Festiniog Railway Princess

Princess
Princess at Porthmadog Harbour Station around 1870
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderGeorge England
Build date1863
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0TT
Gauge1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm)
Driver dia.2 ft (0.61 m)
Loco weight11 long tons (11 t)
Water cap.380 imperial gallons (1,700 L; 460 US gal)
Boiler pressure160 psi (1,100 kPa) †
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size8.25 in × 12 in (210 mm × 305 mm)
Valve gearAllan straight link valve gear
Career
OperatorsFfestiniog Railway
Class'Small England' class
NumbersFfR 1
Official nameThe Princess
Princess
Last run1 August 1946
Withdrawn1 August 1946

Princess is an 0-4-0ST+T steam locomotive built by George England for the Ffestiniog Railway in 1863. It is one of the earliest narrow gauge steam locomotives and is one of the three oldest surviving narrow gauge locomotives still on its original railway.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Princess of Paddington celebrates 150th birthday". Rail.co.uk. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. ^ Kidner, R.W. (1960). The Narrow Gauge Railways of Wales. The Oakwood Press. p. 5.
  3. ^ Kidner, R.W. (1960). Light and Narrow Gauge Locomotives. The Oakwood Press. p. 24-25.