulwen. | |
| 10 | 0-4-2ST | 27" | Corris Railway | Corris Railway, Corris, WAL | operational | Falcon Engine & Car Works (Alan Keef Ltd.) #91, 2022 | Test fired on September 24, 2022. Debuted in excursion service on September 8, 2023. | |
| 7 | 0-4-2ST | 27" | Corris Railway | Corris Railway, Corris, WAL | out of service | Winson Engineering (Alan Keef Ltd.) #17, 2005 | Winson Engineering closed in 2001. Completed by Drayton Designs. Taken out of service in early January 2025. Undergoing overhaul. | |
| 0-4-0ST | 12¼" | Reseau Guerledan | Fairbourne Railway, Fairbourne, WAL | operational | Milner Engineering, 1978 | Miniature replica. Named Sherpa. Previously named France. | ||
| 2-6-4T | 12¼" | Reseau Guerledan | Fairbourne Railway, Fairbourne, WAL | operational | Milner Engineering, 1979 | Miniature replica. Named Russell. Previously named Kitson. | ||
| 0-4-0ST | 24" | Penrhyn Quarry Railway | Teifi Valley Railway, Henllan, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #606, 1894 | Named Alan George. | ||
| 1 | 0-4-0ST | 23½" | Dinorwic Slate Quarry | Llanberis Lake Railway, Llanberis, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #493, 1889 | Named Elidir. Previously named Enid and Red Damsel. | |
| 2 | 0-4-0ST | 23½" | Dinorwic Slate Quarry | Llanberis Lake Railway, Llanberis, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #894, 1904 | Named Thomas Bach. Previously named Wild Aster. | |
| 3 (293) | 0-4-0ST | 23½" | Port Dinorwic | Llanberis Lake Railway, Llanberis, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #1430, 1922 | Named Dolbadarn. | |
| 0-4-0ST | 23½" | Dinorwic Slate Quarry | National Slate Museum, Llanberis, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #873, 1905 | Named Una. | ||
| 3 | 0-4-2Tcog | 800mm | Snowdon Mountain Railway | Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, WAL | operational | Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works #925, 1895 | Named Wyddfa. | |
| 2 | 0-4-2Tcog | 800mm | Snowdon Mountain Railway | Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, WAL | operational | Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works #934, 1895 | Named Enid. | |
| 6 | 0-4-2Tcog | 800mm | Snowdon Mountain Railway | Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, WAL | operational | Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works #2838, 1922 | Named Padarn. | |
| 1 | 0-6-0T | 30" | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, Llanfair Caereinion, WAL | operational | Beyer, Peacock & Co. #3496, 1902 | Named The Earl. | |
| 2 | 0-6-0T | 30" | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, Llanfair Caereinion, WAL | operational | Beyer, Peacock & Co. #3497, 1902 | Named Countess. | |
| 12 | 0-6-2T | 30" | Antigua Sugar | Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, Llanfair Caereinion, WAL | operational | Kerr, Stuart & Co. (Stoke on Trent) #4404, 1929 | Named Joan. From the Antigua Sugar Factory. Sent to the UK in 1971. | |
| 6430 | 6400 | 0-6-0PT | 4'-8½" | GWR | Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WAL | operational | GWR Swindon Works, 1937 | |
| 7754 | 5700 | 0-6-0PT | 4'-8½" | GWR (National Coal Board) | Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WAL | operational | North British Locomotive Co. #24042, 12/1930 | Donated by the National Coal Board to the National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff, WAL on a permanent loan. Restored to operation on August 20, 1993. Previously operated in 2003. Restored back to operation on September 23, 2023. |
| 18 | 0-6-0ST | 4'-8½" | Eastmoors Steelworks | Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #1873, 1937 | Named Jessie. | |
| 1 | 0-6-0ST | 4'-8½" | National Coal Board | Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #3783, 1953 | Named Darfield. | |
| 5199 | 5101 | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | GWR | Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WAL | out of service | GWR Swindon Works, 1934 | Restored to operation in 2003. Taken out of service for an overhaul in Jan 2019. Returned to operation in Apr 2019. Leased to the West Somerset Railway, Minehead, ENG from Dec 2020 to Dec 2022. Taken out of service again in Oct 2023. Undergoing overhaul. |
