Steam locomotive Taliesin goes on test in North Wales

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Taliesin at Minffordd
Taliesin at Minffordd // Credit: Ffestiniog Railway

Single Fairlie, , has gone on test today on the .

The 1999-built 0-4-4-T locomotive is a replica of the Single Fairlie that was built in 1876 at the Vulcan Foundry.

The locomotive has been out of service since 2020, when the boiler expired and has been undergoing overhaul at Boston Lodge Works.

It is expected that the locomotive will enter service in 2025 and ahead of this, it has today gone on test to Minffordd.

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