Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway steam locomotive number 19
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Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
(W&LLR) steam locomotive
number 19 was built in 1954 by based in (Romania
). It was imported to the UK in 2007 having been restored to working condition at Remarul 16 Februarie
Locomotive Works in Cluj-Napoca
, Romania. Prior to restoration the locomotive had been stored at .
The locomotive (and its sister W&LLR 18) are articulated
using the Klein-Linder
system. Articulation allows the locomotives to negotiate much tighter curves than their equivalent rigid frame 0-8-0 locomotive could. In Romania the locomotives operated on the network. The W&LLR is 2 mm wider.
The locomotive originally saw service on the Romanian Forest Railways, hauling timber. It was later sold to FC Turda, a cement
works.
Numbered as FC Turda 764.425 and painted in a black livery, the locomotive is now regularly used to haul trains on the W&LLR.
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway in Powys, Wales. The line is around long and runs westwards from the town of Welshpool via Castle Caereinion to the village of Llanfair Caereinion. The track gauge is ....
(W&LLR) steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
number 19 was built in 1954 by based in (Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
). It was imported to the UK in 2007 having been restored to working condition at Remarul 16 Februarie
Remarul 16 Februarie
Remarul 16 Februarie Locomotive Works is a company dealing with construction and repair of railway rolling stock. They are based in Cluj Napoca in Romania. In addition to repair services, the company manufactures parts for rolling stock, pistons, traction hooks, springs for hydraulic diesel...
Locomotive Works in Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
, Romania. Prior to restoration the locomotive had been stored at .
The locomotive (and its sister W&LLR 18) are articulated
Articulated locomotive
Articulated locomotive usually means a steam locomotive with one or more engine units which can move independent of the main frame. This is done to allow a longer locomotive to negotiate tighter curves...
using the Klein-Linder
Klein-Linder
Klein-Linder is a form of articulation for ordinary steam locomotives to make them more suitable for going around very sharp curves.- Examples :...
system. Articulation allows the locomotives to negotiate much tighter curves than their equivalent rigid frame 0-8-0 locomotive could. In Romania the locomotives operated on the network. The W&LLR is 2 mm wider.
The locomotive originally saw service on the Romanian Forest Railways, hauling timber. It was later sold to FC Turda, a cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
works.
Numbered as FC Turda 764.425 and painted in a black livery, the locomotive is now regularly used to haul trains on the W&LLR.