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The Gwili railway was launched in [[1975]] and by [[1978]] had saved 0.5 miles of track and was running an initial steam hauled service. Since then the railway has expanded to [[Danycoed]] and the company continues to hope to expand to [[Llanpumpsaint]]. Currently, the railway is working south towards Carmarthen. The locomotive stock of the Gwili railway is unusual in that in mostly represents local industrial and wartime operations rather than mainline services.
The Gwili railway was launched in [[1975]] and by [[1978]] had saved 0.5 miles of track and was running an initial steam hauled service. Since then the railway has expanded to [[Danycoed]] and the company continues to hope to expand to [[Llanpumpsaint]]. Currently, the railway is working south towards Carmarthen. The locomotive stock of the Gwili railway is unusual in that in mostly represents local industrial and wartime operations rather than mainline services.


==Locomotives<ref name="IRS 14EL">{{cite book | author = Industrial Railway Society | title = Industrial Locomotives (14EL) | publisher = Industrial Railway Society | year = 2007 | isbn = 901906 39 5}}</ref>==
==Locomotives==
===Steam Locomotives===
[[Image:Gwili Railway.jpg|thumb|The 'Victory' waiting at Bronwydd Arms]]
[[Image:Gwili Railway.jpg|thumb|'Victory' waiting at Bronwydd Arms]]
* '''Steam Locomotives'''
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* 1914 [[Avonside Engine Company]] colliery engine built in 1914 and a long term restoration project. Works number 1680.
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** 71516 [[War Department (UK)|War Department]] 0-6-0 saddle tank built in 1944. In working order on passenger trains.
** 7058 [[Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns]] 0-4-0 saddle tank built in 1942. In use and is used a percy for Thomas the Tank Engine Events.
* 2201 [[Andrew Barclay]] 0-4-0 saddle tank built in 1945. Carries name ''VICTORY'' Stored awaiting Overhaul.
* 3879 [[Vulcan Foundry]] austerity locomotive built in 1945 (works number 5272). Rebuilt in 1961 by [[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet Ltd]] (works number 3879). Operational on passenger trains.
** 2201 [[Andrew Barclay]] 0-4-0 saddle tank built in 1945. Stored awaiting Overhaul.
* 7058 [[Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns]] 0-4-0 saddle tank built in 1942. Used as [[Percy the Small Engine|Percy]] for [[Thomas the Tank Engine]] Events.
** 5272 [[Hunslet Engine Company|Hunslet Ltd]] austerity locomitive built in 1945. Operational on passenger trains.
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* 71516 [[War Department (UK)|War Department]] 0-6-0 saddle tank built in 1944 by Robert Stevenson Hawthorns (works number 7170). In working order on passenger trains.
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** 1914 [[Avonside Engine Company]] colliery engine built in 1914 and a long term restoration project.


* '''Diesel Locomotives'''
===Diesel Locomotives===
* 02101 [[Yorkshire Engine Company]] shunting engine, works number 2779.
** 02 101 [[British Rail]] [[British Rail Class 02|Class 02]] shunting engine
** D2178 British Rail [[British Rail Class 03|Class 03]] shunting engine
* D2178 [[British Rail]] [[British Rail Class 03|Class 03]] shunter. Operational. (Unnumbered)
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* 27658 [[North British Locomotive Company]] shunting engine built for [[British Steel]] [[Landore]]
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** 421702 Trecatty - [[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston and Hornsby]] industrial engine
** 27658 [[North British Locomotive Company]] shunting engine built for [[British Steel]] [[Landore]]
* 27878 North British Locomotive Company shunting engine built for British Steel's East Moor steelworks and later at the [[tinplate]] works at [[Velindre]] near [[Swansea]]
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* 207103 [[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston and Hornsby]] industrial engine used at [[Bedwas]] coke ovens by [[British Benzol]]
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** 27878 [[North British Locomotive Company]] shunting engine built for [[British Steel]] East Moor steelworks and later at the [[tinplate]] works at [[Velindre]] near [[Swansea]]
** 207103 [[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston and Hornsby]] industrial engine used at [[Bedwas]] coke ovens by [[British Benzol]]
* 393302 Ruston and Hornsby industrial engine built in 1955 and used at the Aluminium Wire and Cable Company in [[Swansea]]
** 393302 [[Ruston (engine builder)|Ruston and Hornsby]] industrial engine built in 1955 and used at the Aluminium Wire and Cable Company in [[Swansea]]
* 421702 "Trecatty" - Ruston and Hornsby industrial engine


*'''Vintage Coaches,'''
==Vintage Coaches==
**[[Taff Vale Railway]] TVR 145. Having its chicken droppings cleaned out but no major restoration work will start yet.
*[[Taff Vale Railway]] TVR 145. Having its chicken droppings cleaned out but no major restoration work will start yet.
**[[Taff Vale Railway]] TVR 220. In service and is sometimes attached to passenger trains.
*Taff Vale Railway TVR 220. In service and is sometimes attached to passenger trains.
**[[GWR]] 216. Undergoing restoration, a new underframe has been made up and the bogies, wheels and springs have been fitted and completed to, new platework is being fitted to the body currently.
*[[Great Western Railway|GWR]] 216. Undergoing restoration, a new underframe has been made up and the [[bogie]]s, wheels and springs have been fitted and completed to, new platework is being fitted to the body currently.
**[[GWR]] 793. Stored awaiting restoration which will start once 216 is complete.
*GWR 793. Stored awaiting restoration which will start once 216 is complete.

For further historical information check [http://www.gvcg.co.uk]
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http://www.gvcg.co.uk


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 22:52, 4 May 2008

The official logo of the Gwili Railway

The Gwili Steam Railway (in Welsh, Rheilffordd Ager Y Gwili) operates a standard gauge preserved railway from Abergwili Junction (near Carmarthen) in South Wales along a short section of the former Carmarthen to Aberystwyth railway closed for passenger traffic in 1965 and lifted in 1973.

The Gwili railway was launched in 1975 and by 1978 had saved 0.5 miles of track and was running an initial steam hauled service. Since then the railway has expanded to Danycoed and the company continues to hope to expand to Llanpumpsaint. Currently, the railway is working south towards Carmarthen. The locomotive stock of the Gwili railway is unusual in that in mostly represents local industrial and wartime operations rather than mainline services.

Locomotives[1]

Steam Locomotives

'Victory' waiting at Bronwydd Arms

Diesel Locomotives

Vintage Coaches

  • Taff Vale Railway TVR 145. Having its chicken droppings cleaned out but no major restoration work will start yet.
  • Taff Vale Railway TVR 220. In service and is sometimes attached to passenger trains.
  • GWR 216. Undergoing restoration, a new underframe has been made up and the bogies, wheels and springs have been fitted and completed to, new platework is being fitted to the body currently.
  • GWR 793. Stored awaiting restoration which will start once 216 is complete.

External links


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  1. ^ Industrial Railway Society (2007). Industrial Locomotives (14EL). Industrial Railway Society. ISBN 901906 39 5. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)
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