Designed by Manning Wardle for Stewart and Lloyds, Colwyn was built by Kitson & Co in 1933, works number 5470. The loco was shedded at Stewart and Lloyds Pen Mill shed as S&L No 45 and worked in the quarries, eventually having the distinction of hauling the last load of iron ore to be moved by steam in April 1969.
Like her sister engines including Carnarvon she was named after a Welsh town as was the practice at the Corby Steel Works at that time. In 1970 she was purchased by farmer Mr Bernard Amies and worked at Sheringham on the North Norfolk Railway, where she was the star of the Royal Train episode of "Dad's Army" on BBC TV.
Colwyn was sold in 1985 and arrived at NLR on July 6th 1985, where the locomotive is undergoing a major overhaul at Pitsford & Brampton station.
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Colwyn at Pen Green shed on the Stewarts & Lloyds ironstone railway system sometime during the 1960's. |
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Photo: Gerald Morgan |
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Shunter Manning Wardle 0-6-0 |
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Class: N/A |
Works Nș: 5470 |
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Built: 1933 |
Builder: Kitson & Co, Leeds |
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Cylinders: 16 x 22" |
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Weight: 38 tons |
Driving wheel diameter: 3' 6" |
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Boiler Pressure: 160 lbs |
Maximum speed: N/A |
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Maximum tractive effort: N/A |
Ex BR Nș: N/A |
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Current Condition: Under Restoration |
Withdrawn: 1969 |
| Date Preserved: 1970 | Arrived NLR: 6th July 1985 |
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Last Amended: 28-Sep-2011
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