Ffestiniog Railway
After the takeover of the WHR, the FfR moved Moel Tryfan to Boston Lodge for overhaul. The locomotive was stripped down to allow much needed repairs to its firebox and boiler. However repair work had not started by the outbreak of World War II in 1939. No further work was done on the locomotive and it was still in its dismantled state when the FfR closed in 1946.
The remains of Moel Tryfan survived long enough to become part of the fleet of the restored Ffestiniog Railway in the early 1950s. However by this time it was little more than a rusting hulk, and on 2 October 1954 it was towed to Harbour Station where it was cut up for scrap. The proceeds from the sales of the remains were used to fund the further restoration of the Ffestiniog Railway. The trailing bogie survived and was ultimately used to provide pony trucks for the locomotives Linda and Blanche when they were converted from 0-4-0 STs into 2-4-0 STs along with the bogie frame, one side tank sheet and the air receiver.
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