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
18BG0-4-4T24"Kowloon-Canton Railway Vale of Rheidol Railway, Aberystwyth, WAL
restoration
W. G. Bagnall #2228, 1924Actual gauge is 23.75'. One of only four Chinese steam locomotives in the UK.
9 (1213)0-6-2T23.75"Vale of Rheidol Railway Vale of Rheidol Railway, Aberystwyth, WAL
operational
Davies & Metcalfe, 1902Named Prince of Wales.
82-6-2T23.75"GWR Vale of Rheidol Railway, Aberystwyth, WAL
operational
GWR Swindon Works, 1923Named Llywelyn.
10-4-0ST4'-8½"Royal Navy Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Blaenavon, WAL
operational
Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. #1385, 1914Named Rosyth.
180-6-0ST4'-8½"Eastmoors Steelworks Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Blaenavon, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #1873, 1937Named Jessie. From the Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, Wales.
715150-6-0ST4'-8½"War Dept. Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway, Blaenavon, WAL
operational
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns #7169, 1944
38790-6-0ST4'-8½"War Dept. Gwili Railway, Bronwydd Arms, WAL
operational
Vulcan Foundry #5272, 1945Named Haulwen.
L.150 (5521)45752-6-2T4'-8½"London Transport (GWR) Gwili Railway, Bronwydd Arms, WAL
operational
GWR Swindon Works, 1927From the Avon Valley Railway, Bitton, England.
100-4-2ST27"Corris Railway Corris Railway, Corris, WAL
operational
Falcon Engine & Car Works (Alan Keef Ltd.) #91, 2022Test fired on September 24, 2022. Debuted in excursion service on September 8, 2023.
70-4-2ST27"Corris Railway Corris Railway, Corris, WAL
overhaul
Winson Engineering (Alan Keef Ltd.) #17, 2005Winson Engineering closed in 2001. Completed by Drayton Designs. Taken out of service in early January 2025. Undergoing overhaul.
0-4-0ST12¼"Reseau Guerledan Fairbourne Railway, Fairbourne, WAL
operational
Milner Engineering, 1978Miniature replica. Named Sherpa. Previously named France.
2-6-4T12¼"Reseau Guerledan Fairbourne Railway, Fairbourne, WAL
operational
Milner Engineering, 1979Miniature replica. Named Russell. Previously named Kitson.
0-4-0ST24"Penrhyn Quarry Railway Teifi Valley Railway, Henllan, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #606, 1894Named Alan George.
10-4-0ST23½"Dinorwic Quarry Llanberis Lake Railway, Llanberis, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #493, 1889Named Elidir. Previously named Enid and Red Damsel.
20-4-0ST23½"Dinorwic Quarry Llanberis Lake Railway, Llanberis, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #849, 1904Named Thomas Bach. Previously named Wild Aster.
3 (293)0-4-0ST23½"Port Dinorwic Llanberis Lake Railway, Llanberis, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #1430, 1922Named Dolbadarn.
0-4-0ST23½"Dinorwic Quarry National Slate Museum, Llanberis, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #873, 1905Named Una.
30-4-2Tcog800mmSnowdon Mountain Railway Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, WAL
operational
Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works #925, 1895Named Wyddfa.
20-4-2Tcog800mmSnowdon Mountain Railway Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, WAL
operational
Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works #934, 1895Named Enid.
60-4-2Tcog800mmSnowdon Mountain Railway Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, WAL
operational
Swiss Locomotive & Machine Works #2838, 1922Named Padarn.
10-6-0T30"Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, Llanfair Caereinion, WAL
operational
Beyer, Peacock & Co. #3496, 1902Named The Earl.
20-6-0T30"Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, Llanfair Caereinion, WAL
operational
Beyer, Peacock & Co. #3497, 1902Named Countess.
120-6-2T30"Antigua Sugar Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway, Llanfair Caereinion, WAL
operational
Kerr, Stuart & Co. (Stoke on Trent) #4404, 1929Named Joan. From the Antigua Sugar Factory. Sent to the UK in 1971.
775457000-6-0PT4'-8½"GWR (National Coal Board) Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WAL
operational
North British Locomotive Co. #24042, 12/1930Donated 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.
286128002-8-04'-8½"GWR Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WALscrappedGWR Swindon Works, 1918Some 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.
380228842-8-04'-8½"GWR Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WAL
operational
GWR Swindon Works, 1938
30-4-0ST24"Dinorwic Quarry Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #779, 1902Named Holy War.
