[[File: 7819 Hinton Manor at Bridgnorth.jpg |thumb|300px|right| 7819 Hinton Manor at Bridgnorth (Wikimedia Commons)]]
[[File: 7819_20110813.jpg |thumb|300px|right| 7819 Hinton Manor on display in Swindon in 2011]]
7819 Hinton Manor is a GWR Collett 7800 Manor class 4-6-0 mixed traffic locomotive
==7819 Hinton Manor in service==
7819 Hinton Manor is one of three GWR Collett 7800 Manor class locomotives based at the SVR, the others being [[GWR 7802 Bradley Manor | 7802 Bradley Manor]] and [[GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor | 7812 Erlestoke Manor]].
==7819 Hinton Manor in preservation==
7819 arrived at the SVR from [[Barry Scrapyard]] in 1973, having been bought through the Hinton Manor Fund, with SVR Company help.
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Restoration was completed in the late summer of 1977, and 7819 was a prolific performer in the years that followed both on the SVR and the main line. The latter included the GW150 celebrations in 1985, when 7819 travelled to Plymouth, Swindon, Avonmouth and Newport, and also the 1987 Cambrian Cardigan Bay Express special service steam services between Machynlleth and Pwllheli where 7819 became the first steam locomotive in more than 20 years to haul a passenger service on this section of the Cambrian Coast Line. A full list of main line appearances is as follows:
Restoration was completed in {| class="wikitable"!Date!!Tour name !! Route !! Notes !! Web !!SVR News|-|07 Apr 1985||Great Western Limited || Bristol - Taunton (1) - Tiverton Jn(2) - Exeter St Davids(3) - Plymouth(4) || (1)D/H with 6000, (2)Solo, (3)Diesel Assisted, (4)L/E || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/850407sl.htm SBJ] ||76-12|-|08 Apr 1985||Great Western Limited || Plymouth - Bristol Temple Meads || D/H with 4930 Hagley Hall || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/850408sl.htm SBJ] ||76-12|-|26 May 1985||GW150 Portishead Shuttles || Bristol Temple Meads - Portishead return || Hauled first Steam Special on Spring Bank Holiday wekend || ||80-40|-|13 Aug 1985||GW150 Celebrations Excursions || Swindon Gloucester - Swindon || Various other runs around this time (pool of 7 locos used) || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/850813gw.htm SBJ] |||-|21 Aug 1985||GW150 Celebrations Excursions || Swindon Gloucester - Swindon || || |||-|24 May 1987|| || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return || Supplement to longer railtour || ||86-37|-|25 May 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/870525cb.htm SBJ] ||85-33|-|26 May 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || ||85-33|-|27 May 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/870527cb.htm SBJ] ||85-33|-|31 May 1987||Barmouth Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return || Supplement to longer railtour || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/870531pt.htm SBJ] ||85-33|-|20 Jul 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || ||86-38|-|21 Jul 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || ||85-11|-|22 Jul 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || ||85-11|-|26 Jul 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Pwllheli + return || || ||85-11|-|02 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/870802br.htm SBJ] ||86-39|-|16 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Aberystwyth + return || || ||86-39|-|19 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || ||86-40|-|23 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/870823cb.htm SBJ] |||-|30 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/870830cb.htm SBJ] |||-|16 Jun 1991||Cambrian Limited || Shrewsbury - Barmouth || (75069 worked the late summer of 1977, and 7819 was a prolific performer in return leg) || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/910616_1.htm SBJ] ||100-38|-|23 Jun 1991||Cambrian Limited || Shrewsbury - Barmouth || (75069 worked the years that followed both return leg) || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/910623fs.htm SBJ] ||100-38|-|29 Sep 1991|| || ?? Via Talerddig || || ||101-25|-|colspan="6"|<small>For further information on the SVR sources and references, see [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR-based locomotives which hauled revenue-earning services on the main line | The Severn Valley Railway on the main line]]. The latter included the GW150 celebrations in 1985, when 7819 travelled to Plymouth, Swindon, Avonmouth and Newport, and also the 1987 Cambrian Cardigan Bay Express special service steam services between Machynlleth and Pwllheli where 7819 became the first steam locomotive in more than 20 years to haul a passenger service on this section of the Cambrian Coast Line.</small>|-|}
In 1990 7819 conveyed HRH The Duke of Gloucester from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth for the official opening of the railway's boiler repair shop. The Duke drove 7819 for part of the journey.
Following a loan to the Nene Valley Railway in late 1994, 7819 was placed in storage awaiting major repairs. Since then the locomotive has been cosmetically restored and is currently on static display in the McArthurGlen shopping complex, Swindon.
The locomotive is now owned by [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#Organisation | The SVR Charitable Trust]], having been formally transferred from the Hinton Manor Fund for a nominal sum in April 2004.<ref>SVR News 147</ref>
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