Locomotives

The number of locomotives – both steam and diesel has slowly increased over the years. Descriptions of locos are arranged in tabular ‘registers’. Recently the number of diesel locos has grown to the extent that it seemed sensible to divide them into two registers rather then one. There are also registers of locos that have visited us in the past. This part of the register only describes locomotives. Diesel Multiple Units (whether DMMUs or DEMUs) and Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) are described under ‘Rolling Stock’.

The railway company owns some of the locos at Blaenavon, but the majority are owned by members who purchased them to either for operation or restoration on the railway. Generally speaking, we have tried to avoid more than brief technical details of the class – there are many standard texts already, and a few minutes ‘googling’ will turn up more detail than for which we can provide space. What we have tried to do is say a little about the particular locomotives history and background, particularly in preservation.

To complete the picture we have also tried to include locos that have left the railway after staying with as either for an extended period, or were brief visitors for, perhaps, a single season. Some of the information is a little brief, but we will add to it in due course. If you can help us add to any of the published information we would be pleased to hear from you:

A note on copyright Wherever possible we use photographs taken at Blaenavon, and taken by our members. On occasions we have used photographs taken on site, by others, that have appeared elsewhere, in which case we always try to acknowledge the source, and thank them in advance. In one or two cases photographs from elsewhere than Blaenavon are used. However it is not always possible or practical to track down the photographer and seek written approval to publish on this site. In the case that any photographer objects, please contact us and we will remove the offending image immediately.