590 lives again 

After 81 long years, a Baldwin 10-12-D finally rides the rails of the Welsh Highland Railway once again! It may not be the original, but I hope this new 590 will prove to be a very welcome asset to the line. Fantastic job to everyone involved in the restoration!

Wow,what a stunner.Whatever you do don t scrape that amazing paint job.Well done to all who worked on the loco.

The inaugural event was a great day. Thanks to everyone involved in organising it! 👍

Last year I visited the Vale of Rhiedol Railway's shed and workshops in Aberystwyth, which coincided with my visit to the Talyllyn Railway for their Awdry Extravaganza weekend. I saw this engine still in the throes of being overhauled, and I am thrilled to see the end result. They've done a commendable job on it and the finish is stunning. Regards, Samuel Farris.

It's so awesome to see 590 back on the WHR/WHHR! Especially cool to see an extended cab baldwin in the modern day as well.

What a lovely little ten wheeler. Would love to have one of these.

I also did a very nice thing and travelled behind it today! It’s very shiny!

Great work from all involved

Great. Just GREAT 👍

Wonderful! Weather couldn’t have been better for the launch 🎉

WHOOO!

Great to see a reincarnation of the original 590 on the WHR after all these years. It’s been the dream of many people for a very long time, and what a glorious restoration.👍👍 Would I be correct in thinking that Baldwin 608 is on the FR at the moment? I know it was photographed at Beddgelert with Russell fairly recently.

Very, very nice indeed. I've always been fond of these Baldwin ROD's ( the Glyn Valley engine is my particular favourite) so it's a treat to see one back in action. Let's hope the Statfold Barn engine will follow suite. So is this technically a replica, using some original parts, or simply a new build ROD that's additional to the list, like the new P2s? I hope she rides more comfortably than the originals did, anyway.

This begs the question of how the original '590' arrived on the WHR in the 1920s. Via the Cambrian?

What a stunner is she going to haul regular service trains?

According to my sources, this is Baldwin 794 in disguise.

Will 590 get air brakes too or is the WHHR planning to convert to vacuum brakes?

What is the name of the halt at 17:30?

and in a few more years we'll have Moel Tryfan as well, that will just leave Beddgelert missing

I see that the Baldwins were built for the War Department in 1916 and 17. What is 590’s story please?

Nice loco. But its confined to shuffling bug boxes from one field to the next !!!! Or is there any planned use for it on the main WHR line, as I doubt its powerful enough to haul the regular service trains ?

So Stanley is back. Just don’t ride rough and come off the rails.