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GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco

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[[File:{{Infobox steam loco|image = 2857_20110923.jpg |thumbcaption = 2857 approaching Highley|300pxconstruc = GWR Swindon Works|wheels = 2-8-0|rightrating = 8F| status = In Service|locono = 2857 approaching Highley]][[File:|designed = George Jackson Churchward|locotype = '''GWR 28xx'''|built = 1918|years1 = 1974|events1 = Purchased by 2857.jpg Society|years2 = 1975|events2 = Arrived on SVR|years3 = 1979|events3 = First steamed in preservation|years4 = 1985|events4 = Entered regular service on SVR|years5 = 1994|events5 = Withdrawn for overhaul|thumbyears6 = 2011|300pxevents6 = Reentered service|rightlength = 63ft 2¼"| 2857 climbing Eardington Bank]]weight = 75t 10cwt}} 
2857 is a GWR Churchward 2800 Class locomotive, designed for heavy freight work and classified 8F by BR.
In 2014, 2857 recorded the highest annual mileage of any steam locomotive on the SVR that year, being the only steam loco to travel over 10,000 miles on the railway.<ref> Severn Valley Railway News 189 (Spring 2015), p21</ref>
==Gallery==
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File:GWR 2857.jpg| 2857 climbing Eardington Bank
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== See Also ==
[[Steam Locomotives|List of Steam Locomotives]]
==Links==
[http://www.2857.org.uk The 2857 Society]<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_2800_Class GWR 28xx class on Wikipedia]
[[Category:Operational steam locomotives]]
[[Category:Locomotives at Bridgnorth]]
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