Rheidol (locomotive)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-0T
Gauge	2 ft 5+1⁄2 in (750 mm) (1896–1897);; 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) (1897–1899);; 1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm) (1900–1924);
Leading dia.	1 ft 3+1⁄3 in (0.389 m)
Coupled dia.	2 ft 2+1⁄2 in (0.673 m)
Wheelbase	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
• Coupled	5 ft (1.5 m)
Length	16 ft 9 in (5.11 m)
Width	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Frame type	Inside plate frames
Loco weight	10 long tons (10 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Water cap.	225 imperial gallons (1,020 L; 270 US gal)
Firebox:
• Type	Round-topped
• Grate area	5+3⁄8 sq ft (0.50 m2)
Boiler:;
• Tube plates	6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m)
Boiler pressure	140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	8 in (200 mm) × 11+1⁄2 in (290 mm) (formerly 12 in (300 mm))
Valve gear	Baguley
Valve type	Slide
Train brakes	Vacuum (1904–1924)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	W.G. Bagnall
Serial number	1497
Build date	1896
Total produced	1
Rebuilder	W. G. Bagnall
Rebuild date	1897;; 1900;

*Treze de Maio*; *Talybont*; *Rheidol*
Treze de Maio; Talybont; Rheidol
	Talybont (left) with Victoria on the Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	W.G. Bagnall
Serial number	1497
Build date	1896
Total produced	1
Rebuilder	W. G. Bagnall
Rebuild date	1897;; 1900;
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-0T
Gauge	2 ft 5+1⁄2 in (750 mm) (1896–1897);; 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) (1897–1899);; 1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm) (1900–1924);
Leading dia.	1 ft 3+1⁄3 in (0.389 m)
Coupled dia.	2 ft 2+1⁄2 in (0.673 m)
Wheelbase	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
• Coupled	5 ft (1.5 m)
Length	16 ft 9 in (5.11 m)
Width	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Frame type	Inside plate frames
Loco weight	10 long tons (10 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Water cap.	225 imperial gallons (1,020 L; 270 US gal)
Firebox:
• Type	Round-topped
• Grate area	5+3⁄8 sq ft (0.50 m2)
Boiler:;
• Tube plates	6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m)
Boiler pressure	140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	8 in (200 mm) × 11+1⁄2 in (290 mm) (formerly 12 in (300 mm))
Valve gear	Baguley
Valve type	Slide
Train brakes	Vacuum (1904–1924)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	3,245 pounds (1,472 kg) (1897–1899);; 2,863 pounds (1,299 kg) (1900–1923);
Operators
Career
Operators	Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway (1897–1899);; Vale of Rheidol Railway (1900–1924);
Number in class	1
Numbers	3 (1900–1923);; 1198 (not carried, allocated for 1923–1924);
Locale	Ceredigion
Delivered	1897
Withdrawn	1923
Scrapped	1924

Rheidol, formerly named Treze de Maio and Talybont, was a 2-4-0 T steam locomotive built by W.G. Bagnall in Staffordshire, England, in 1896. Originally built to a gauge of 2 ft 5+1⁄2 in (750 mm), it was for a Brazilian sugar plantation, however the order was cancelled before it was exported. The locomotive was then regauged and renamed for the 2 ft 3 in (686 mm)-gauge Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway, in Wales, where it worked from August 1897 until 1899. It was then regauged and renamed a second time for 1 ft 11+3⁄4 in (603 mm)-gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway, in 1900. It worked on the Vale of Rheidol until 1924, when it was scrapped.