List of Snowdon Mountain Railway locomotives that have appeared in The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends media. For a comprehensive list on all locomotives - click here.
L.A.D.A.S.
L.A.D.A.S. (an acronym for Laura Alice Duff Assheton-Smith) was the Snowdon Mountain Railway's first steam engine.
Godred was based on this engine.
Technical Details
Real-life History
L.A.D.A.S. was built in the 1890's. It was manufactured at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland in 1895 and was named after Laura Alice Duff Assheton-Smith, the wife of the man who owned the land that the Snowdon Mountain Railway was built on.
It was operating the first public passenger train on 6 April 1896 when it had a very severe accident. As it was coming back down the line, L.A.D.A.S. derailed, and after skidding about 100 metres came upon a curve and went cab over wheels down the mountain. When it reached the bottom, it was a complete wreck with only the pistons, motion, frames, and wheels still intact. A while after L.A.D.A.S stopped rolling, Enid and a coach crashed into L.A.D.A.S's coaches, and derailed, at the same time sending the coaches rolling back down the line towards Clogwyn, where the signalman switched them onto the loop and derailed them. L.A.D.A.S was beyond repair, so it was taken to Llanberis sheds and was used for parts. An inquiry found that excess settlement and construction during bad weather caused the accident.[1] To date, the Snowdon Mountain Railway has never replaced L.A.D.A.S. with another number one engine.
The Reverend W. Awdry confirmed that Godred was based upon L.A.D.A.S., as they both suffered a similar fate.
Livery
It, along with the four other original engines, carried a plain, dark mahogany red that was almost a chocolate brown (the same colour, in fact, as the carriages).
Appearances
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Enid
Enid (pronounced "Ennid") is the second engine on the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
Ernest is based on this engine.
Technical Details
Real-life History
Enid was built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland in 1895 and was named after the daughter of Laura Alice Duff Assheton-Smith whom L.A.D.A.S. was named after.
Livery
Enid is painted green with yellow lining. It was originally painted unlined dark mahogany red/brown, this also applies to nos. 3, 4 and 5. All of them were then painted unlined black during WWII, after which a colour scheme of apple green, black and red became standard. It was painted blue with white lining during the 1990s and green with white lining during the early 2000s.
Appearances
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Wyddfa
Wyddfa (Welsh for Snowdon) is the third engine on the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
Wilfred is based on this engine.
Technical Details
Real-life History
Wyddfa was built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland in 1895.
Livery
Wyddfa is painted green with white lining. It was previously painted red with yellow lining during the 1990s and green with red lining during the early 2000s.
Appearances
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Snowdon
Snowdon, named after the mountain its railway climbs, is the fourth engine on the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
Culdee is based on this engine.
Technical Details
Real-life History
Snowdon was built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland in 1896 and is currently awaiting an overhaul.
Livery
Snowdon is painted green with white lining. It was previously painted green with red and yellow lining during the 1990s and green with red lining during the early 2000s.
Appearances
The Railway SeriesCompanion Volumes
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Miscellaneous
Documentaries
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Moel Siabod
Moel Siabod, named after a neighbouring mountain, is the fifth engine on the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
Shane Dooiney is based on this engine.
Technical Details
Real-life History
Built specially for the Snowdon Mountain Railway in 1896, No. 5 was manufactured by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works of Winterthur, Switzerland.
Moel Siabod was withdrawn from service in 2015 to endure extensive maintenance and rebuilding. It re-entered service in early 2017.
Livery
Moel Siabod was painted green with red lining. Previously, it was painted black with red and white lining.
Appearances
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Trivia
- The story "Mountain Engine" is based on Moel Siabod making an inspection with two coaches before the Snowdon Mountain Railway opened to the public.
Padarn
Padarn, named after the lower lake at Llanberis - but previously Sir Harmood, after the chairman of the Snowdon Mountain Railway, Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner - is the sixth engine operating on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. It should not be confused with Padarn Brake Vans.
Patrick, previously known as Lord Harry, is based on this engine.
Technical Details
Real-life History
Padarn was built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland in 1922.
Livery
Padarn is painted green with red lining.
Appearances
The Railway SeriesCompanion Volumes
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Miscellaneous
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Ralph
Ralph, previously Ralph Sadler, after the Snowdon Mountain Railway's consulting engineer, from 1964 to 1977, and Aylwin from 1977 until October 1978, was the seventh engine on the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
Alaric is based on this engine.
Technical Details
Real-life History
Ralph was manufactured by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works at Wintherthur, Switzerland in 1923.
As of 1990, Ralph has been withdrawn from service, its boiler had been expired, scrapped, dismantled and stored off-site. It has been stated that it is very unlikely that the engine will be repaired and resume service.
Livery
Ralph was painted black with an olive green cab.
Appearances
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Eryri
Eryri (Welsh for Snowdonia) was the eighth engine on the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
Eric is based on this engine.
Technical Details
Real-life History
Eryri was built at the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur, Switzerland in 1923.
As of 1992, Eryri has been withdrawn from service. It has been stated that it is very unlikely that the engine will be repaired and resume service.
Livery
Eryri was painted green with red lining, with a black boiler. At one point, it was painted brown.
Appearances
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Trivia
- Eryri means "Land of Eagles" in Welsh and refers to Snowdonia and the surrounding area.
See also
- BRR No.15, an 0-4-2RT mountain engine, also built by the Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works.
References
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| Locomotives | L.A.D.A.S. | Enid | Wyddfa | Snowdon | Moel Siabod | Padarn | Ralph | Eryri |
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| Rolling Stock | Coaches | The "Trucks" |