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The 2857 Society

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Until 2014 The Society owned and used [[GWR 5043 Full Third | GWR carriage 5043]] as a workshop, when it was transferred to the [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc.| Great Western (SVR) Association]]. Since 2014 it uses [[Bewdley]]-based [[GWR 143 Tool & Packing Van]].
 
==Limited edition prints==
The Society has produced limited edition prints to raise funds:
*'Accelerating the Goods' was a signed and numbered print from John Austin GRA painting showing 2857 in as-built condition, with inside steam passage cylinders, accelerating a goods train on the up fast line from Reading in evening sunlight.
*Prints of a Bob Kyte pen and ink drawing of 2857 in an 'as restored' condition.
== See also ==
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