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'Alice' HE 790 current B.L.Rly fleet
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'Alice' 0-4-0ST was built in 1902 by the Hunslet Engineering Company, works no. 780, for the Asseton-Smith family owned Dinorwic Slate Quarry, Llanberis, North Wales & originally given the "name" 'No. 4' - owned by Chris Scott & rebuilt by David Black from a kit of parts, was at Leighton Buzzard Railway for a number of years but now resident at Bala Lake Railway
'Britomart' HE 707 visiting loco
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'Britomart' 0-4-0ST works no. 707 built by the Hunslet Engine Company, Leeds in 1899 for the Pen-yr-Orsedd Quarry, in the Nantlle Vale, North Wales & named Britomart on arrival. Preserved by a group of Ffestiniog Railway volunteers & staff, visited the Bala Lake Railway in 1989
'Dryw Bach' KS 3114 ex-B.L.Rly
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'Dryw Bach' works no. 3114 'Wren' class 0-4-0ST built in 1918 by Kerr Stuart of Stoke-on-Trent, acquired the name Dryw Bach while resident on the Bala Lake Railway. The loco has had an interesting life - it has been used in WWI; to build sewers; to move stone; to haul passenger trains & been on display at the same museum (sic) on two separate occassions. The loco has changed hands 8 times (up to now), been restored in preservation at least 3 times & worked on 4 named railways (to date)!!
'GeorgeB' HE 680 current B.L.Rly fleet
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'George B', 0-4-0ST Alice-class loco originally called 'Wellington' built in 1898 by the Hunslet Engineering company for Dinorwic Slate Quarry at Llanberis North Wales. Alan White an engineer purchased the engine from Dinorwic in 1965, ran it for a couple of years on the Dowty Railway Gloucestershire & then dismantled it for a total overhaul. The parts were later all moved to BLRly to enable reconstruction to take place - which is ongoing
'Holy War' HE 779 current B.L.Rly fleet
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'Holy War', 0-4-0ST no. 779, was built by the Hunslet Engineering company near Leeds in 1902. When the engine was supplied new to the Assheton-Smith family owned Dinorwic Slate Quarry, Llanberis North Wales she was named 'No.3', a plate she still carries today - now owned by the Bala Lake Railway Company
'Jonathan' HE 678 ex-B.L.Rly
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'Jonathan', 0-4-0ST was built in 1898 by the Hunslet Engineering Company of Leeds as works number 678. It was originally named 'The First' & delivered to Port Dinorwic. Soon after delivery it was renamed 'Bernstein' the name it carried throughout its industrial life, it was named 'Jonathan' when taken into preservation. Was once at Bala Lake Railway, is now owned by West Lancs Railway
'Lilla' HE 554 ex-B.L.Rly
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'Lilla' Hunslet Engineering 0-4-0ST works number 554 built 1891 for the Cilgwyn Quarry, Cilgwyn Mountain, Nantlle, N.Wales - and is often described as being of the 'heavy' quarry type 0-4-0ST to distinguish it from the smaller Port & Alice class types. Was once at the Bala Lake Railway but is now resident on the Festiniog Railway, having being purchased by a group of FR volunteers.
'Triassic' Peckett 1270 current B.L.Rly fleet
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'Triassic', 0-6-0ST, works no. 1270 was built by Peckett & Sons of Bristol in 1911 and delivered to Kay & Co. Lime and Cement Works, Little Itchington, near Southam, Warwickshire. The loco spent all of its industrial life at the works. This loco had the priviledge of being the first industrial narrow gauge loco to be taken into preservation