Welcome to the Taff Vale Railway 28 Project

TVR 28 In Profile

  • Built – 1897 At the Cardiff West Yard Works of The Taff Vale Railway
  • Last ever mainline steam locomotive built in Wales & the only surviving mainline steam locomotive built in Wales
  • One of only 2 Taff Vale Railway locomotives preserved of the 416 that the company owned.
  • Designed by Tom Hurry Riches
  • 0-6-2 Wheel Arrangement
  • Cylinders – 17 ½” Diameter x 26” Stroke
  • Coupled Wheels -  4’6 ½” Diameter
  • Radial Wheels – 3’8 ¾” Diameter
  • Water Capacity – 1400 Gallons
  • Coal Capacity – 2 tons
  • Total Weight in working order – 54 tons 8 cwts