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{{Infobox GWR steam loco
|image
|caption =
|construc = GWR Swindon Works
|wheels = 0-6-2T
|rating = 5MT
|status =
|locono = 5619
|designed = Charles Collett
|locotype = '''GWR 5600'''
|built = 1925
|years1 = 1964
|events1 = Withdrawn from traffic
|years2 = 1973
|events2 = Left Barry
|years3 = 1981
|events3 = Restored to traffic
|weight = 69t 7cwt
|power = 25,800 lb
|pressure = 200 lb/sq in
}}
A brief description of the 5600 Class is included in [[GWR 5600 class 6634]].
==5619 in service==
5619 was built at Swindon in March 1925 to lot number 228 at a cost of £3,988 including £906 for boiler. It was withdrawn from Barry shed in June 1964 with a total mileage of 778,263 and sold to [[Barry Scrapyard]] on 18 August. <ref>[https://telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/the-railway/stock-list/1924-g-w-r-class-56xx-0-6-2t-no-5619/ Telford Steam Railway]</ref>
==5619 in preservation==
5619 left Barry in May 1973, the 40th locomotive to do so.<ref>[http://www.railuk.info/steam/barry_search.php Railuk.info Barry Scrapyard Search Results]</ref>. It was purchased in 1973 by Telford Development Corporation and transported to Horsehay and is under the care of the Telford Horsehay Steam Trust. It steamed again in 1981 and has visited many preserved railways.
==5619 on the SVR==
In 1987 SVR locomotives [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor|7819 Hinton Manor]], [[BR Riddles 4MT 75069|75069]] and [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443|46443]] provided the motive power for BR’s Cardigan Bay Express summer season. [[GWR 5700 Class 7760]] and 5619 spent summer at the SVR as cover for their absence, participating in the Summer Steam Gala before departing in August and September respectively.
==See also==
[[Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas]]<br>
[[Steam Locomotives hired by the SVR]]
==References==
<references />
==Links==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_5600_Class GWR 5600 Class on Wikipedia]<br>
[http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_062.htm GWR 5600 Class on Great Western Archive]
|image
|caption =
|construc = GWR Swindon Works
|wheels = 0-6-2T
|rating = 5MT
|status =
|locono = 5619
|designed = Charles Collett
|locotype = '''GWR 5600'''
|built = 1925
|years1 = 1964
|events1 = Withdrawn from traffic
|years2 = 1973
|events2 = Left Barry
|years3 = 1981
|events3 = Restored to traffic
|weight = 69t 7cwt
|power = 25,800 lb
|pressure = 200 lb/sq in
}}
A brief description of the 5600 Class is included in [[GWR 5600 class 6634]].
==5619 in service==
5619 was built at Swindon in March 1925 to lot number 228 at a cost of £3,988 including £906 for boiler. It was withdrawn from Barry shed in June 1964 with a total mileage of 778,263 and sold to [[Barry Scrapyard]] on 18 August. <ref>[https://telfordsteamrailway.co.uk/the-railway/stock-list/1924-g-w-r-class-56xx-0-6-2t-no-5619/ Telford Steam Railway]</ref>
==5619 in preservation==
5619 left Barry in May 1973, the 40th locomotive to do so.<ref>[http://www.railuk.info/steam/barry_search.php Railuk.info Barry Scrapyard Search Results]</ref>. It was purchased in 1973 by Telford Development Corporation and transported to Horsehay and is under the care of the Telford Horsehay Steam Trust. It steamed again in 1981 and has visited many preserved railways.
==5619 on the SVR==
In 1987 SVR locomotives [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor|7819 Hinton Manor]], [[BR Riddles 4MT 75069|75069]] and [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443|46443]] provided the motive power for BR’s Cardigan Bay Express summer season. [[GWR 5700 Class 7760]] and 5619 spent summer at the SVR as cover for their absence, participating in the Summer Steam Gala before departing in August and September respectively.
==See also==
[[Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas]]<br>
[[Steam Locomotives hired by the SVR]]
==References==
<references />
==Links==
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_5600_Class GWR 5600 Class on Wikipedia]<br>
[http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_062.htm GWR 5600 Class on Great Western Archive]