0-4-0ST24"Dinorwic Quarry Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #780, 1902Named Alice.
0-4-0ST24"Dinorwic Quarry Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #822, 1903Named Maid Marian.
80-4-0ST24"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.
0-4-015"Rhiw Valley Light Railway Rhiw Valley Light Railway, Manafon, WAL
operational
TMA Engineering #25657, 2003Named Jack.
0-6-2T15"Rhiw Valley Light Railway Rhiw Valley Light Railway, Manafon, WAL
operational
Severn Lamb #20, 1973Named Powys.
99.35530-6-2WT+T23.75"Mecklenburg-Pommersche Schmalspurbahn Brecon Mountain Railway, Merthyr Tydfil, WAL
operational
Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik #1261, 1908Named Graf Schwerin-Lowitz.
24-6-223.75"Eastern Province Cement Works Brecon Mountain Railway, Merthyr Tydfil, WAL
operational
Baldwin #61269, 1930
68070 (3840)0-6-0ST4'-8½"BR (National Coal Board) Garw Valley Railway, Pontycymer, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #3840, 1956Named Pamela.
100-4-0+0-4-0T23½"Ffestiniog Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL
operational
Ffestiniog 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, WAL
operational
Ffestiniog 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, WAL
operational
Ffestiniog 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, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #707, 1899Named Britomart. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
0-4-0ST23½"Penrhyn Quarry Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #855, 1905Owned by the National Trust. Named Hugh Napier. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
0-4-0ST22¾"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.
20-4-0ST+T23½"Ffestiniog Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL
operational
George 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, WAL
operational
Ffestiniog Railway Boston Lodge Works, 1999Replica. Named Taliesin. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
40-8-023½"Beijing Capital Steel Mill Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL
restoration
Harbin Locomotive Works #221, 1988Named Dahuichang. One of only four Chinese steam locomotives in the UK.
2-4-0ST+T23½"Penrhyn Quarry Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #589, 1893Named Blanche. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
2-4-0ST+T23½"Penrhyn Quarry Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #590, 1893Named Linda. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
87NGG162-6-2+2-6-223½"South African Railways Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL
operational
John Cockerill #3267, 1937Operates on the Welsh Highland Railway.
138NGG162-6-2+2-6-223½"South African Railways Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL
operational
Beyer, Peacock & Co., 1958Operates on the Welsh Highland Railway.
143NGG162-6-2+2-6-223½"South African Railways Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL
operational
Beyer, Peacock & Co., 1958Operates on the Welsh Highland Railway.
142-6-2T23½"Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways, Porthmadog, WAL
operational
Ffestiniog Railway Boston Lodge Works, 2010Replica. Named Lyd. Operates on the Ffestiniog Railway.
2-6-2T23½"North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, Porthmadog, WAL
operational
Hunslet Engine Co. #901, 1906Not affiliated with the Welsh Highland Railway. Named Russell.
444-4-015"Lancaster & Chester Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WAL
operational
Cagney, 1910
1014-4-215"Rhyl Miniature Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WAL
operational
Albert Barnes & Co., 1920Named Joan.
1024-4-215"Woodland Park Miniature Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WAL
operational
Albert Barnes & Co., 1922Named Railway Queen. Previously named Michael.
1054-4-215"Rhyl Miniature Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway, Rhyl, WAL
operational
Albert Barnes & Co., 1930Named Michael.
4wG52"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. ".
130-4-0T22"Arthur Guinness, Son & Co Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL
display
Wm. Spence (Dublin), 1895
60-4-0WT27"Talyllyn Railway (Airservice Construction Corps) Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL
operational
Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. #1431, 1918Named Douglas.
20-4-0WT27"Talyllyn Railway Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL
operational
Fletcher, Jennings & Co. #63, 1866Named Dolgoch.
40-4-2ST27"Talyllyn Railway (Corris Railway) Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL
operational
Kerr, Stuart & Co. (Stoke on Trent) #4047, 1921Named Edward Thomas. Operated at the Corris Railway, Corris, WAL between late August and early November 2021.
10-4-2ST27"Talyllyn Railway Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL
operational
Fletcher, Jennings & Co. #42, 1864Named Talyllyn.
30-4-2ST27"Talyllyn Railway (Corris Railway) Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL
operational
Hughes' Loco and Tramway Engine Works Ltd. #13, 1878Named 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.
70-4-2T27"Talyllyn Railway Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn, WAL
operational
Talyllyn Railway Pendre Works, 1991Named Tom Rolt.

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