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The 2857 Society was first founded as the 28xx Society in 1972. It is an unincorporated membership society that owns [[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco|GWR Locomotive 2857]], and also [[LMS 730866 Goods Brake Van | LMS Brake Van 730866]]. Membership is by subscription, with a requirement for members also to become a shareholder. The Society publishes a newsletter, '28 Lines', around twice a year.
The Society uses [[Bewdley]]-based [[GWR 5043 Full Third | GWR carriage 5043]] as a workshop. The Society owned this carriage until 2014, when it was transferred to the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.| Great Western (SVR Association)]].
