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==1400 Class information==
1450 (originally 4850) is a GWR 1400 class 0-4-2T locomotive. These locomotives, which were originally numbered in the 4800 series, were designed by C.B. Collett as a replacement for the elderly Wolverhampton '517' class, and were intended to work mainly on small branch lines. 75 were built at Swindon in three batches between 1932 and 1936, being fitted from new with auto gear for working with trailer cars and also with ATC (automatic train control) equipment. 20 other locomotives of the same class, numbered 5800-5819, were built in 1933 without auto gear and ATC, although some were retro-fitted with the latter. Following nationalisation BR rated the class 1P.
1400 Class locos saw service on the Severn Valley Branch, including No. 1440 paired with autocoach 39 which was photographed at Arley on 7 September 1932.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Vanns (1998)]] p. 17.</ref>
Post-1945, coal shortages led to plans being put forward to convert a number of GWR engines to oil burning. 12 of the [[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco | 2800 class freight engines]] were modified and renumbered in the 4800 series. As a result the entire 4800 class was renumbered 1400 to 1474 by the GWR in 1946.<ref>[http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteamclass.php?item=1400 Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information -- GWR 1400]</ref>
