0-4-4-0T Double Fairlie Profile and Models
"David Lloyd George" on the Ffestiniog Railway in October 2017. © ARG_Flickr
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The Double Fairlie is a locomotive type built to Robert Fairlie's revolutionary articulated locomotive design that comprised of a dual ended locomotive, with two bogies that were both driven. He believed that conventional locomotives were inefficient and wasted weight on carrying wheels and tenders and also wished to create a locomotive that operated well in either direction. After the first of their locomotives was delivered, the Ffestiniog line was able to produce more without paying patent fees. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
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Builder |
George England & Co Avonside Engine Co Ffestiniog Railway (Boston Lodge) |
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Build Date |
1869 - onwards |
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Total Built |
6 (1 more under construction) |
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Wheel Configuration |
0-4-4-0 |
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Operated By |
Ffestiniog Railway |
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Main Duties |
Mixed Traffic |
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In Service Until |
Present |
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Surviving Locos |
4 (1 new-build under construction) |
OO9 Narrow Gauge
Ffestiniog Railway
