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19-1064: Edward Thomas may refer to: Sport [ edit ] Edward Thomas (gridiron football) (born 1974), American gridiron football player Edward Thomas (rower) , Australian rower at the 1924 Olympics Ned Thomas (rugby league) (Edward Thomas), rugby league footballer of the 1910s, and 1920s for Wales, Oldham, and Wakefield Trinity Eddie Thomas (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2003), English footballer with Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Swansea Town and Derby County Eddie Thomas (footballer, born 1932) , English footballer with Southampton Eddie Thomas (Australian footballer) (1891–1953), Australian rules footballer with Collingwood Eddie Thomas (boxer) (1926–1997), Welsh boxer Ed Thomas (1950–2009), American football coach Edward Arthur Thomas (1950–2009), American high school football coach Writers [ edit ] Edward Thomas (poet) (1878–1917), Anglo-Welsh poet and journalist Edward J. Thomas (1869–1958), librarian and author of several books on

38-537: A steam locomotive on the Talyllyn Railway, Wales, named after the railway's former manager See also [ edit ] Eddy Thomas (c.1932–2014), Jamaican dancer, choreographer and dance instructor Ted Thomas (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Edward Thomas All pages with titles containing Edward Thomas Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

57-472: A volunteer basis. With the agreement of Haydn Jones' widow a deal was made, and control of the railway passed to the newly formed preservation society. One of the major problems facing the railway was the lack of motive power; the railway owned two locomotives, the first of which, Talyllyn , had been out of service for some years, and the second, Dolgoch , was in need of a major overhaul. The society therefore approached British Railways to attempt to purchase

76-643: Is a narrow gauge steam locomotive . Built by Kerr Stuart & Co. Ltd. at the California Works, Stoke-on-Trent in 1921, it was delivered new to the Corris Railway where it ran until 1948. After that railway closed, the locomotive was brought to the Talyllyn Railway in 1951, then restored, and remains in working order at the heritage railway . It has carried the operating number 4 under four successive owners. The Corris Railway

95-772: Is a former American football linebacker who played three seasons in the National Football League with the San Francisco 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars . He played college football at Georgia Southern University and attended Charles Lincoln Harper High School in Atlanta, Georgia . He was also a member of the Montreal Alouettes , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Oakland Raiders and Rhein Fire . Edward Thomas (locomotive) Edward Thomas

114-755: Is running in the standard Talyllyn Railway livery of deep bronze green lined with black borders and yellow lining. Reconstruction of the Corris Railway commenced in the 1970s and in October 1996 No.4 returned there for a brief visit to run demonstration trains. On 17 May 2005 a new-build Tattoo class locomotive, similar in design to No.4, arrived on the Corris Railway where it became No.7, and currently hauls passenger trains there. In 2021, to mark No.4's centenary, it returned to Corris in August to work its first passenger trains on that railway since 1930, followed by

133-534: The Corris closed on 20 August that year. It then was left under tarpaulin at the rear of the Corris Railway Machynlleth station, along with No. 3. The Talyllyn Railway was built in 1865 and ran from Towyn (now called Tywyn) to the slate quarries of Bryn Eglwys , only a few miles from Corris. It was built to the same gauge as the Corris Railway, but unlike that line used steam traction from

152-974: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Edward Thomas (MP) (fl. 1625–1629), member of parliament (MP) for West Looe Edward Thomas (police officer) (1919–2015), African-American member of the Houston Police Department Edward Lloyd Thomas (surveyor) (1785–1852), surveyor in the U.S. state of Georgia Edward Thomas (physicist) , African-American professor at Auburn University Edward Thomas (priest) (1700–1753), Anglican priest in Ireland Edward W. Thomas , United States Air Force general Ned Thomas (Edward Morley Thomas), Welsh intellectual, editor and cultural commentator Transportation [ edit ] Edward Thomas (locomotive) ,

