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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.

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Steam locomotives

  • 3205: GWR Collett 2251 0-6-0. The first locomotive to arrive on the SVR in March 1967; it was in service at the SVR’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: GWR Collett 5700 class 0-6-0PT. Arrived in 1969 ex London Transport L92. Left after 1970, now based at the South Devon Railway.
  • 46521: Ivatt 2MT. Arrived in March 1971. Left in 2001, now at the Great Central Railway.
  • 70000 Britannia: BR 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: LNER No 3442, Gresley K4 West Highland. Arrived in September 1972. Left in 2005. Now operates on the main line.
  • 4141: Collett 5101 'Large Prairie'. Arrived in January 1973. Restoration had stalled by 1988, when the locomotive was sold. Now at the Epping Ongar Railway.
  • 78019: BR Standard 2MT. Arrived in March 1973. Was partly restored while at the SVR, 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: GWR Hawksworth 6959 Modified Hall. Arrived in 1977. Left in 1996, now at the West Somerset Railway.
  • 45000: Stanier 5MT ‘Black 5’, LMS No 5000. Arrived on loan from the NRM in 1977. Left in 1989, now on static display at the NRM Shildon.
  • 3612: GWR Pannier. This locomotive was purchased from Barry in 1978 as a source of spare parts for the SVR's other panniers. The frame was later cut up after wheels, boiler and other components were re-used.
  • LNWR 3020 Cornwall: LNWR 2-2-2 No 3020. Arrived on loan from the NRM 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 NRM Shildon.
  • 45690 Leander: LMS No 5690, Stanier 6P Jubilee. Arrived in August 1980 for overhaul to main line standard, left in late 1981. Bought by the SVR in late 1983, sold in 1994. Now operated on the mainline by the West Coast Railway Co, Carnforth.
  • 3717 City of Truro (formerly 3440): GWR Churchward 3700 City. Arrived on loan from the NRM in July 1984 for overhaul, returned to the NRM in 1986, now on static display at the NRM York.
  • 45699 Galatea: LMS No 5699 Stanier 6P Jubilee. Bought by the SVR in late 1983 while stored at Carnforth in ex-Barry condition, moved to the SVR 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: LNER Gresley A4 Pacific. 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: MR Johnson 4P 'Midland Compound' 4-4-0 (BR 41000). Arrived in 2007 on loan from the NRM for display in the Engine House. Left in 2011, now on display at Barrow Hill.

Diesel Locomotives

  • 17 ‘Highflyer’: 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 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’: Ruston & 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 SVR P-Way Diesel Fund, arrived in January 1988. Sold to the Dean Forest Railway in 2003.
  • 408297 'William': Ruston & 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’: Ruston & 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’: Ruston & 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: Ruston 165DSG (flameproofed), Works No 414301/1957, Former Royal Naval Armaments, arrived SVR 14 February 1981 ex South Staffs Wagon Co as source of spare parts for other Ruston 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 SVR on 11 May 2014.[9].
  • D3937 'Gladys': BR Class 08 0-6-0DE (08769), arrived on loan from Dean Forest Railway May 2003, returned March 2010[10]
  • 73005: BR Class 73 Bo-Bo ED (E6005), arrived in January 2004 on hire to cover for D7633,[11] left April 2010[12]
  • 73006: BR Class 73 Bo-Bo ED (E6006), arrived 2004, left 2010


Gallery

  • No. 17 'Highflyer' at Bridgnorth in 1972 (David Cooke)

  • No. 17 'Highflyer' with PWay stock at Bewdley in 1973 (David Cooke)

  • D577 'Mary' at Bridgnorth in 1972 (David Cooke)

  • 402812 'Yellow Peril' at Bewdley in 1975 (David Cooke)

  • 11509 'Alan' at Bewdley in 1984/85 (David Cooke)

  • D3937 Gladys at Bewdley in 2009

  • 73006 passing Highley in 2010

Diesel Railcar

  • Railcar 22: GWR 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 SVR Stock Books editions 3-8 and past copies of SVR news unless otherwise stated.

  1. ↑ South Devon Railway Assoc
  2. ↑ www.dockyardrailway.co.uk
  3. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ SVR News 59
  9. ↑ SVR-Online Forum, retrieved 28 February 2015
  10. ↑ UKLocos web site Retrieved 24 November 2015
  11. ↑ SVR News 147
  12. ↑ SVR On-Line
  13. ↑ SVR News 49

See also

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

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