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GWR Pannier 7714

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|wheels = 0-6-0PT
|rating = 4F
|status = Under overhaulIn Service
|locono = 7714
|designed = Charles Collett
|years2 = 2009
|events2 = Withdrawn for overhaul
|years3 = 2016
|events3 = Return to service
|length = 31ft 2"
|weight = 47t 10cwt
}}
7714 is a GWR Collett 5700 class 0-6-0PT ‘pannier tank’, one of two examples on the SVR (the other being [[GWR Pannier 5764 | 5764]]). The 5700 class was the largest class of engine designed and built by the Great Western Railway; more than 860 were built between 1929 and 1950. Pannier tanks could be found at work all over the former GWR system and although designed primarily for shunting duties, they were regularly used on local freight and passenger workings. The class was rated 4F by British Railways.
==7714 in service==
The GWR 5700 class 0-6-0PT ‘pannier tank’ 7714 was built for the largest class GWR by Kerr Stuart & Co. of Stoke, Works No 4449 of engine designed and built by 1930. The visible rivets on the Great Western Railway; more than 860 were built between 1929 and 1950water tanks are a sign of its non-Swindon origin. Pannier tanks could be found The locomotive entered service at work all over Tyseley the former GWR system and although designed primarily for shunting dutiessame year, they were regularly used on local freight and passenger workings. The class was rated 4F worked at various sheds until withdrawn by British RailwaysBR in January 1959, having run an estimated 520,259 miles in service.<ref name =StockBook">SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref>
7714 was built for the GWR by Kerr Stuart & Co. of Stoke, Works No 4449 of 1930. It entered service at Tyseley the same year, and worked until withdrawn by BR in 1959, having run an estimated 520,259 miles in service. 7714 was sold to the National Coal Board for use at their Penallta Colliery near Rhymney in South Wales. Initially used daily, the long wheelbase proved unsuitable for the tight curves in the track there so it mostly acted as a spare engine.<ref name =StockBook" />
==7714 in preservation==
7714 came to the SVR in 1973 following a successful bid by the [[Severn Valley Railway Association | SVRA]] – Kidderminster Branch. A lengthy restoration followed; the locomotive was not first steamed until 1992. The locomotive is now owned by was regularly used on winter services and also saw service at the [[SVR Pannier Tank Fund]], who also own [[GWR Pannier 5764]]South Devon Railway in 1995 and the East Somerset Railway in 1996.<ref name =StockBook" />
7714 last saw service in August 2009. Following a period on display in [[The Engine House]], an overhaul was undertaken at Bridgnorth. It is thought the damage to the right hand half of the cylinder casting occurred during its NCB ownership. The riveting of the boiler barrel had been completed by January 2016, with the boiler passing its out of frames steam test in August 2016.<ref>[http://forum.svra.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=508&start=150 SVR Forum]</ref> The locomotive was painted in BR black at Bridgnorth during October 2016,<ref>[http://www.svrlive.com/copy-of-news-140916-1-813-repaint SVR Live 'Ex-GWR 0-6-0PT No. 7714']</ref> with the overhaul being completed in November 2016.<ref Name = "MtL">SVR Meet the Locomotives page</ref> {{As of| 2016|12}} final testing and acceptance into traffic exam are required.<ref Name = "MtL" />
 
The locomotive is now owned by the [[SVR Pannier Tank Fund]], who also own [[GWR Pannier 5764]].
==See also==
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