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Rails in Wales 2016 Jessie in steam at Barry, chat with loco owner.

Channel: Mike Wilcock. Rails in Wales.
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Barry Tourist Railway where the owner of the loco, Mike Pearce talks to me about owning the loco and is history to date. Hunslet 0-6-0 ST No 1873 built 1937 withdrawn in 1965. Worked at East Moors, Cardiff. Mike bought the loco in 1979 and moved to the Dean Forest and moved again to Llangollen in 1998. It was rebuilt as Thomas in 2008 then back to Jessie 2010 and finally in 2014 back to Thomas. She has also travelled to the Danish National Railway Museum, plus railways in Belgium and Isle of Wight and is now at Barry in 2017
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A conversation with Mike Pearce, owner of Hunslet 0-6-0ST No 1873, takes place at Barry Tourist Railway. The locomotive, originally built in 1937 and withdrawn in 1965, has had a varied history, including periods at East Moors, Cardiff, Dean Forest, and Llangollen. It was rebuilt as Thomas in 2008, reverted to Jessie in 2010, and returned to Thomas in 2014 before arriving at Barry in 2017. The video includes mentions of its travels to the Danish National Railway Museum, Belgium, and the Isle of Wight.

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  • Platform ID aHQn8OpfzrA
  • Views 6,372
  • Date published 22 Dec 2016 16:24
  • Date added 19 Jun 2026 12:01
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