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[[File:Bridgnorth-SB-82xxx-1962-09-07.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An unidentified locomotive of 82045's class at Bridgnorth in 1962 (Sellick collection)]]
 
 
 
[[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]] are building a new locomotive of the Riddles BR 3MT 2‑6‑2 82000 Tank class, none of which survived into preservation. The class are prototypical for the SVR, having hauled services during the BR era.
 
[[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]] are building a new locomotive of the Riddles BR 3MT 2‑6‑2 82000 Tank class, none of which survived into preservation. The class are prototypical for the SVR, having hauled services during the BR era.
  
 
The locomotive is being constructed at [[Bridgnorth]]. Both cylinders are now on site undergoing hydraulic pressure testing (February 2015).
 
The locomotive is being constructed at [[Bridgnorth]]. Both cylinders are now on site undergoing hydraulic pressure testing (February 2015).

Revision as of 14:00, 12 June 2015

The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust are building a new locomotive of the RiddlesRobert Arthur "Robin" Riddles, Member of the Railway Executive for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering responsible for the design of the British Rail Standard Class locomotives BRBritish Rail or British Railways 3MTThe 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. 2‑6‑2 82000 Tank class, none of which survived into preservation. The class are prototypical for the SVRSevern Valley Railway, having hauled services during the BRBritish Rail or British Railways era.

The locomotive is being constructed at Bridgnorth. Both cylinders are now on site undergoing hydraulic pressure testing (February 2015).