Taff Vale Railway O4 class
The Taff Vale Railway O4 class was a class of 0-6-2T steam tank locomotives designed by Tom Hurry Riches and introduced to the Taff Vale Railway in 1907. They were rebuilt with taper boilers and superheaters by the Great Western Railway from 1924.
The first loco withdrawn was 402 in April 1948 from Treherbert shed. The last three locos, 290, 317 and 321 were withdrawn together from Cardiff East Dock shed in July 1955. None are preserved.
Builders and numbering
The locomotives were built in several batches by Vulcan Foundry, Manning Wardle and Beyer, Peacock and Company. Their GWR numbers were in the range 200-420 but they were not consecutive and were intermingled with other classes.| Year | Quantity | Manufacturer | Serial Number | TVR Numbers | GWR Numbers | Notes |
| 1907 | 7 | Manning Wardle | 1698–1704 | 38, 43, 59, 67–69, 94 | 285, 287, 293–295, 420, 296 | 420 renumbered 220 sometime between 1946 and 1950 |
| 1908 | 7 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 5095–5101 | 39, 95, 97, 98, 101, 102, 104 | 286, 297–302 | 300–302 renumbered 200–202 sometime between 1946 and 1950 |
| 1908 | 7 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 5127–5133 | 6, 9, 48, 56, 58, 105, 111 | 280, 282, 289, 291, 292, 236, 314 | 314 renumbered 206 sometime between 1946 and 1950 |
| 1910 | 10 | Beyer, Peacock & Co. | 5384–5393 | 13, 49, 112–116, 118, 119, 121 | 409, 290, 315, 317–321, 324, 333 | 315, 317–321, 324, 333, 409 renumbered 207–211, 215–218 sometime between 1946 and 1950 |
| 1910 | 10 | Vulcan Foundry | 2529–2538 | 1, 28, 8, 17, 35, 36, 46, 108–110 | 278, 279, 281, 283, 284, 414, 288, 310, 311, 313 | 310, 311, 313, 414 renumbered 203–205, 219 sometime between 1946 and 1950 |