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| 11 | Livingston Thompson | 0-4-0+0-4-0T | 1886 | Withdrawn and restored as a static display at the National Railway Museum in York.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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