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, 1924 | Actual gauge is 23.75'. One of only four Chinese steam locomotives in the UK. | |
| 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. | |
| 18 | 0-6-0ST | 4'-8½" | Eastmoors Steelworks | Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Blaenavon, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #1873, 1937 | Named Jessie. From the Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, Wales. | |
| 71515 | 0-6-0ST | 4'-8½" | War Dept. | Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Blaenavon, WAL | operational | Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns #7169, 1944 | ||
| 3879 | 0-6-0ST | 4'-8½" | War Dept. | Gwili Railway, Bronwydd Arms, WAL | operational | Vulcan Foundry #5272, 1945 | Named Haulwen. | |
| L.150 (5521) | 4575 | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | London Transport (GWR) | Gwili Railway, Bronwydd Arms, WAL | operational | GWR Swindon Works, 1927 | From the Avon Valley Railway, Bitton, England. |
| 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 | overhaul | 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 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 Quarry | Llanberis Lake Railway, Llanberis, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #849, 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 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. | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 3802 | 2884 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | GWR | Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WAL | operational | GWR Swindon Works, 1938 | |
| 3 | 0-4-0ST | 24" | Dinorwic Quarry | Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #779, 1902 | Named Holy War. | |
| 0-4-0ST | 24" | Dinorwic Quarry | Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #780, 1902 | Named Alice. | ||
| 0-4-0ST | 24" | Dinorwic Quarry | Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #822, 1903 | Named Maid Marian. | ||
| 8 | 0-4-0ST | 24" | Penrhyn Quarry Railway | Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WAL | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #364, 1885 | Named Winifred. Moved from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway warehouse, Terre Haute, IN in 2012. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | ||
| 0-4-0ST | 22¾" | Penrhyn Quarry Railway | Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL | restoration | Hunslet Engine Co. #704, 1899 | Named Nesta, from Bangor, North Wales then Chickamauga, GA, then Manati, Puerto Rico. | ||
| 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. One of only four Chinese steam locomotives in the UK. | |
| 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. | ||
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. | |
| 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 | ||
| 101 | 4-4-2 | 15" | Rhyl Miniature Railway | Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WAL | operational | Albert Barnes & Co., 1920 | Named Joan. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. ". | ||
| 13 | 0-4-0T | 22" | Arthur Guinness, Son & Co | Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL | display | Wm. Spence (Dublin), 1895 | ||
| 6 | 0-4-0WT | 27" | Talyllyn Railway (Airservice Construction Corps) | Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL | operational | Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. #1431, 1918 | Named Douglas. | |
| 2 | 0-4-0WT | 27" | Talyllyn Railway | Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL | operational | Fletcher, Jennings & Co. #63, 1866 | Named Dolgoch. | |
| 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. | |
| 1 | 0-4-2ST | 27" | Talyllyn Railway | Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL | operational | Fletcher, Jennings & Co. #42, 1864 | Named Talyllyn. | |
| 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. |
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