Ffestiniog Railway No.4 'Palmerston'

Palmerston is a steam locomotive built for the Festiniog Railway in 1864, and delivered in the same year as No. 2 Prince. One of the line's original locomotives, it continued in use (much rebuilt) until the mid 1930s. The locomotive was then converted into a stationary boiler for war work at Boston Lodge.
The new management considered the remains to be beyond restoration. The hulk was sold in 1974 to a private consortium. It later returned to the FR and was restored to service in 1993. It is not one of the line's regular locomotives but can be seen working on special occasions.
The engine is named after Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), Liberal Prime Minister and Chairman of the Welsh Slate, Copper & Lead Mining Co's quarry at Blaenau Ffestiniog.
== Gallery ==
File:Palmerston - Vale of Rheidol Railway.jpg
File:PalmerstonStationaryBoiler.webp|Palmerston as a stationary boiler
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File:Palmerston on the Cob.jpg
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