LOCOMOTIVES
Page first uploaded 16 June 06
Hyperlink repaired 10 March 09
The
new Rolling Stock pages that we published a few months ago, in register format,
were well received and we were asked if we could present images of our locos in
the same format. Here goes…
There
are nine steam locos, and seven diesel locomotives at Blaenavon (Diesel
Multiple Units are described under ‘Rolling Stock’). The railway company owns some of
the locos at Blaenavon, but the majority are owned by members who purchased
them to either for operation or restoration on the railway. On this website we have tried to
organise locos into four registers, as noted below. Generally speaking, we have tried to avoid
more than brief technical details of the class – there are many standard texts
already, and a few minutes ‘googling’ will turn up more detail than for which
we can provide space. What we have tried
to do is say a little about the particular locomotives history and background,
particularly in preservation.
To
complete the picture we have also tried to include locos that have left the
railway after staying with as either for an extended period, or were brief
visitors for, perhaps, a single season.
Some of the information is a little brief, but we will add to it in due
course – we just wanted to get the register up and running at this stage. If you can help us add to any of the
published information we would be pleased to hear from you.:
·
Steam locos previously at Blaenavon
·
Diesel
locomotives at Blaenavon
·
Diesel locos previously at Blaenavon
A note on copyright
Wherever possible we use photographs
taken at Blaenavon, and taken by our members.
On occasions we have used photographs taken on site, by others, that
have appeared elsewhere, in which case we always acknowledge the source, and
thank them in advance. In one or two
cases photographs from elsewhere than Blaenavon are used. However it is not always possible or
practical to track down the photographer and seek written approval to publish
on this site. In the case that any
photographer objects, please contact us and we will remove the offending image immediately.
