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 | 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, 1994 | 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 | Scotland? | Currently operated on the mainline. | |
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. |
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
Diesel Railcar
- Railcar 22: GWR Diesel Railcar. Arrived in May 1967, left autumn 1978[13], 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.
- ↑ UKLocos web site Retrieved 18 March 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Comment by David Holroyde on SVR Unofficial Facebook Group
- ↑ UKLocos web site Retrieved 28 February 2015
- ↑ UKLocos web site Retrieved 28 February 2015
- ↑ SVR News 59
- ↑ SVR-Online Forum, retrieved 28 February 2015
- ↑ UKLocos web site Retrieved 24 November 2015
- ↑ SVR News 147
- ↑ SVR On-Line
- ↑ SVR News 49