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GWR Rheidol Tanks

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1923· class of 3 British 2-6-2T locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. VoR No 8 Llywelyn: Willsmith3· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Vale of Rheidol No. 9 in BR Blue - 2025-10-28 (cropped): Voice of Clam· Public domain
3. -1939-03-08 Railway workers on the Vale of Rheidol Railway: Evan Williams· CC BY 2.0
4. -1939-04-07 Three Railway workers at Devil's Bridge railway station, Vale of Rheidol Railway: Evan Williams· CC BY 2.0
5. GWR No. 7 'Owain Glyndwr' undergoing restoration In the Vale of Rheidol Railway works at Aberystwyth - August 2018 - 01: nzsteam· CC BY 2.0
6. GWR No. 7 'Owain Glyndwr' undergoing restoration In the Vale of Rheidol Railway works at Aberystwyth - August 2018 - 02: nzsteam· CC BY 2.0
7. Restoration work in the Vale of Rheidol Railway works at Aberystwyth - August 2018 - 01: nzsteam· CC BY 2.0
8. Restoration work in the Vale of Rheidol Railway works at Aberystwyth - August 2018 - 02: nzsteam· CC BY 2.0
9. Adventure In Narrow Gauge - 3 (8656039010): Barry Lewis· CC BY 2.0
10. Locomotive no. 8 approaching Devil's Bridge station 1974: Ion Tichy· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The GWR Rheidol Tanks are a fleet of 2-6-2T steam locomotives of the Great Western Railway design built between 1923 and 1924. They were designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett, for working services on the Vale of Rheidol Railway between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge (Pontarfynach).

who runs it

Great Western Railway British Rail Western Region of British Railways

base stats

speed 32 km/htop speed
built 3made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 103 years ago, in 1923.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1923
in service from: 1923
status: preserved
number built: 3
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Swindon Works
designer: Charles Collett
operators: Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
top speed: 32 km/h
power: —
wheel arrangement: 2-6-2

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q29379110, Wikipedia: GWR Rheidol Tanks (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.