''Lyd'' is a

narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...

steam locomotive built by the

Ffestiniog Railway The Ffestiniog Railway ( cy, Rheilffordd Ffestiniog) is a heritage railway based on narrow-gauge, located in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park. The railway is roughly long an ...

in their

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shops over a period of 15 years. ''Lyd'' is based on the design of the

Lynton and Barnstaple Railway The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B) opened as an independent railway in May 1898. It was a single track, narrow gauge railway and was slightly over long running through the rugged and picturesque area bordering Exmoor in North Devon, ...

Locomotive E188 '' Lew'' which was built by

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in 1925 for the Southern Railway, who owned the line at the time.

''Lew''

Being the newest L&B loco (the others had all been in use since 1898), ''Lew'' was the only one that was not scrapped following the closure of the line in 1935, and was used to dismantle the line before being shipped overseas to South America (possibly

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) and an uncertain fate. Although externally similar in appearance, to ''Lew'', ''Lyd'' incorporates a number of modern design and construction techniques to improve overall efficiency. In order to navigate Garnedd tunnel, ''Lyds cab is fitted with removable side panels to change the roof profile.

Operation

''Lyd'' was first steamed on 2 May 2010 during Ffestiniog's ''Quirks and Curiosities'' event. ''Lyd'' was repainted into a primer coat black in July 2010. On 8 August 2010, ''Lyd'' first hauled a test train and, during

Welsh Highland Railway The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR) or Rheilffordd Eryri is a long, restored narrow gauge heritage railway in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, operating from Caernarfon to Porthmadog, and passing through a number of popular tourist destinations in ...

's 2010 Superpower Weekend, was first used to hauled a passenger train. On the weekend of 18–19 September 2010, ''Lyd'' visited the

Launceston Steam Railway The Launceston Steam Railway is a narrow gauge railway, in Cornwall, England. The railway operates from the town of Launceston to Newmills, where there is a farm park; it is long. The railway is built on the trackbed of the former standar ...

, followed up by a visit to Woody Bay on the Lynton & Barnstaple for their Autumn Gala Weekend in September 2010, accompanied by ex-Lynton & Barnstaple coach 15 (now Ffestiniog coach 14) and Ffestiniog coach 102. ''Lyd'' was painted in early 1950s

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ways lined black livery and carrying the number 30190. In September 2011, ''Lyd'' was repainted in Southern Railway Maunsell Green and numbered E190. Initially completed as an oil-burner, but designed for easy conversion, ''Lyd'' was converted to coal-burning during the autumn of 2011, and was first fired with coal on 12 December. In November 2012, ''Lyd'' was on static display at the

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as the key exhibit of ''Lynton and Barnstaple World'' - an L&B-themed group of model railway layouts exhibited at the Warley National Model Railway Exhibition.

Gallery

File:Lyd at Boston Lodge June 2009.jpg, ''Lyd'' under construction at Boston Lodge (2009) File:Lyd at Porthmadog Harbour Station.jpg, ''Lyd'' at Porthmadog Harbour Station, carrying a black livery (2010)

References

External links

Photo of ''Lyd''
at ''Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways - Press Gallery''

at ''Cymdeithas Rheilfford Eryri/Welsh Highland Railway Society'' {{Authority control 2-6-2T locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 2010 Ffestiniog Railway Lynton and Barnstaple Railway locomotives Individual locomotives of Great Britain 2 ft gauge locomotives Steam locomotives of the 21st century Passenger locomotives