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'''7714 ''' is a '''GWR Collett 5700 class 0-6-0PT ‘pannier tank’''' 'pannier tank', one of two examples on the SVR (the other being [[GWR Pannier 5764 | 5764]]). The 5700 class was the most numerous 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. British Railways Western Region 'BR(W)' rated the class as 4F,<ref>[http://www.michaelclemensrailways.co.uk/?atk=559 Midlands Division (Ex WR) & Gloucester District - Locomotive Route Availability (Branch Lines)- June 1963] Retrieved 7 January 2017</ref> although elsewhere the class was rated 3F.<ref>Classic British Steam Locomotives (ISBN 1-86147-138-6), Wikipedia etc</ref>
==GWR Collett 5700 class==
The 5700 class was the most numerous class of engine designed and built by the Great Western Railway. More than 860 were constructed between 1929 and 1950, of which 250 were built by outside contractors rather than at Swindon. Pannier tanks could be found at work all over the former GWR system and although designed primarily for shunting duties (which they carried out at [[Kidderminster mainline station#Goods yard|Kidderminster Goods Yard]] and elsewhere), they were regularly used on local freight and passenger workings in which capacity they served on the Severn Valley Branch until closure. Fittingly, on Sunday 8 September the final 6.58pm Bridgnorth to Birmingham Snow Hill train, normally a diesel railcar service, was hauled by ex-GWR pannier tanks 9624 and 4665 carrying a 'Special Last Train' headboard.
British Railways Western Region 'BR(W)' rated the class as 4F,<ref>[http://www.michaelclemensrailways.co.uk/?atk=559 Midlands Division (Ex WR) & Gloucester District - Locomotive Route Availability (Branch Lines)- June 1963] Retrieved 7 January 2017</ref> although elsewhere the class was rated 3F.<ref>Classic British Steam Locomotives (ISBN 1-86147-138-6), Wikipedia etc</ref>
==7714 in service==
7714 was sold to the National Coal Board for use at their Penallta Colliery near Rhymney in South Wales, moving the following July. 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 on 29 March 1973 following a successful bid by the [[Severn Valley Railway Association | SVRA]] Kidderminster Branch's [[SVR Pannier Tank Fund|Pannier Tank Fund]] which had already acquired 5764 (L95) two years earlier.
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File:S3609_7714_David_Cooke.jpg | 7714 after arrival from Penallta Colliery in 1973 (David Cooke)
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As with other ex-NCB locomotives it was in a very worn condition. After the boiler was lifted from the frames at Bridgnorth, both were transported to Bewdley. A lengthy restoration then followed, although little work took place until late 1977 while the Fund concentrated its efforts on paying off loans.<ref>SVR News 46, ''The Saga of the Pannier Tanks'', John Hill</ref> In 1979 an [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] was held to raise funds for the restoration.<ref>SVR News 52</ref> In spring 1985 another [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] was held to raise funds for contract work on the motion and the boiler. A total of around £5,600 nett was raised in this raffle.<ref>SVR News 75, 77</ref> In Spring 1989 “The Final Frontier” [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries| raffle organised by the SVRA Kidderminster Branch]] was held to raise money for the boiler, realising just over £6,000 after expenses.<ref>SVR News 91, 93</ref>
The locomotive was first steamed in July 1992 <ref>SVR News 105</ref>. It was outshopped in BR Black livery and then regularly after wintering in Kidderminster Carriage Works paint shop, emerged on the first weekend as the only steam locomotive working on a shortened railway due to engineering works taking place at the north end of the line. Unfortunately on its first trip it ran a hot coupling rod bush; the offending items were taken to Bridgnorth by road to be re-metalled.<ref>SVR News 106</ref> Since arrival 7714 had always faced north, however when [[Steam Locomotives hired by the SVR|classmate 5775]] arrived on hire from the Worth Valley in June 1993 the low loader was used to turn 7714 to face south, enabling it to take part in triple-headed trains with 5764 and 5775 during that year's [[Autumn Steam Gala]].<ref>SVR News 118</ref><ref>SVR News 115, ''North and South before the Turntable'', Quentin Haigh</ref>. It saw regular use, especially on winter services; it , and also saw service at the South Devon Railway in 1995 and the East Somerset Railway in 1996.<ref name =StockBook" />.
In mid-1999 the locomotive was repainted into GWR green livery. Shortly afterwards it suffered an issue with the driving stub-axle working loose. This was sent away for repair at the British Steel workshops near Redcar. The repair was successful with the axle reinstalled by the winter. Around this time the boiler also received an overhaul at Crewe Heritage Centre, with a return to service in summer 2000.<ref>SVR News 130-133</ref>
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File:GWR_Class_5700_No_7714_(8062211853).jpg| 7714 at Bewdley (Aug 2008)
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==Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_5700_Class GWR 5700 Class on Wikipedia]
*[httphttps://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLoco.aspx?id=20 locomotive/gwr-pannier-7714/ SVR Meet the Locomotives]
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