Taff Vale Railway H class

Taff Vale Railway H class
Taff Vale Railway H class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Tom Hurry Riches
Builder	Kitson & Co.
Build date	1884
Total produced	3
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 3 in (1.600 m)
Loco weight	44.75 long tons (45.47 t; 50.12 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	140 psi (0.97 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Slide valves
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	15,040 lbf (66.9 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Taff Vale Railway; Great Western Railway; British Railways
Withdrawn	1951-1953
Disposition	All sold or hired out of service; all ultimately scrapped.

Power typeSteam

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]

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