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Locomotives

A number of locomotives have been built for the Ffestiniog Railway at Boston Lodge works

Number Name Image Wheel arrangement Date Notes
10 Merddin Emrys 0-4-0+0-4-0T 1879 In service. The oldest operating Double Fairlie on the railway. Named after the 6th century Welsh poet Myrddin Emrys. Received new Hunslet Boiler in early 1970s; converted to oil burning in 1972/73; major restoration and rebuild 1986/7; reverted to coal firing during the winter 2006/07.
11 Livingston Thompson 0-4-0+0-4-0T 1886 Withdrawn and restored as a static display at the National Railway Museum in York.
- Earl of Merioneth 0-4-0+0-4-0T 1979 In service. The first Double Fairlie built by the restored Ffestiniog Railway. Construction started in 1972 following delivery of the boiler. Designed for coal burning, oil tanks and oil burning equipment were fitted in 1978 before the boiler was first steamed. Converted to coal firing in 2007.
12 David Lloyd George 0-4-0+0-4-0T 1992 In service. The most recent Double Fairlie in the world.
9 Taliesin 0-4-4T 1999 In service. The railway's only Single Fairlie. The original 1876 locomotive was severely damaged after colliding into Welsh Pony and was scrapped in 1935 and a replica built in 1999 using a few parts from the original. Named after the 6th century Welsh poet Taliesin.
14 Lyd 2-6-2T 2010 Replica of a Manning Wardle locomotive of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.

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