Taff Vale Railway H class

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gaugeDriver dia.5 ft 3 in (1.600 m)Loco weight44.75 long tons (45.47 t; 50.12 short tons)Fuel typeCoalBoiler pressure140 psi (0.97 MPa)CylindersTwo, insideCylinder size17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)Valve gearStephensonValve typeSlide valves

Performance figures
Tractive effort	15,040 lbf (66.9 kN)

Career
Operators	Taff Vale Railway Great Western Railway British Railways
Withdrawn	1951-1953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]

Numbering

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

Withdrawal and disposal

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]

See also

• Locomotives of the Great Western Railway

References

Davies, F. K.; Firth, J. M.; Lucking, J. H.; Thomas, R. E.; Allcock, N. J.; Sterndale, A. C.; Barrie, D. S. M.; Reed, P. J. T.; Mountford, E. R. (April 1966). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part ten: Absorbed Engines, 1922–1947. RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-20-7. pp. K169–K171