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− | |pressure = 225 lb/sq in}} | + | |pressure = 225 lb/sq in}}3802 spent summer 2010 on hire to the SVR. It is a GWR Collett 2884 Class locomotive, designed for heavy freight work and classified 8F by BR, and is a development of the Churchward 2800 class of which of SVR-resident [[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco|2857]] is a member. The 2884 class has detail differences, such as a side window cab and outside steam pipes as built. |
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==3802 in service== | ==3802 in service== |
Latest revision as of 20:45, 11 April 2018
GWRGreat Western Railway 2884 Class 3802 | |
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3802 at Bewdley, August 2010 | |
Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon Works |
Configuration | 2-8-0 |
Power class | 8FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic.-9FThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic. |
Status | In Service |
Loco Number | 3802 |
History | |
Built | 1938 |
Designed By | Charles CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 |
Type | GWRGreat Western Railway 2884 |
1965 | Withdrawn |
1984 | Left Woodham's, BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. |
2005 | First steamed in preservation |
Technical | |
Length | 63ft 2¼" |
Weight | 76t 5cwt |
Tractive effort | 35,380 lb |
Pressure | 225 lb/sq in |
3802 in service
3802 was built in 1938 at the GWRGreat Western Railway’s Swindon Works.[1] The locomotive was withdrawn from Bristol Barrow Road depot in August 1965 and reached Barry Scrapyard in October.
3802 in preservation
3802 was purchased from BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. in September 1984. It is preserved at the Llangollen Railway.[2]
3802 at the SVRSevern Valley Railway
In Summer 2010 the locomotive fleet was ‘one short’ for the summer peak service, resulting in the hire of 3802 from Llangollen, utilising 7822 'Foxcote Manor's tender to save transport costs.
See also
Steam Locomotives hired by the SVR