Classic Locomotives of Wales
The Classic Locomotives series pays tribute to the ‘workhorses’ of the railways,
many of which had working lives of several decades before diesel and electric
technology completely took over in the 1960s.
The earliest railways in Wales were built for commercial and industrial purposes
and served collieries and smelting works. Classic Locomotives of Wales features
steam locomotives used not just on the public railway network but also in many
industrial settings, the main one being the transportation of coal from the steep
narrow valleys to ports such as Cardiff and Barry.
Values do not have currency symbols (1st as Af) as this is a Welsh issue.
2014
(February 20 2014)
Commemorative
Designed by Delaney Design Consultants
Size 41mm (h) x 30mm (v)
Printed by International Security Printers
Print Process Lithography
Perforations 14.5 x 14
Phosphor All Over
Gum PVA
Stamps
LMS No. 7720
1st
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LMS 7720 leaves the Britannia Bridge with a
Bangor-to-Holyhead local train c.1930.
Hunslet No. 589 Blanche
78p
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Blanche rounds the curve off ‘The Cob’, passing
Pen Cob Halt on the Ffestiniog Railway, 1964.
W&LLR No. 882 The Earl
88p
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The Earl waits on Union Street, Welshpool,
while a car is moved from the line.
BR 5600 No. 5652
£1.28
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BR 5600 No. 5652 heads a coal train at
Cwmbargoed, Merthyr Tydfil, 1959.
Souvenir Cover
Great British Steam Engines Nameplate Cover - King George V
Issued on February 20 2014
5014721138268
Limited Edition of 3000
Miniature Sheet
Gum : PVA
Phosphor All Over
Image preview by Royal Mail
Size 177mm (h) x 74mm (v)
Retail Stamp Book
Printed by Walsall Security Printers
MBPC - SB3 SB3(45)
6 x 1st
PHQ Cards
Pack PHQ386
RM Code AQ205