Taff_Vale_Railway_O3_class Knowpia

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 6 in (1.372 m)
Loco weight	63.00 long tons (64.01 t; 70.56 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Slide valve

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Tom Hurry Riches
Builder	Kitson & Co.
Build date	1904
Total produced	2

Taff Vale Railway O3 class
Taff Vale Railway O3 class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Tom Hurry Riches
Builder	Kitson & Co.
Build date	1904
Total produced	2
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 6 in (1.372 m)
Loco weight	63.00 long tons (64.01 t; 70.56 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1.10 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Slide valve
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	19,870 lbf (88.4 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Taff Vale Railway; Great Western Railway;; British Railways
Withdrawn	1948
Disposition	All scrapped

The Taff Vale Railway O3 class was a class of two 0-6-2T steam tank locomotives designed by Tom Hurry Riches, built by Kitson & Co. and introduced to the Taff Vale Railway in 1904. They were rebuilt with new boilers by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1930.

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Year	Quantity	Builder	Serial Numbers	TVR Numbers	GWR numbers	Notes
1904	2	Kitson & Co.	4235, 4236	18, 19	410, 411

Withdrawal and disposal edit

Both entered British Railways service in 1948, but neither lasted more than 3 months before being retired and scrapped. Both were withdrawn from the Cardiff Canton shed.

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Rail UK database entry for Taff Vale Railway O3 class

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