Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T No. 426 (85)
Oxenhope, Yorkshire, UK 		Location: Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Status: Display
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Posted: Feb 2, 2026 @ 13:02:13 by Russell Newman
The former Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T No. 85, has been moved to the exhibition shed at Oxenhope on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway for undercover display while it awais its next turn for overhaul.
Posted: Nov 7, 2025 @ 11:11:08 by Russell Newman
The former Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T No. 85, has now been withdrawn from service to a-wait its next 10-year overhaul.
Posted: Aug 18, 2023 @ 06:08:46 by Steve Frost, European Editor
Builder is correct, Neilson Reid & Co. was formed in 1898.
Posted: Jul 28, 2022 @ 10:07:08 by Russell Newman
The former Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T No. 85 will be visiting the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for the first time for their Annual Steam Gala from the 22nd to 25th of Sepetmber 2022. During the gala the locomotive will teamed up with ex Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Kitson & Co. built 0-6-2T No. 29 for a series of double headed workings together.
Posted: Jan 6, 2020 @ 12:01:52 by Russell Newman
Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T No. 85 will be heading South to visit the Bluebell Railway for their Branch Line Weekend from April 3rd to the 5th 2020.
Posted: Nov 5, 2018 @ 10:11:01 by Russell Newman
No. 85 is staying on at the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway over the Christmas season as extra motive power for there Santa Specials and Mince Pie Specials.
Posted: Aug 17, 2018 @ 12:08:37 by Russell Newman
Ex Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T No. 85 is returning to Wales for the first time in 90 years this September to be the star visiting locomotive at the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway for their Autumn Steam Gala on September 14th to 16th 2018.
Posted: May 25, 2018 @ 05:05:00 by Russell Newman
Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T No. 85 is returning to the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway again to be extra motive power there over the summer season.
Posted: Nov 24, 2017 @ 12:11:44 by Russell Newman
Taff Vale Railway 0-6-2T No. 85 is visiting the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway for the Christmas season there till the end of the year.
Posted: Feb 14, 2010 @ 13:02:36 by
withdrawn september 2009 for 10 yearly overhaul
Posted: Dec 27, 2006 @ 16:12:03 by Steve Frost
Here is yet another example of the rich locomotive history in the UK that only survived because of being sold into industrial service. Built for South Wales's Taff Vale Railway by Neilson Reid in Glasgow, it was TVR No 85 of the O2 class.

In the grouping of 1923, the Taff Vale Railway was absorbed by the Great Western. Some of the constituent companies' locos were 'Westernised' but others were withdrawn quite quickly and sold. For a short time this loco was GWR No 426 until withdrawal in January 1927 and sale to a locomotive dealer, who resold it to the Lambton, Hetton and Joicey collieries in County Durham, where it became No 52 until withdrawal at Philadelphia October 1967. For a while it was stored, rusting in the semi derelict four road shed at Philadelphia, before moving to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.