Jerry M is a veteran Hunslet saddle tank steam engine built for the Dinorwic slate quarries near Llanberis in North Wales.
Just a quick note to say thank you for an excellent day on Saturday. I was particularly impressed by the way everyone was so friendly and went out of their way to keep you informed of what would happen next.
Graeme Bristow
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Hunslet 0-4-0ST Mills class locomotive, No. 638, Jerry M, was built in 1895 at the Hunslet Engine Works, Leeds, for the Dinorwic slate quarries near Llanberis in North Wales.
She was originally named Vaenol, but was later given the name of an Epsom Derby winner belonging to the quarry owners. Jerry M, and sister loco Cackler, were the largest narrow gauge locos in the world's second largest slate quarry. Jerry M was acquired by Hollycombe in 1967 when the quarry closed and entered service in 1984 in a blue livery following a long rebuild at Hollycombe. Since 2007, it has carried its original Dinorwic livery.
