Joan is a red 15 inch Gauge 4-4-2 tender steam locomotive.[1]
History[]
Joan was built in 1920 by Albert Barnes & Company to the gauge of 15 inches (381 mm). It was first of 4 other 4-4-2 locomotives built for the Rhyl Miniature Railway. Joan stayed on the railway until it closed in 1969, being bought by the Belle Vue Zoo[1] as a back up locomotive until the railway closed in 1977[2]. It was bought by Rhyl Miniature Railway again in 1980, and ran on the line in 1984 for the first time in 15 years.[1]