| Powertype: | Steam |
| Taff Vale Railway H class | |
| Designer: | Tom Hurry Riches |
| Builder: | Kitson & Co. |
| Builddate: | 1884 |
| Totalproduction: | 3 |
| Whytetype: | 0-6-0T |
| Driverdiameter: | 5feet |
| Locoweight: | 44.75LT |
| Fueltype: | Coal |
| Cylindercount: | Two, inside |
| Cylindersize: | 17x |
| Valvegear: | Stephenson |
| Valvetype: | Slide valves |
| Boilerpressure: | 1402NaN2 |
| Tractiveeffort: | 150401NaN1 |
| Operator: | Taff Vale Railway Great Western Railway British Railways |
| Withdrawndate: | 1951-1953 |
| Disposition: | All sold or hired out of service; all ultimately scrapped. |
The Taff Vale Railway H class was a class of three 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.[1]
| Builder & maker's Numbers | TVR | GWR | BR No. & date | Withdrawal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitson 2697 | 141 | 792 | 193 in 6/1948 | Sold 2/1952 to NCB |
| Kitson 2698 | 142 | 793 | 194 in 9/1948 | 11/1953, hired to NCB |
| Kitson 2699 | 143 | 794 | 195 in 2/1949 | Sold 11/1951 |
193 was used by the NCB at the Tar distillation plant, Wernddu, Caerphilly; it was scrapped in January 1960.[2] 194 was also used at Wernddu Tar plant, and was scrapped at Swindon.[3]
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