King of the Scarlets
Hunslet No 492 Built 1889 Alice Class Dinorwic Quarry
At delivery this loco was named Alice. It was renamed after a racehorse in 1908. The name Alice went to No 780; possibly the whole tank plus nameplates swapped!! [ Quarry Hunslets of North Wales : Cliff Thomas ]
This loco was scratch built by John Orson and Andy Cooper from Wild Rose drawings by Dave Watkins - and modified.
Home-made boiler with regulator, pressure gauge, safety valve and superheater
Chassis with gas tank - slip eccentric valve gear
Footplate with smokebox
tank
firebox surround
gas stand, displacement lubricator, and boiler water filler stand.
Assembled
King of the Scarlets and Rough Pup
Velinheli
was completed in October 2014 and is seen here on Charminster Light Railway where King of the Scarlets is resident.
