THE railway museum at Penrhyn Castle will look very different this year, following the departure of several standard and narrow gauge exhibits to new homes in other corners of the British Isles.
This follows a decision by the National Trust, which runs the North Wales venue, to revamp the site. While rolling stock relating to the nearby Penrhyn Quarries has been retained, other items, including four industrial steam locos were relocated in late January and early February.
First to move, on January 24,, works number 1223 built in 1916, being delivered to the BuryTransport Museum.This locomotive worked at Shotton Steelworks before being preserved by the Industrial Locomotive Society. It was then gifted to the National Trust, and after being displayed at Shugborough Hall in Staffordshire was displayed at Penrhyn Castle where it remained until this year. After being displayed in Bury Transport Museum for three years, ownership of the steam locomotive will be handed over to the East Lancashire Railway.
