Former Residents
The following locomotives were formerly resident on the SVR, but have since moved elsewhere or been scrapped. They are listed in order of arrival. For information on current locomotives, see the lists of Steam Locomotives or Diesel Locomotives.
Contents
Steam locomotives
Original owner | Wheel Arrangement | Class or type | Number | Name | Built | Arrived | Left | Location Now | Notes |
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WD | 0-6-0ST | Austerity | 193 | Shropshire | 1953 | 08/1970 | 02/1984 | Ribble Steam Railway | Hunslet WD Austerity 0-6-0ST, works no 3793/1953. Left on loan to the Bulmers Railway Centre in January 1981, sold February 1984. |
Chatham Dockyard | 0-4-0ST | 417 | Invicta | 1946 | 06/1972[1] | 1975 | Chatham Historic Dockyard Railway | Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST, works no 2220/1946, Chatham Dockyard No. 417. | |
MR | 4-4-0 | Johnson 4P Midland Compound | 1000 | 1902 | 2007 | 2011 | Barrow Hill | On loan from the NRM for display in the Engine House. | |
CEGB | 0-4-0ST | 1738 | 1928 | 06/1968 | Ca. 11/1995[2] | Titley Junction Station | Peckett & Sons 0-4-0ST, works no 1738/1928, ex Hams Hall Power Station. To South Devon Railway in 1995, now in private ownership. | ||
GWR | 0-6-0 | 2251 | 3205 | 1946 | 03/1967 | 1987 | South Devon Railway | The first locomotive to arrive on the SVR in March 1967; it was in service at the SVR’s official opening in 1970. | |
LNWR | 2-2-2 | 3020 | Cornwall | 1847 | 08/1979 | 1982 | NRM Shildon | Arrived on loan from the NRM for possible restoration to working order. The boiler barrel was found to be too thin for it to be steamed, and the loco returned unrestored to York. | |
GWR | 0-6-0PT | 57xx Pannier | 3612 | 1939 | 1978 | Scrapped | Bought from Barry as a source of spare parts for other panniers. The frame was cut up after wheels, boiler and other components were re-used. | ||
GWR | 4-4-0 | 37xx City | 3717 | City of Truro | 1903 | 07/1984 | 1986 | NRM York | On loan from the NRM for overhaul |
GWR | 2-6-2T | 5101 Large Prairie | 4141 | 1946 | 01/1973 | 1988 | Epping Ongar Railway | Restoration had stalled by 1988, when the locomotive was sold. | |
Stewarts & Lloyds | 0-6-0ST | 5474 | Carnarvon | 1934 | 1969 | 1970 | South Devon Railway | Kitson & Co 0-6-0ST 'Carnarvon', works no 5474/1934, ex Stewarts & Lloyds. | |
GWR | 0-6-0PT | 57xx Pannier | 5786 | 1930 | 1969 | 1970 | South Devon Railway | Arrived in 1969 ex London Transport L92. | |
GWR | 4-6-0 | 6959 Modified Hall | 6960 | Raveningham Hall | 1944 | 1977 | 1996 | West Somerset Railway | |
LMS | 4-6-0 | Stanier 5MT Black 5 | 45000 | 1935 | 1977 | 1989 | NRM Shildon | On loan from the NRM | |
LMS | 4-6-0 | Stanier 6P Jubilee | 45690 | Leander | 1936 | 08/1980 1983 |
1981 (1st) 1994 (2nd) |
WCR Carnforth | Arrived in August 1980 for overhaul to main line standard, left in late 1981. Bought by the SVR in late 1983, sold in 1994. Currently operated on the main line. |
LMS | 4-6-0 | Stanier 6P Jubilee | 45699 | Galatea | 1936 | 04/1987 | 1994 | WCR Carnforth | Bought by the SVR in late 1983 while stored at Carnforth in ex-Barry condition, moved to the SVR in 1987 as a source of parts for 45690 Leander. Currently operated on the main line. |
LMS | 2-6-0 | Ivatt Class 2 Mickey Mouse | 46521 | 1953 | 03/1971 | 2001 | Great Central Railway | ||
LNER | 4-6-2 | Gresley A4 Pacific | 60009 | Union of South Africa | 1937 | 1990 | 2006 | Scotland? | Arrrived in 1990, but referred to as a "guest" until 1995. Currently operated on the mainline. |
LNER | 2-6-0 | Gresley K4 West Highland | 61994 | The Great Marquess | 1938 | 09/1972 | 2005 | North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Currently out of Traffic at Grosmont MPD |
BR | 4-6-2 | Standard Class 7 | 70000 | Britannia | 1951 | 04/1971 | 1981 | Icons of Steam | Currently operated on the main line. |
BR | 2-6-0 | Riddles 2MT | 78019 | 1954 | 03/1973 | 1998 | Great Central Railway | Was partly restored while at the SVR, but did not enter service. | |
DRG | 2-6-2T | DRG Class 64 | 64 305 | 1934 | 07/1975 | 1977 | Nene Valley Railway | Manufactured by Krupp. The locomotive was steamed, but did not enter service due to gauge issues. A single trip from Bridgnorth to Eardington is recorded, in addition to some shunting at Bridgnorth. |
Diesel Locomotives
Number | Designer | Class or type | Wheel Arrangement | Arrived | Left | Location Now | Notes | |
