VoR No.2 'Prince of Wales'

No.2 Prince of Wales pulling the opening train.

Overview -

Propulsion:

Steam

Loco Type:

Side Tank Engine

Gauge:

1 ft 11 1⁄2 in (597 mm)

Scrapped:

1924

History -

Name:

Prince of Wales

Former Liveries:

VoR Lined Green

Cambrian Invisible Green

GWR Unlined Green/Black

Sibling Locomotives:

No.1 'Edward VII'

Manufacturing Details:

Builder:

Davies & Metcalfe Ltd.

Build Date:

1902

Service:

Former Operators:

Cambrian Railways

Great Western Railway

Railway:

Vale of Rheidol Railway

No.

2

Former Numbers:

1213

Years in Operation:

1902 - 1922

1922 - 1924

Disposition:

Scrapped

Wheel Arrangement:

Whyte Notation:

2-6-2T

Axle No.

5

Prince of Wales was a 2-6-2 side tank locomotive.

History[]

Prince of Wales was built in 1902 by Davies & Metcalfe Limited for the Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR). The VoR was taken over by the Great Western Railways who scrapped Prince of Wales in 1924.