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The Taff Vale Railway O3 class was a class of two 0-6-2T steam tank locomotives designed by Tom Hurry Riches, built by Kitson & Co. and introduced to the Taff Vale Railway in 1904. They were rebuilt with new boilers by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1930.

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Withdrawal and disposal

Both entered British Railways service in 1948, but neither lasted more than 3 months before being retired and scrapped. Both were withdrawn from the Cardiff Canton shed.

See also

• Welsh 0-6-2T locomotives
• Locomotives of the Great Western Railway

External links

• Rail UK database entry for Taff Vale Railway O3 class