Registered Museum No. RD1433 / Amgueddfa Gofrestredig Rhif RD1433
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Penrhyn Loco "Jubilee 1897"
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Jubilee 1897 (Penrhyn Quarry)
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Photo of Jubilee 1897 at work in Penrhyn Quarry.
This 0-4-0 saddle tank was built in 1897 by Manning, Wardle of Leeds (works number 1382), and supplied to the Cilgwyn Quarry, Nantlle in North Wales. In 1928 it was sold to the Penrhyn Quarry for £150 and worked there until withdrawal in 1955, subsequently coming to Tywyn in 1963. Steps give visitors access to its commodious cab.
Jubilee 1897's main technical details are:
- Wheelbase: 4ft. 4in.
- Cylinder dimensions: 9 in. x 14 in.
- Boiler pressure: 150 psi.
- Water capacity: 250 gallons
- Gauge: 1 ft. 11 1/2 in.
Brief details of the Jubilee 1897's first home at Cilgwyn Quarry may be found in Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume 1. The West, J. I. C. Boyd, 1981 (repr. 1990) (Oakwood Press, Oxford). ISBN 0 85361 273 0. Details of the Penrhyn Quarry railways, including a drawing of Jubilee 1897, may be found in Narrow Gauge Railways in North Caernarvonshire, Volume 2. The Penrhyn Quarry Railways, J. I. C. Boyd, 1985 (Oakwood Press, Oxford). ISBN 0 85361 312 5.