171-584: The Talyllyn Railway were struggling for money. John Alcock, the chairman of the Hunslet Engine Company , was a member of the Preservation Society and had No. 4 overhauled free of charge at his works. Like Sir Haydn when it arrived at the Talyllyn Railway it had no buffers, so was subsequently fitted with them. In 1958, Dr Giesl-Gieslingen approached British Railways to offer a free trial of his Giesl ejector . When this offer

190-901: The Territorial Wyoming Supreme Court Edward B. Thomas (1848–1929), United States district judge Edward Russell Thomas (1875–1926), American businessman, sportsman and owner of the New York Morning Telegraph Edward Thomas (antiquarian) (1813–1886), English civil servant of the East India Company Edward Thomas (character) , character from the Disney Channel sitcom That's So Raven Eddie Kaye Thomas (born 1980), American film, television, and stage actor E. Donnall Thomas (1920–2012), American physician and winner of

209-467: The engineer who had built the line. Although it was not realised at the time, Edward Thomas, in his role as Secretary of the Aberllefenni Slate and Slab Quarries Co after 1935, had played an important role in helping keep the Corris Railway open and so ensuring the survival of the locomotive. Along with No. 3, it kept its Corris number, giving both locos the unusual distinction of carrying

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228-633: The history of Buddhism Military [ edit ] Edward Thomas (British Army officer) (1915–1999), World War II Military Cross recipient and temporary brigadier Edward Lloyd Thomas (1825–1898), Confederate American Civil War general Edward Thomas (British Army soldier) (1884–1939), who fired the first shot of the British Army in World War I Others [ edit ] Edward Thomas (planter) (179?–1853), Bajan slave owner and attorney Edward A. Thomas (1838–1890), justice of

247-407: The same number though the ownership of four different railway companies (the Corris, Great Western, British Railways and Talyllyn Railway). Because both railways were built to the unusual gauge of 2 ft 3 in ( 686 mm ) it was relatively easy to adapt the Corris locomotives to work on the Talyllyn Railway. Upon arriving, No.4 was in need of a major overhaul but was unserviceable as

266-411: The start. The line and quarries were bought by Sir Henry Haydn Jones , the local member of parliament , in 1911. The venture made little money, but despite the closure of the quarries in 1946, Haydn Jones continued to operate the railway at a loss until his death in 1950. That same year, a group of enthusiasts , including the author Tom Rolt , had looked at the possibility of operating the railway on

285-622: The title Edward Thomas . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Thomas&oldid=1233544271 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Edward Thomas (gridiron football) Edward Tervin Thomas (born September 27, 1974)

304-480: The two remaining Corris locos, and successfully negotiated to purchase them at £25 each (equivalent to £992 in 2023). No. 4 had been unnamed on the Corris under Great Western ownership (it has been suggested that it carried the name Tattoo prior to 1930 but photographs suggest otherwise). Upon arrival on the Talyllyn Railway it was named Edward Thomas after the former manager of the railway, though another suggested name had been James Swinton Spooner , after

323-493: The workload on the Corris and was provided with a new boiler with a greater number of tubes in 1928. The Corris Railway was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1930, after which duties were shared between No.4 and the surviving original loco, No. 3 . By late 1947 No. 4 was out of service needing a major overhaul, and as a result never worked under British Railways following nationalisation in 1948, as

342-446: Was a 2 ft 3 in ( 686 mm ) gauge tramway built in 1859, which ran from Machynlleth north to Corris and on to Aberllefenni to serve local slate quarries . The railway company owned three locomotives, built in 1878; by the end of World War I all three were in poor condition, and the railway ordered a fourth, a modified version of Kerr Stuart's 0-4-2 ST "Tattoo" class, in 1921. It initially struggled with

361-633: Was turned down, the inventor made the same offer to the preserved Talyllyn Railway in Wales, and Edward Thomas was fitted with one. Although a coal saving of 40% was officially announced at the time, this has since been disputed by the railway's chief engineer. The ejector was removed in 1969, and no difference in coal consumption was found. The ejector is now on display in the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum at Tywyn . Edward Thomas has been painted red, as Peter Sam , but as of 2010

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