| 2861 | 2800 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | GWR | Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WAL | scrapped | GWR Swindon Works, 1918 | Some parts have been reused for the ongoing construction of newly-builds GWR 4-4-0 County class 3840 "County of Montgomery" and GWR 2-8-0 4700 class 4709. |
| 3882 | 2884 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | GWR | Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WAL | operational | GWR Swindon Works, 1938 | |
| 45337 (5337) | 5MT (5) | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | BR (LMS) | Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WAL | out of service | Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. #1392, 1937 | Restored 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. |
| 0-4-0ST | 24" | Penrhyn Quarry Railway | Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #364, 1885 | Named Winifred. | ||
| 8 | 0-4-0ST | 24" | Lord Penrhyn Slate Quarries | Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WAL | gone | Hunslet Engine Co. #364, 1885 | Named Winifred. Moved from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway warehouse, Terre Haute, IN in 2012. | |
| 3 | 0-4-0ST | 24" | Dinorwic Slate Quarry | Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #779, 1902 | Named Holy War. | |
| 0-4-0ST | 24" | Dinorwic Slate Quarry | Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #780, 1902 | Named Alice. | ||
| 0-4-0ST | 24" | Dinorwic Slate Quarry | Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #822, 1903 | Named Maid Marian. | ||
| 0-4-0 | 15" | Rhiw Valley Light Railway | Rhiw Valley Light Railway, Manafon, WAL | operational | TMA Engineering #25657, 2003 | Named Jack. | ||
| 0-6-2T | 15" | Rhiw Valley Light Railway | Rhiw Valley Light Railway, Manafon, WAL | operational | Severn Lamb #20, 1973 | Named Powys. | ||
| 99.3553 | 0-6-2WT+T | 23.75" | Mecklenburg-Pommersche Schmalspurbahn | Brecon Mountain Railway, Merthyr Tydfil, WAL | operational | Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik #1261, 1908 | Named Graf Schwerin-Lowitz. | |
| 2 | 4-6-2 | 23.75" | Eastern Province Cement Works | Brecon Mountain Railway, Merthyr Tydfil, WAL | operational | Baldwin #61269, 1930 | ||
| 68070 (3840) | 0-6-0ST | 4'-8½" | BR (National Coal Board) | Garw Valley Railway, Pontycymer, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #3840, 1956 | Named Pamela. | |
| K1 | K | 0-4-0+0-4-0 | 23½" | Tasmanian Government Railways | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Beyer, Peacock & Co., 1909 | Operates on the Welsh Highland Railway. |
| 10 | 0-4-0+0-4-0T | 23½" | Ffestiniog Railway | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Ffestiniog Railway Boston Lodge Works, 1879 | Named Merddin Emrys. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway. | |
| 11 | 0-4-0+0-4-0T | 23½" | Ffestiniog Railway | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Ffestiniog Railway Boston Lodge Works, 1979 | Named Earl of Merioneth. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway. | |
| 12 | 0-4-0+0-4-0T | 23½" | Ffestiniog Railway | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Ffestiniog Railway Boston Lodge Works, 1992 | Named David Lloyd George. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway. | |
| 0-4-0ST | 23½" | Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #707, 1899 | Named Britomart. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway. | ||
| 0-4-0ST | 23½" | Penrhyn Quarry Railway | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #855, 1905 | Owned by the National Trust. Named Hugh Napier. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway. | ||
| 2 | 0-4-0ST+T | 23½" | Ffestiniog Railway | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | George England & Co., 1863 | Oldest operational narrow gauge steam locomotive in the UK. Named Prince. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway. | |
| 9 | 0-4-4T | 23½" | Ffestiniog Railway | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Ffestiniog Railway Boston Lodge Works, 1999 | Replica. Named Taliesin. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway. | |
