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Taff Vale Railway H class

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Power type
  
Steam

Builder
  
Kitson & Co.

Total produced
  
3

Designer
  
Build date
  
1884

Configuration
  
0-6-0T

The Taff Vale Railway H class was a class of 3 0-6-0T steam tank locomotives designed by Tom Hurry Riches, built by Kitson & Co. and introduced to the Taff Vale Railway in 1884. They were primarily used on the Pwllyrhebog Colliery Incline, and had special tapered boilers for this purpose.

Withdrawal and disposal

193 was used by the NCB at the Tar distillation plant, Wernddu, Caerphilly; it was cut up in January 1960. 194 was also used at Wernddu Tar plant, and was scrapped at Swindon.

References

Taff Vale Railway H class Wikipedia