Dolgoch
After a brief lull, Dolgoch station bursts back into life as an afternoon train to Nant Gwernol arrives behind No.6 'Douglas' on 24th May 2016. This locomotive is smaller than others in the Talyllyn fleet and was constructed in 1918 by Andrew Barclay's for the Air Service Construction Corps. From 1921 to 1945 it ran on the RAF Railway at Calshot Spit (delightful name) at Southampton. In 1949, following a period of disuse, it was purchased by Abelson & Co. (Engineering) Ltd. which presented it to the Talyllyn Railway in 1953 and given the name 'Douglas'. It was overhauled in the early 1990s and fitted with a new boiler returning to service in 1995, since when it has been performing splendidly.
Location: Dolgoch
Original line: Talyllyn Railway
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: Welsh stations, National and Heritage Lines 1980-2022 Station nameboards, National and Heritage lines 1974-2023
Date: 24/05/2016
Image number: 80051
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