| 4 | 0-8-0 | 23½" | Beijing Capital Steel Mill | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | restoration | Harbin Locomotive Works #221, 1988 | Named Dahuichang. | |
| 2-4-0ST+T | 23½" | Penrhyn Quarry Railway | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #589, 1893 | Named Blanche. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway. | ||
| 2-4-0ST+T | 23½" | Penrhyn Quarry Railway | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #590, 1893 | Named Linda. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway. | ||
| 138 | NGG16 | 2-6-2+2-6-2 | 23½" | South African Railways | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Beyer, Peacock & Co., 1958 | Operates on the Welsh Highland Railway. |
| 143 | NGG16 | 2-6-2+2-6-2 | 23½" | South African Railways | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Beyer, Peacock & Co., 1958 | Operates on the Welsh Highland Railway. |
| 87 | NGG16 | 2-6-2+2-6-2 | 23½" | South African Railways | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | John Cockerill #3267, 1937 | Operates on the Welsh Highland Railway. |
| 14 | 2-6-2T | 23½" | Lynton & Barnstaple Railway | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Ffestiniog Railway Boston Lodge Works, 2010 | Replica. Named Lyd. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway. | |
| 0-6-0T | 23½" | Stewarts & Lloyds | Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. #1578, 1918 | Not affiliated with the Welsh Highland Railway. Named Gertrude. | ||
| 2-6-2T | 23½" | North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways | Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, Porthmadog, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #901, 1906 | Not affiliated with the Welsh Highland Railway. Named Russell. | ||
| 44 | 4-4-0 | 15" | Lancaster & Chester Railway | Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WAL | operational | Cagney, 1910 | ||
| 102 | 4-4-2 | 15" | Woodland Park Miniature Railway | Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WAL | operational | Albert Barnes & Co., 1922 | Named Railway Queen. Previously named Michael. | |
| 105 | 4-4-2 | 15" | Rhyl Miniature Railway | Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WAL | operational | Albert Barnes & Co., 1930 | Named Michael. | |
| 101 | 4-4-2 | 15" | Rhyl Miniature Railway | Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WAL | operational | Albert Barnes & Co., 1920 | Named Joan. | |
| 4wG | 52" | Swansea Industrial & Maritime Museum | National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, WAL | operational | Swansea 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. ". | ||
| 2 | 0-4-0WT | 27" | Talyllyn Railway | Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL | operational | Fletcher, Jennings & Co. #63, 1866 | Named Dolgoch. | |
| 6 | 0-4-0WT | 27" | Talyllyn Railway (Airservice Construction Corps) | Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL | operational | Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. #1431, 1918 | Named Douglas. | |
| 1 | 0-4-2ST | 27" | Talyllyn Railway | Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL | operational | Fletcher, Jennings & Co. #42, 1864 | Named Talyllyn. | |
| 4 | 0-4-2ST | 27" | Talyllyn Railway (Corris Railway) | Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL | operational | Kerr, Stuart & Co. (Stoke on Trent) #4047, 1921 | Named Edward Thomas. Operated at the Corris Railway, Corris, WAL between late August and early November 2021. | |
| 3 | 0-4-2ST | 27" | Talyllyn Railway (Corris Railway) | Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL | operational | Hughes' Loco and Tramway Engine Works Ltd. #13, 1878 | Named Sir Haydn. Taken out of service for a major overhaul in September 2012. Returned to operation in June 2018. Currently wearing TR Standard Green livery. Operated at the Corris Railway, Corris, WAL in 2012, 2023, and 2024. | |
| 7 | 0-4-2T | 27" | Talyllyn Railway | Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL | operational | Talyllyn Railway Pendre Works, 1991 | Named Tom Rolt. |