0-6-2T Class A TVR/GWR Profile and Models

The Taff Vale Railway A class was a class of 0-6-2T steam tank locomotives designed by J. Cameron for mixed traffic work and introduced to the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) in 1914. The A class was an enlarged version of the TVR O4 class designed by Tom Hurry Riches in 1907. The A class was the last new class of locomotive to be introduced on the TVR, which had introduced its first 0-6-2Ts in 1885 (the M class); and, with a total of 58 built, was numerically the largest class of tank locomotive on the TVR. All of the A class locomotives were rebuilt with taper boilers and superheaters by the GWR between 1924 and 1932. All 58 passed to British Railways (BR) in 1948, until the introduction of the BR 82xxx 2-6-2Ts in the mid-1950s, these engines were widely used on passenger workings in the South Wales Valleys. After withdrawal, several were employed as Works Pilots in Swindon before being broken up. None are preserved. (Information provided via Wikipedia)
Type of Locomotive	Steam
Builder	Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Nasmyth, Wilson & Co North British Locomotive Co Vulcan Foundry
Build Dates	1914 to 1921 Rebuilt in 1924
Total Built	58
Tractive Effort	21,000 lbf (21,480 lbf post-rebuild)
Wheel Configuration	0-6-2T
Operated By	Taff Vale Railway Great Western Railway British Railways
Main Duties	Mixed Traffic
In Service Until	1957
Surviving Examples	0

Scale	Brand	Image	Construction Type	DCC Capability	Product Code	Product Title	Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)	Nu-Cast		Requires assembly	Not set	NC259 View	Taff Vale/GWR Reb'it Class "A" 0-6-2T Steam locomotive kit	Awaiting Categorisation