Steam Railway Locomotive -Victoria @

Rudyard Lake Steam Railway

Victoria on trailer at Criagnure ready for ferry to Oban

Victoria built by  Mouse Boiler Works Sheffield 1993

steam engine Victoria at Torosay on Mull Victoria at Rudyard Station in 2011

Victoria at Torosay on Mull its original home

Victoria was built in 1993 specially for the Isle of Mull Railway in Scotland by David Vere of Mouse boiler works. Designed to haul heavy trains it is based on the Baldwin locomotives of the Puffing Billy Railway in Australia. It was very succesful engine and the mainstay of train services on Mull until the railway sadly closed for good on 1st September 2011

The engine has a boiler pressure of 150psi, 14 inch diameter driving wheels, is 36 inches wide and 141 inches long. With a weight of 2.5 tons.

Painted an aircraft blue livery and with a very nice chime whistle.

Victoria

Featuring an enclosed cab the engine was popular on Mull in view of the weather which can be wet.

She was collected from Mull on September 7th 2011 and brought South to Rudyard to attend the annual steam gala. She arrived on the 8th and was rapidly fitted with air brakes ready for the gal on the 10th & 11th. The pictyures to the right show her leaving Mull almost certainly for the last time.

She performed well and has remained at Rudyard and is used from time to time. Its planned to run her with Waverley in 2102 on one or two weekends

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Victoria ready for loading at Torosay