|pressure = 200 lb/sq in
}}
[[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]] is building a new locomotive of the Riddles BR 3MT 2‑6‑2T class, none of which survived into preservation. A number of members of this class of tank engines hauled services on the SVR during the BR era.
45 of these locomotives, numbered 82000-82044, were built at BR’s Swindon works between 1952 and 1955. All 45 began service in lined black livery, but many of those that worked on the BR Western Region were later repainted in lined green or latterly in unlined green livery.<ref>82045 Steam Locomotive Trust web site</ref>
At least seven A further 18 of the class were photographed to have been built, but the order for these was cancelled as part of BR’s Modernisation Plan. The closure of branch lines such as the Severn Valley and the replacement of steam by DMU services ultimately led to the withdrawal from service of those already built. None survived into preservation. ==New build locomotive 82045==[[File:82045_20190323.jpg|thumb|300px|right|82045 at Bridgnorth, March 2019]]The locomotive is being constructed at [[Bridgnorth Loco Works]]. It has been given the number 82045, which would have been allocated to the next class member had the Modernisation Plan not intervened. 82045's frame plates arrived at the SVR in 23 April 2007. ===Progress===Progress on construction at March 2019 can be seen in the picture (right). The Trust issues [http://www.82045.org.uk/82045_news.html|monthly news updates] on its website with progress reports. After over a decade of working in the open, 82045 was moved into the Works on 23 January 2019. The SVR want 82045 in service on as soon as possible, and the Trust decided to put more work out to contract. In July 2022 it reached an in-principle agreement with [[Severn Valley Branch while allocated Railway Engineering Services|SVR Engineering (ESMP)]] to contract some work to the Railway, using ESMP’s resources to add to Shrewsbury shed:the Trust’s volunteering efforts.<ref>BR Database[http://www.82045.org.uk/news/82045_news-jly22-chairmanschat.html Taylor, Neil, 'Chairman’s Chat – Number 1 - July 2022', 82045 SLT website, July 2022] (Retrieved 15 August 2022)</ref>
{| class="wikitable"! Number !! Loco shed allocation !! Published photographs|-|82000 || Shrewsbury 1955-1959 || Bewdley 1960<ref>The boiler and firebox are being assembled at [[BibliographyBridgnorth Loco Works#BooksBoiler_shop|Nabarro (1971)boiler shop]] p. 28.</ref>|-|82004 ||Shrewsbury Jun-Sep 1959 || Bridgnorth 1959<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell & Smith (2007)]] phttp://www.82045. 69org.<uk/news/ref>|82045_news-|82005 ||Shrewsbury Apr-Jul 1961 || Stourport 1961<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell & Smith apr18.html 82045 News, April 2018] (2007Retrieved 26 April 2018)]] p. 7.</ref> |-|82007 ||Shrewsbury Dec 1955-Jun 1958 || Bewdley 1956<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Webb]] p. 20.</ref>|-|82009 ||Shrewsbury Jun-Sep 1959 ||Coalport 1959<ref>Peter Shoesmith CollectionEarlier, see infobox</ref>|-|82021 ||Shrewsbury Jan-Mar 1960 || Bewdley 1960<ref>the project was one of those that suffered in 2011 from the [[BibliographyBridgnorth Loco Works#Books2011_Copper_theft|Smith (1968)theft]] pof copper sheets that had been cut to size for the firebox. 18.</ref>|-|82032 ||Shrewsbury Apr-Aug 1961, Dec 1961-Jul 1964 ||Kidderminster 1961<ref>SVR News 52 p. 11.</ref>|-|}
A further 18 On 17 April 2018, 82045 became a rolling chassis when the locomotive was wheeled at Bridgnorth. On 23 October 2021 the SVR released a video on its YouTube channel, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alBQrdkhPEA 'Resurrecting a lost class with 82045'] in which the Trust hoped for a completion date of 'later in 2023'. On 6 December 2021 it became a 2-6-2 for the class were to have been builtfirst time, when fitted with its front and rear pony trucks<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bldec21 Branch Lines, but December 2021]</ref>. The Trust has also sourced some common components with the Bluebell Railway Standard Class 2 Project which is building BR Class 2MT 2-6-2 Tank Locomotive No 84030. In 2011 the order project was the beneficiary of SVRA's 'Cylinders for these 82045' raffle. Including donations the gross income was cancelled as part over £21.000 with a net surplus of BR’s Modernisation Planaround £17,000. <ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2346&highlight=raffle SVR Forum] (Retrieved 23 March 2019)</ref> In 2016 it was the Guarantee Company's "Slidebars and Crossheads" raffle which, in combination with an appeal to shareholders and further boosted by cash donations, generated over £30,000 for 82045.<ref>[http://www.82045.org.uk/news/82045_news-sep16.html News Update - September 2016, The closure of branch lines such as 82045 SLT website] (Retrieved 23 March 2019)</ref> In November 2022 it was the locomotive centrepiece at the Severn Valley and National Model Railway show at the replacement of steam NEC organised by DMU services ultimately led to the withdrawal from service of those already builtWarley Model Railway Club<ref>[https://www.svrlive. None survived into preservationcom/bldec22 Branch Lines, December 2022]</ref>.
==New build The Trust plans to launch in 2025, but "''there may not be a demand for the locomotive to form part of the fleet [as the] SVR may be planning an operational fleet of as few as 5 locomotives''"<ref>[http://www.82045==.org.uk/news/82045_news-feb24-chairmanschat.html Trust Chairman's blog, February 2024] (Retrieved 20 February 2024)</ref>.
The locomotive is being constructed at [[Bridgnorth]]. It has been given the number 82045, which would have been allocated to the next class member had the Modernisation Plan not intervened. ===Livery===The Trust’s website notes that "''As 82045 was destined for the WR had it been built as planned in 1956, it was decided that the loco when finished should appear in the attractive Swindon-inspired livery of dark green, lined out in orange and black. A subsequent repaint into lined black hasn't been ruled out, though.''"
The locomotive is being constructed at [[Bridgnorth]]. Progress on construction at February 2016 can be seen in ==Model==In 2018 the pictures below. The Trust issues monthly news updates on its website with progress reportsproduced a limited number of models of 82045.
<gallery>
File:82045modelgreen.jpg | 82045 model in BR Green
File:82045modelblack.jpg | 82045 model in BR Black
</gallery>
===Gallery===
<gallery>
File:82045_20160213.jpg | 82045 at Bridgnorth in February 2016
</gallery>
== See Also also ==
*[[Steam Locomotives | List of steam locomotives on the SVR]]
*[[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]]
*[[Locomotives used on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service]]
*[[Locomotives used on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service|Classes of locomotives used on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service]]
== References ==
*[http://www.82045.org.uk/ The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust web site]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR_Standard_Class_3_2-6-2T BR Standard Class 3 2-6-2T on Wikipedia]
*[http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/locos/84030.html The Bluebell Railway Standard Class 2 Project]*[[Categoryhttps:Locomotives at Bridgnorth]//www.youtube.com/watch?v=alBQrdkhPEA 'Resurrecting a lost class with 82045']on SVR's YouTube channel
{{SteamNavbox}}
[[Category:Locomotives at Bridgnorth]]
[[Category:Featured articles]]
[[Category:SVR fundraising lotteries]]
