0-6-2T Class U/ U1 Ex-Taff Vale GWR Profile and Models
No. 197. Official works photograph circa late1890s. ©Public Domain, uploaded by Nick Baxter
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The Taff Vale Railway U and U1 classes were 0-6-2T steam tank locomotive operated by Taff Vale Railway, Wales, from 1895. All were still in use when the Taff Vale Railway was acquired by the Great Western Railway in 1922, but were withdrawn from traffic between 1927 and 1931. Tom Hurry Riches, the Taff Vale Railway's Locomotive Superintendent brought out 2 similar classes, the U and the U1 for working passenger trains, both 0-6-2Ts. The only difference between the U and U1 class was in the radial wheels which were 3 ft 83⁄4 in (1.137 m) in the former and 3 ft 1 in (0.940 m) in the latter. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
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Builder |
Vulcan Foundry |
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Build Dates |
1895 to 1896 |
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Total Built |
15 |
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Tractive Effort |
17,190 lbf |
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Wheel Configuration |
0-6-2T |
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Operated By |
Taff Vale Railway Great Western Railway |
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Main Duties |
Mixed Traffic |
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In Service Until |
1931 |
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Surviving Examples |
0 |
Products awaiting categorisation
| Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | South Eastern Finecast |
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Requires assembly | Not set |
F111 View |
GWR EX Tafe vale U1 Steam locomotive kit | Awaiting Categorisation |
| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Sutherland Models |
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Requires assembly | Not set |
SUTHERC1 View |
GWR (Ex-Taff Vale Railway) 0-6-2T C1.A | Awaiting Categorisation |
| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits |
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Requires assembly | Not set |
F111 View |
GWR ex-Taff Vale U1 0-6-2T locomotive body kit | Awaiting Categorisation |