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Moel Tryfan (locomotive)

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Moel Tryfan was a narrow gauge steam locomotive built for use on the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways (NWNGRs) in 1875. [1]

25 relations: Articulated locomotive, Beddgelert, Boston Lodge, Caernarfon, Davies and Metcalfe, Dinas, Gwynedd, Fairlie locomotive, Ffestiniog Railway, Ian Allan Publishing, Loading gauge, Manchester, Midhurst, Moel Tryfan, Narrow-gauge railway, North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways, Porthmadog Harbour railway station, Rhyd Ddu, Russell (locomotive), Shepperton, Slate industry, Steam locomotive, The Spooners of Porthmadog, Vulcan Foundry, Welsh Highland Railway, World War II.

Articulated locomotive

The term "articulated locomotive" usually means a steam locomotive with one or more engine units which can move independent of the main frame.

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Beddgelert

Beddgelert is a village and community in the Snowdonia area of Gwynedd, Wales.

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Boston Lodge

This article is about the locomotive works.

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Caernarfon

Caernarfon is a royal town, community, and port in Gwynedd, Wales, with a population of 9,615.

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Davies and Metcalfe

Davies and Metcalfe Ltd was a railway equipment and locomotive manufacturer from Romiley, Manchester, England.

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Dinas, Gwynedd

Dinas is a large hamlet near Bontnewydd, Caernarfon, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.

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Fairlie locomotive

A Fairlie is a type of articulated steam locomotive that has the driving wheels on bogies.

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Ffestiniog Railway

The Ffestiniog Railway (Rheilffordd Ffestiniog) is a narrow-gauge heritage railway, located in Gwynedd, Wales.

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Ian Allan Publishing

Ian Allan Publishing is a UK publisher, established in 1942, which specialised in transport books.

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Loading gauge

A loading gauge defines the maximum height and width for railway vehicles and their loads to ensure safe passage through bridges, tunnels and other structures.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 530,300.

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Midhurst

Midhurst (pronounced, or in the Sussex dialect: Medhas) is a market town and civil parish in West Sussex, England.

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Moel Tryfan

Moel Tryfan (429 m / 1407 ft) is a small mountain near the villages of Rhosgadfan, Y Fron and Betws Garmon, in northern Gwynedd.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

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North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways

The North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways (Moel Tryfan Undertaking) (to give it its full name) was a narrow-gauge railway running from Dinas to Bryngwyn, Wales, which was authorised by Act of Parliament 1872.

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Porthmadog Harbour railway station

Porthmadog Harbour railway station in Porthmadog, North Wales, is the passenger terminus of two narrow gauge railways: the Ffestiniog Railway, which was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea; and the Welsh Highland Railway, incorporated in 1923, which ran to Dinas, after the rebuilding 1997-2011 the other terminus is at Caernarfon, in sight of the Castle.

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Rhyd Ddu

Rhyd Ddu (Welsh for Black Ford) is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon (via the Rhyd Ddu Path), Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge.

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Russell (locomotive)

Russell is a narrow gauge steam locomotive originally built in 1906 for the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways (NWNGR), but most famously associated with the original Welsh Highland Railway (WHR), and currently undergoing a rebuild at the Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog).

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Shepperton

Shepperton is a suburban village in the borough of Spelthorne, in the county of Surrey in England, southwest of Charing Cross, London, bounded by the Thames to the south and much of the east and which is in the northwest bisected by the M3 motorway.

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Slate industry

The slate industry is the industry related to the extraction and processing of slate.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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The Spooners of Porthmadog

The Spooners of Porthmadog refers to the Spooner family of Porthmadog, North Wales who made important contributions to the development of narrow gauge railways both locally and throughout the world.

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Vulcan Foundry

The Vulcan Foundry Limited was a British locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire.

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Welsh Highland Railway

The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR) or Rheilffordd Eryri is a long, restored narrow gauge heritage railway in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, operating from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, and passing through a number of popular tourist destinations including Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn Pass.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moel_Tryfan_(locomotive)

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