Scan of a slide taken in October 1990. A brief history of 'Joan' from the Welshpool and Llanfair Railway's website:
"Kerr Stuart of Stoke on Trent were late into the locomotive manufacturing field but in their short existence made many fine locomotives for colonial use of which Joan was one. She was built in 1927 for a sugar cane company in Antigua, West Indies and after being withdrawn was brought back to Britain to enjoy further service on the W&L. At Llanfair, an extensive overhaul including rebuilding the cab preceded her entry into traffic here in 1977. Following this, Joan gave sterling service on the W&L until 1991 when she was withdrawn in need of extensive repairs. After her second overhaul here, Joan re-entered service in 2011 with a new boiler and other modifications intended to increase her haulage capacity."
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Scan of a slide taken in October 1990; A history of the loco from the W&L Railway's web-site:
"Number 10 was built as a tender engine in 1944 by the Société Franco-Belge at Raismes, France, for the German Military Railways. Following the cessation of hostilities, the locomotive found its way to the Salzkammergut Lokalbahn and it worked for several years on the picturesque Salzburg-Bad Ischl line. Subsequently the Styrian Government Railways rebuilt her in 1957 as tank engine 699.01 for use on the line from Weiz to Ratten. However, in practice she saw little service there and came to the W&L in 1969. Her power and adhesive weight, together with short wheelbase, enable her to pull the heaviest trains. She is named after the County of Montgomery, which in Welsh is Sir Drefaldwyn."
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Scan of a slide taken in October 1990; A history of the loco from the W&L Railway's web-site:
"Number 10 was built as a tender engine in 1944 by the Société Franco-Belge at Raismes, France, for the German Military Railways. Following the cessation of hostilities, the locomotive found its way to the Salzkammergut Lokalbahn and it worked for several years on the picturesque Salzburg-Bad Ischl line. Subsequently the Styrian Government Railways rebuilt her in 1957 as tank engine 699.01 for use on the line from Weiz to Ratten. However, in practice she saw little service there and came to the W&L in 1969. Her power and adhesive weight, together with short wheelbase, enable her to pull the heaviest trains. She is named after the County of Montgomery, which in Welsh is Sir Drefaldwyn."
Scan of a slide taken in October 1990; The two foot six inch gauge Welspool and Llanfair Railway has an eclectic collection of locomotives. This diminutive loco was built by Andrew Barclay & Sons Co. Ltd. of Kilmarnock in 1946 for the then extensive narrow gauge system in the Provan Gasworks of Glasgow Corporation which closed in 1958. Its low design reflects the need to work in the very restricted confines of the retort houses, nevertheless a machine of very attractive proportions has resulted. It was rescued from scrap in 1961 and came to the railway in 1969, first steaming in 1975. Although too small to operate the standard service on the railway it was steamed regularly and used as a shunter, primarily at bank holidays and gala weekends. The locomotive was withdrawn from service in 2014 requiring significant boiler repairs. According to Wikipedia in 2018 "... Dougal was shipped to Taiwan as part of a cooperation agreement between the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway and the Taiwan Sugar Corporation, which operates five short heritage railways at former mills. Dougal returned to Wales in April 2019."
Scan of a slide taken in Octobers 1990; a history of 'Chattenden' from the Welshpool and Llanfair Railway's website:
"This six-coupled machine was built by E. E. Baguley at Burton-on-Trent in 1949 to the order of the Drewry Car Company and is now fitted with a Gardner engine developing 150 h.p. Originally it worked on the Admiralty’s Upnor and Lodge Hill Railway then later transferred to Broughton Moor, Cumbria. Capable of working passenger trains in an emergency, the locomotive is normally used for the heavier civil engineering works trains."
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