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Cymdeithas Rheilffordd Eryri The Restoration of NG15 Class Locomotive №134 LATEST NEWS.............. A second load test, this time pulling 10 carriages, was successfully completed on the 16th February 2025. The latest Video from the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways highlighting the run is here: A view of 134 on the climb up to Tryfan Junction. (Still from a video by Ben Abbott)
A video of 134 on the climb up to Tryfan Junction as seen at Plas Bodaden with thanks to Gwion Clark: The first test run was conducted earlier in the month 8 coaches on a run to Caernarfon and back. Below, 134 awaits departure.
After a brief stop at Bontnewydd on the way back it made a superb run up the 1:40 gradient back to Dinas. This was then completed a second time in the dark to confirm that the spark arrestor was functioning fine. A video of the run up to Dinas: Details of earlier tests can be seen bellow №134 is seen here on the 25th September 2024 being checked over after arriving at Waunfawr on a gauging trip between Caernarfon and Waunfawr.
Merchandise Items are still available to support the final stages of 134's restoration:
Help the restoration - we have a number of prints, polo shirts, a cap and a mug for sale and all the funds generated from these will go directly towards the restoration of №134. These items are being sold through the Welsh Highland Railway Society's website and can be accessed here: Want to Help? Our working parties are held on a regular monthly basis - more details are available on the Working Party News page and the dates for future working parties can be found on the 'Dates' page. |
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Cymdeithas Rheilffordd Eryri, also known as the Welsh Highland Railway Society, is currently restoring to service the NG15 class narrow gauge locomotive number 134, formerly of South African Railways. This website is tracking the restoration of the locomotive as it is brought back into active service.
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The locomotive is being restored at Dinas, just outside Caernarfon in
North Wales, for use on the Welsh Highland
Railway where there are already a number of other ex South
African Railways locomotives in operation in the form of NGG16 class
Garratts. Rather than a
'cosmetic' restoration the locomotive is being given a thorough rebuild
and this involves changing a number of features in order to make the
locomotive
more suitable for use on the Welsh Highland Railway.
A summary of the progress with the restoration can be found here.
The NG15s, also sometimes known as Kalaharis, were popular engines with their South Africa crews and were capable of stable running in both forward and reverse. This has led to them being regarded as an ideal choice for the WHR. The view above gives an idea of how it will look, especially as regards a modified tender for improved rearwards visibility.
Full details of the whole of the restoration process and blow by blow details of the current activities cane be found in the Restoration section.
