''Maid Marian'' is a preserved narrow-gauge
steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...
built in 1903,
currently based at the
Bala Lake Railway in
North Wales.
Construction
''Maid Marian'', works number 822 and subsequently named after a racehorse, was built in 1903 by the
Hunslet Engine Company based in Leeds.
Working life
''Maid Marian'' spent its entire industrial life working at the
Dinorwic Slate Quarry in North Wales.
It operated alongside many Hunslet engines, including ''
Holy War'', ''Dolbadarn'', ''George B'', ''Red Damsel'', ''Wild Aster'', ''
Alice
Alice may refer to:
* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Literature
* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
'' and ''Irish Mail''.
Preservation
The Maid Marian Locomotive Fund was established in 1965 by a group of railway enthusiasts seeking to preserve a working locomotive from the Dinorwic Slate Quarry.
The Quarry Manager recommended ''Maid Marian'' as the best locomotive then available. MMLF purchased the loco in 1965, taking possession in 1967.
''Maid Marian'' operated at the
Bressingham Steam Museum
Bressingham Steam & Gardens is a steam museum and gardens located at Bressingham (adjacent to a garden centre), west of Diss in Norfolk, England. The site has several narrow gauge rail lines and a number of types of steam engines and vehicles in ...
from 1967 to 1971, before going to the
Llanberis Lake Railway
The Llanberis Lake Railway ( cy, Rheilffordd Llyn Padarn) is a narrow gauge heritage railway that runs for along the northern shore of Llyn Padarn in north Wales in the Snowdonia National Park. The starting point is the village of Llanberis a ...
until 1975,
and then to the Bala Lake Railway.
It returned to Llanberis for the 2011 gala.
Israel Newton
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
built a new boiler in 2006.
References
External links
Maid Marian Locomotive Fund
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Individual locomotives of Great Britain
Preserved narrow gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
Hunslet narrow gauge locomotives
0-4-0ST locomotives
2 ft gauge locomotives
Industrial locomotives of Great Britain
Narrow gauge locomotives of the United Kingdom