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17 "Highflyer" | John Fowler & Co | 0-4-0DM | 1971 | Scrapped | John Fowler & Co 150hp 0-4-0DM, Works No 22912/1940, ex Royal Ordnance Factories and Longmoor Military Railway. Lent to the SVR by Dart Valley Railway for use on Engineers trains, later purchased. Scrapped by summer 1981[3] after a piston "escaped" through the engine block. | |||
D577 "Mary" | Hudswell Clarke | 0-4-0DM | 1972 | By 1981[3] | Middleton Railway | Hudswell Clarke 100/120hp 0-4-0DM, Works No D577/1932, ex Staveley Lime Works. | ||
D3937 "Gladys" | English Electric | Class 08 | 0-6-0 | 12/05/2003[4] | 21/04/2010[5] | Dean Forest Railway | BR Class 08 0-6-0DE (08769), arrived on open-ended loan from Dean Forest Diesel Association. Out of service from 10/2009 awaiting vacuum brake and exhauster repairs, and later returned to DFR to undertake these.[4] | |
D7633 | Beyer Peacock | Class 25 | Bo-Bo | 01/1988 | 30/10/2003[6] | Dean Forest Railway | Acquired by the SVR P-Way Diesel Fund. Sold 10/2003 to D. Hurd/Dean Forest Diesel Association, the locomotive not having run for two years due to a number of faults.[6] | |
11509 "Alan" | Ruston & Hornsby | 165DM | 0-4-0 | 1980 | Scrapped | Works No 414304/1957, ex Patent Shaft Steelworks, Wednesbury in 1980. Used as Bewdley shunter until the arrival of D3022, later used at Kidderminster carriage works until 1989. Scrapped circa 2002[7][8]. | ||
37906 | English Electric | Class 37 | Co-Co | 11/05/2014 | Leicester[9] | Owned by the Ruston 906 Group. Sold to Europhoenix for main line use in November 2013, and left the SVR on 11 May 2014.[10]. | ||
73005 | BR | Class 73 | Bo-Bo | 09/01/2004[4] | 22/04/2010[4] | Mainline use | Hired to cover for D7633 on Permanent Way duties.[11] Out of service from 10/2006 due to seized axle, left railway for repair at Eastleigh Works.[4] Later sold to GBRF and rebuilt for mainline use in 2014 as 73/9 73966.[12] | |
73006 | BR | Class 73 | Bo-Bo | 08/2004[4] | 20/10/2010[4] | Mainline use | Arrived to join sister 73005 following overhaul. Recorded as working the first through (engineering) train following the 2007 floods on 10/03/2008. Returned to DFR[4]. Later sold to GBRF and rebuilt for mainline use in 2014 as 73/9 73967.[13] | |
402812 "Yellow Peril" | Ruston & Hornsby | 0-4-0DM | 09/1975 | By 1981[3] | Scrapped? | Ruston & Hornsby 4wDM, Works No 402812/1957, ex British Steel Corp., Wolverhampton. Arrived for use on Engineers trains. Last known at the Swanage Railway, believed scrapped.[14] | ||
408297 "William" | Ruston & Hornsby | 165DM | 0-4-0 | 1980 | Scrapped | Works No 408297/1957. One of four locos bought from Patent Shaft Steelworks, Wednesbury in 1980 (of which D2961 is still at the Railway). Cannibalised for parts and scrapped circa 1984[8]. | ||
414301 | Ruston | 165DSG (flameproofed) | 0-4-0 | 14/02/1981 | Scrapped | Works No 414301/1957, Former Royal Naval Armaments, arrived ex South Staffs Wagon Co as source of spare parts for other Ruston shunters[15]. | ||
418789 "Archibald" | Ruston & Hornsby | 165DM | 0-4-0 | 1980 | Scrapped | Works No 418789/1957, ex Patent Shaft Steelworks, Wednesbury in 1980. Was owned by Pete Cherry, briefly used on the Railway. Scrapped 1990 at Booths, Rotherham[16][8]. |
Gallery
Diesel Railcar
- Railcar 22: GWR Diesel Railcar. Arrived in May 1967, left autumn 1978[17], now at Didcot Railway Centre.
See also
Steam Locomotives
Diesel Locomotives
Carriages formerly resident on the SVR
Wagons formerly resident on the SVR
Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969
Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979
References
Current location is from the website of the organisations concerned. Other information from SVR Stock Books editions 3-8 and past copies of SVR news unless otherwise stated.
- ↑ www.dockyardrailway.co.uk
- ↑ South Devon Railway Assoc
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 SVR News Summer 1981 page 17, confirms that Mary and Yellow Peril were sold, Highflyer engine had blown apart.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Dean Forest Diesel Association - Stock Summary, retrieved 17/06/2016
- ↑ SVR On-Line
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dean Forest Diesel Association - 25283, retrieved 17/06/2016
- ↑ UKLocos web site Retrieved 28 February 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Comment by David Holroyde on SVR Unofficial Facebook Group
- ↑ Wikipedia - UK Rail Leasing] Retrieved 16 June 2016
- ↑ SVR-Online Forum, retrieved 28 February 2015
- ↑ SVR News 147
- ↑ RailUK.info, retrieved 16/06/2016
- ↑ RailUK.info, retrieved 16/06/2016
- ↑ UKLocos web site Retrieved 18 March 2015
- ↑ SVR News 59
- ↑ UKLocos web site Retrieved 28 February 2015
- ↑ SVR News 49
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