Vale of Rheidol Railway 2-6-2T No. 9 'Prince of Wales'
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, UK 		Location: Vale of Rheidol Railway
Status: Overhaul
Posted: Sep 2, 2025 @ 10:09:59 by Russell Newman
Now nearing completion from its overhaul, the narrow gauge 1923 built Great Western Railway 2-6-2T No. 9 or No. 1213 "Prince of Wales", will make its debut back into traffic during the Vale of Rheidol Railway’s Steam Festival on the 25th and 26th of October 2025. It has also been announced that No. 9 will be turned out in BR Corporate Blue lined livery with cab-side double arrow branding for the first time since the 1970s and early 1980s.
Posted: Jul 18, 2025 @ 10:07:56 by Russell Newman
The narrow gauge 1923 built Great Western Railway 2-6-2T No. 9 or No. 1213 "Prince of Wales", is currently being overhauled and is being converted back to be oil-fired again as the Vale of Rheidol Railway plans to improve its resilience against climate change and uncertain coal supplies.
Posted: Apr 13, 2021 @ 08:04:13 by David Baldwin
This loco should be added to the Swindon list and built in 1923 with it.s sisters. The "rebuild" was a financial dodge and no significant parts of the Davies &b Metcalfe loco were used.