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Festiniog Railway Princess

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338: 30: 389:. She continued to run a significant mileage during the 1880s and early 1890s. In 1893 she underwent another major overhaul, receiving a full cab and a true saddle tank; at the same time her name was shortened to 600: 575: 595: 401:
which by then was being operated by the Ffestiniog Railway. She worked until the closure of the Ffestiniog Railway on 1 August 1946, when she hauled the last train.
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underwent a substantial overhaul and a large cast iron weight was placed over the side tanks and boiler, giving the locomotive extra
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steam locomotives and is one of the three oldest surviving narrow gauge locomotives still on its original railway.
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remained in the same condition she was withdrawn in. In 1969 she was put on public display at
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was the first steam locomotive delivered to the Ffestiniog Railway. She was originally named
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on display at Dublin's Heuston station as part of the celebration of its 150th. anniversary.
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without a cab. She began hauling public trains in September 1863.
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8.25 in × 12 in (210 mm × 305 mm)
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was moved out of Spooner's, and in 2013 she was displayed at
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to commemorate the 150th. anniversary of its construction.
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Preserved narrow gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
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380 imperial gallons (1,700 L; 460 US gal)
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The George England locomotives of the Ffestiniog Railway
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Index


George England
Whyte
0-4-0
TT
Gauge
Driver
Cylinders
Cylinder size
Valve gear
Allan straight link valve gear
Ffestiniog Railway
Class
'Small England' class
0-4-0
ST
T
steam locomotive
George England
Ffestiniog Railway
narrow gauge

Princess Alexandra of Denmark
side tank
Festiniog and Blaenau Railway
adhesive weight
saddle tank
Welsh Highland Railway
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Harbour Station

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