Power type Steam Build date 1903–1919 | Designer Herbert Jones Total produced 16 | |
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The Cambrian Railways Class 89s were an 0-6-0 tender locomotive introduced by Jones in 1903 for general use over their system, upon grouping they became Great Western Railway class 15 and were reboilered from 1924 onwards with Swindon parts.
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Building
Built at Beyer, Peacock and Company (BP) and Robert Stephenson and Company (RS) Locomotive Works.
Nos. 99–102 were numbered 15, 31, 42, 54 until October 1908.
Withdrawal
The first loco withdrawn by the GWR was 888 in May 1922. The first locos withdrawn by BR were 864 and 887 in November 1952 from Machynlleth and Oswestry sheds respectively. The last three locos in the class, 849 Machynlleth, 855, 895 Oswestry, were withdrawn in October 1954. None are preserved.
Models
A 7mm scale model is produced by Javelin Models.
References
Cambrian Railways Jones Class 89 0-6-0 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA