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Vanoord
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18 years ago

While looking for Jerry M and trying to see if there are any of the ex-Dinorwig engines left which haven't had a cab added, I came across this: http://bala-lake-railway.fotopic.net/p25380960.html

According to the caption:

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"Dryw Bach" Kerr Stuart 3114, rebuilt at Bala Lake Railway 1980-1982, boiler condemmed 1984 and went to Gloddfa Ganol on static display, current status unknown

Does anyone know if it's still there?

Hello again darkness, my old friend...

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JohnnearCfon
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18 years ago

When McAlpines bought the Ffestiniog Slate Group (at 03;00 hours) they closed Gloddfa Ganol at 08:00 the same day. The Narrow gauge railway collection that was housed there (still mostly owned by Will Roberts at that time) was sold by sealed bid auction a few months later. This included KS3114. I believe that went to Vale Of Rheidol Railway for display, along with several other items including Penrhyn Slate Quarry DeW "Kathleen.

Vanoord
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18 years ago

Ta!

That's one less thing to go looking for 😉

Hello again darkness, my old friend...

merddinemrys
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18 years ago

That locomotive has been rebuilt to original and working condition by the Phyllis Rampton Narrow Gauge Trust, a Trust which supports the Vale of Rheidol Railway although most of its collection is in Surrey and is unlikely to see service on the VOR as the have a strict policy of only running locomotives/stock that originally ran on the line.

There were plans for a museum of narrow gauge items in Aberystwyth although nothing seems to have come of it.

Dryw Bach must be a name given by the Bala Lake Railway as it was built for the Ministry of Munitions and later passed into the contracting industry.