Former Residents

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The following locomotives were formerly resident on the SVRSevern Valley Railway, 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.

Steam locomotives

  • 3205: GWRGreat Western Railway CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 2251 0-6-0. The first locomotive to arrive on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in March 1967; it was in service at the SVRSevern Valley Railway’s official opening in 1970. Left in 1987, now at the South Devon Railway.
  • Peckett 1738: Peckett & Sons 0-4-0ST, works no 1738/1928, ex Hams Hall Power Station. Arrived in July 1968. Left circa November 1995[1], now in private ownership at Titley Junction Station.
  • Kitson 5474: Kitson & Co 0-6-0ST 'Carnarvon', works no 5474/1934, ex Stewarts & Lloyds. Arrived in 1969. Left in 1970, now based at the South Devon Railway.
  • 5786: GWRGreat Western Railway CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 5700 class 0-6-0PT. Arrived in 1969 ex London Transport L92. Left after 1970, now based at the South Devon Railway.
  • 46521: IvattHenry George Ivatt, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1946-1948. CME of BR (London Midland Region) 1948-1951 2MTThe 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.. Arrived in March 1971. Left in 2001, now at the Great Central Railway.
  • 70000 Britannia: BRBritish Rail or British Railways Standard Class 7. Arrived in April 1971. Left in Spring 1981, now operated on the main line by Icons of Steam.
  • WD 193 'Shropshire': Hunslet WD Austerity 0-6-0ST, works no 3793/1953. Arrived from Long Marston in August 1971. Left on loan to the Bulmers Railway Centre in January 1981 and later sold February 1984, now at the Ribble Steam Railway.
  • 417 Invicta: Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST, works no 2220/1946, Chatham Dockyard No. 417. Arrived in June 1972[2]. Left in Spring 1975, now at the Chatham Historic Dockyard Railway.
  • 61994 The Great Marquess: LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway No 3442, GresleySir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & North Eastern Railway 1923-1941 K4 West Highland. Arrived in September 1972. Left in 2005. Now operates on the main line.
  • 4141: CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 5101 'Large PrairieLocomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration'. Arrived in January 1973. Restoration had stalled by 1988, when the locomotive was sold. Now at the Epping Ongar Railway.
  • 78019: BRBritish Rail or British Railways Standard 2MTThe 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.. Arrived in March 1973. Was partly restored while at the SVRSevern Valley Railway, but did not enter service. Left in 1998, now at the Great Central Railway.
  • DRG 64 305: German 2-6-2T manufactured by Krupp. Arrived in July 1975. The locomotive was steamed, but did not enter service due to gauge issues. Left in 1977, now at the Nene Valley Railway.
  • 6960 Raveningham Hall: GWRGreat Western Railway HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 6959 Modified Hall. Arrived in 1977. Left in 1996, now at the West Somerset Railway.
  • 45000: StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 5MTThe 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. ‘Black 5’, LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway No 5000. Arrived on loan from the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum in 1977. Left in 1989, now on static display at the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum Shildon.
  • 3612: GWRGreat Western Railway Pannier. This locomotive was purchased from BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. in 1978 as a source of spare parts for the SVRSevern Valley Railway's other panniers. The frame was later cut up after wheels, boiler and other components were re-used.
  • LNWR 3020 Cornwall: LNWRLondon & North Western Railway 2-2-2 No 3020. Arrived on loan from the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum in August 1979 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 in 1982, now on static display at the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum Shildon.
  • 45690 Leander: LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway No 5690, StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 6PThe 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. Jubilee. Arrived in August 1980 for overhaul to main line standard, left in late 1981. Bought by the SVRSevern Valley Railway in late 1983, sold in 1994. Now operated on the mainline by the West Coast Railway Co, Carnforth.
  • 3717 City of Truro (formerly 3440): GWRGreat Western Railway ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922 3700 City. Arrived on loan from the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum in July 1984 for overhaul, returned to the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum in 1986, now on static display at the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum York.
  • 45699 Galatea: LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway No 5699 StanierWilliam Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1932-1944 6PThe 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. Jubilee. Bought by the SVRSevern Valley Railway in late 1983 while stored at Carnforth in ex-BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. condition, moved to the SVRSevern Valley Railway in April 1987 as a source of parts for 45690 Leander. Sold in 1994, now operated on the mainline by the West Coast Railway Co, Carnforth. 
  • 60009 Union of South Africa: LNERLondon & North Eastern Railway GresleySir Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London & North Eastern Railway 1923-1941 A4 PacificLocomotive with a 4-6-2 wheel configuration. First arrived in 1990 but referred to as a 'guest' until 1995. Left in 2006, now operated on the main line owned by John Cameron.
  • MR 1000: MRMidland Railway JohnsonSamuel Waite Johnson, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1873-1903 4PThe 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. 'Midland Compound' 4-4-0 (BRBritish Rail or British Railways 41000). Arrived in 2007 on loan from the NRMThe Railway Museum, formerly the National Railway Museum for display in the Engine House. Left in 2011, now on display at Barrow Hill.

