RD14925. DIANA at Harbour Station.
RD14925. Kerr, Stuart 2ft gauge 0-4-0T DIANA is now fully restored and she made her début at the Vale of Rheidol Railway over the weekend of 26th / 27th September, 2015.
She had previously worked at the Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry in North Wales but, prior to that, she worked at the Oakley Slate Quarries in Blaenau Ffestiniog, and even earlier she had worked on the Kerry Tramway in mid-Wales. She last worked in 1950 and languished in the back of a dark and dingy shed at Pen yr Orsedd until rescued for preservation in August, 1963 - a process that has taken many years, and several owners, to compete.
She is now a credit to her present owner and the team that worked on her in the Vale of Rheidol Railway's splendid new workshops at Aberystwyth. She is seen here at Porthmadog Harbour Station on the Ffestiniog Railway where she was visiting during the 'Quirks & Curiosities II' weekend.
Monday, 1st May, 2017. Copyright © Ron Fisher.
RD14925. DIANA at Harbour Station.
RD14925. Kerr, Stuart 2ft gauge 0-4-0T DIANA is now fully restored and she made her début at the Vale of Rheidol Railway over the weekend of 26th / 27th September, 2015.
She had previously worked at the Pen yr Orsedd Slate Quarry in North Wales but, prior to that, she worked at the Oakley Slate Quarries in Blaenau Ffestiniog, and even earlier she had worked on the Kerry Tramway in mid-Wales. She last worked in 1950 and languished in the back of a dark and dingy shed at Pen yr Orsedd until rescued for preservation in August, 1963 - a process that has taken many years, and several owners, to compete.
She is now a credit to her present owner and the team that worked on her in the Vale of Rheidol Railway's splendid new workshops at Aberystwyth. She is seen here at Porthmadog Harbour Station on the Ffestiniog Railway where she was visiting during the 'Quirks & Curiosities II' weekend.
Monday, 1st May, 2017. Copyright © Ron Fisher.