Diesel Locomotives

  • 17 ‘Highflyer’: John FowlerHenry Fowler, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Midland Railway 1909-1923, and of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1923-1933 & Co 150hp 0-4-0DM, Works No 22912/1940, ex Royal Ordnance Factories and Longmoor Military Railway. Lent to the SVRSevern Valley Railway by Dart Valley Railway in 1971 for use on Engineers trains, later purchased. Scrapped by summer 1981[3] after a piston "escaped" through the engine block.
  • D577 'Mary': Hudswell Clarke 100/120hp 0-4-0DM, Works No D577/1932, ex Staveley Lime Works. Arrived 1972. Sold by summer 1981[3], currently at Middleton Railway.
  • 402812 ‘Yellow Peril’: RustonRuston and Hornsby Ltd. of Lincoln, engineer and locomotive manufacturer acquired by English Electric in 1966. Also, Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd established in 1930 and jointly owned by Ruston and Hornsby and Bucyrus-Erie (US) & Hornsby 4wDM, Works No 402812/1957, ex British Steel Corp., Wolverhampton. Arrived September 1975 for use on Engineers trains, sold by summer 1981[3]. Last known at the Swanage Railway, believed scrapped.[4]
  • D7633: Beyer Peacock Class 25 Bo-Bo, ex British Railways. Acquired by the SVRSevern Valley Railway P-Way Diesel Fund, arrived in January 1988. Sold to the DeanWilliam Dean, Chief Locomotive Engineer of the Great Western Railway 1877-1902 Forest Railway in 2003.
  • 408297 'William': RustonRuston and Hornsby Ltd. of Lincoln, engineer and locomotive manufacturer acquired by English Electric in 1966. Also, Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd established in 1930 and jointly owned by Ruston and Hornsby and Bucyrus-Erie (US) & Hornsby 165hp 0-4-0DM, 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[5].
  • 11509 ‘Alan’: RustonRuston and Hornsby Ltd. of Lincoln, engineer and locomotive manufacturer acquired by English Electric in 1966. Also, Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd established in 1930 and jointly owned by Ruston and Hornsby and Bucyrus-Erie (US) & Hornsby 165hp 0-4-0DM 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[6][5].
  • 418789 ‘Archibald’: RustonRuston and Hornsby Ltd. of Lincoln, engineer and locomotive manufacturer acquired by English Electric in 1966. Also, Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd established in 1930 and jointly owned by Ruston and Hornsby and Bucyrus-Erie (US) & Hornsby 165hp 0-4-0DM 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[7][5].
  • 414301: RustonRuston and Hornsby Ltd. of Lincoln, engineer and locomotive manufacturer acquired by English Electric in 1966. Also, Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd established in 1930 and jointly owned by Ruston and Hornsby and Bucyrus-Erie (US) 165DSG (flameproofed), Works No 414301/1957, Former Royal Naval Armaments, arrived SVRSevern Valley Railway 14 February 1981 ex South Staffs Wagon Co as source of spare parts for other RustonRuston and Hornsby Ltd. of Lincoln, engineer and locomotive manufacturer acquired by English Electric in 1966. Also, Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd established in 1930 and jointly owned by Ruston and Hornsby and Bucyrus-Erie (US) shunters[8].
  • 37906: English Electric Class 37 Co-Co, ex British Railways. Owned by the Ruston 906 Group. Sold to Europhoenix for main line use in November 2013, and left the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 11 May 2014.[9].
  • D3937 'Gladys': BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 08 0-6-0DE (08769), arrived on loan from DeanWilliam Dean, Chief Locomotive Engineer of the Great Western Railway 1877-1902 Forest Railway May 2003, returned March 2010[10]
  • 73005: BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 73 Bo-Bo ED (E6005), arrived in January 2004 on hire to cover for D7633,[11] left April 2010[12]
  • 73006: BRBritish Rail or British Railways Class 73 Bo-Bo ED (E6006), arrived 2004, left 2010


Gallery

Diesel Railcar

  • Railcar 22: GWRGreat Western Railway Diesel Railcar. Arrived in May 1967, left autumn 1978[13], now at Didcot Railway Centre.

References and sources

Current location is from the website of the organisations concerned. Other information from SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Books editions 3-8 and past copies of SVRSevern Valley Railway news unless otherwise stated.

  1. South Devon Railway Assoc
  2. www.dockyardrailway.co.uk
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 SVRSevern Valley Railway News Summer 1981 page 17, confirms that Mary and Yellow Peril were sold, Highflyer engine had blown apart.
  4. UKLocos web site Retrieved 18 March 2015
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Comment by David Holroyde on SVR Unofficial Facebook Group
  6. UKLocos web site Retrieved 28 February 2015
  7. UKLocos web site Retrieved 28 February 2015
  8. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 59
  9. SVR-Online Forum, retrieved 28 February 2015
  10. UKLocos web site Retrieved 24 November 2015
  11. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 147
  12. SVR On-Line
  13. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 49

See also

Steam Locomotives
Diesel Locomotives
Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969
Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979