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|caption    = 5619 at the Spring Steam Gala in 2019
 
|construc  = GWR Swindon Works
 
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|power      = 25,800 lb
 
|power      = 25,800 lb
 
|pressure  = 200 lb/sq in
 
|pressure  = 200 lb/sq in
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}}'''GWR 5600 Class 5619''' was hired by the SVR in Summer 1987 and has also appeared as a gala guest. 
A brief description of the 5600 Class is included in [[GWR 5600 class 6634]].
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A brief description of the 5600 Class is included in [[GWR 5600 class 6634]]. The class was not used on the Severn Valley Branch in service due to its [[GWR Power and Weight Classification#GWR route classification colours| 'Red' axle weight classification]], although [[Tales from the Severn Valley#The overweight locomotive|one was allowed to work a coal train to Alveley Colliery by mistake]].
  
 
==5619 in service==
 
==5619 in service==
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In 1987 SVR locomotives [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor|7819 Hinton Manor]], [[BR Riddles 4MT 75069|75069]] and [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443|46443]] provided the motive power for BR’s Cardigan Bay Express summer season.  [[GWR 5700 Class 7760]] and 5619 spent summer at the SVR as cover for their absence, participating in the Summer Steam Gala before departing in August and September respectively.
 
In 1987 SVR locomotives [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor|7819 Hinton Manor]], [[BR Riddles 4MT 75069|75069]] and [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443|46443]] provided the motive power for BR’s Cardigan Bay Express summer season.  [[GWR 5700 Class 7760]] and 5619 spent summer at the SVR as cover for their absence, participating in the Summer Steam Gala before departing in August and September respectively.
  
5619 is also due to appear at the 2019 [[Spring Steam Gala]].
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5619 also appeared at the 2019 [[Spring Steam Gala]].
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
[[Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas]]<br>
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*[[Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas]]
[[Steam Locomotives hired by the SVR]]
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*[[Steam Locomotives hired by the SVR]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 16:12, 17 September 2019

GWRGreat Western Railway 5600 Class 5619
5619 20190315.jpg
5619 at the Spring Steam Gala in 2019
Built By GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon Works
Configuration 0-6-2T
Power class GWRGreat Western Railway: D, BRBritish Rail or British Railways: 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.
Axle load class GWRGreat Western Railway: Red
Loco Number 5619
History
Built 1925
Designed By Charles CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941
Type GWRGreat Western Railway 5600
1964 Withdrawn from traffic
1973 Left BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation.
1981 Restored to traffic
Technical
Weight 69t 7cwt
Tractive effort 25,800 lb
Pressure 200 lb/sq in

Steam Locomotives

GWRGreat Western Railway 5600 Class 5619 was hired by the SVRSevern Valley Railway in Summer 1987 and has also appeared as a gala guest.

A brief description of the 5600 Class is included in GWR 5600 class 6634. The class was not used on the Severn Valley Branch in service due to its 'Red' axle weight classification, although one was allowed to work a coal train to Alveley Colliery by mistake.

5619 in service

5619 was built at Swindon in March 1925 to lot number 228 at a cost of £3,988 including £906 for boiler. It was withdrawn from BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. shed in June 1964 with a total mileage of 778,263 and sold to Barry Scrapyard on 18 August. [1]

5619 in preservation

5619 left BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. in May 1973, the 40th locomotive to do so.[2]. It was purchased in 1973 by Telford Development Corporation and transported to Horsehay and is under the care of the Telford Horsehay Steam Trust. It steamed again in 1981 and has visited many preserved railways.

5619 on the SVRSevern Valley Railway

In 1987 SVRSevern Valley Railway locomotives 7819 Hinton Manor, 75069 and 46443 provided the motive power for BRBritish Rail or British Railways’s Cardigan Bay Express summer season. GWR 5700 Class 7760 and 5619 spent summer at the SVRSevern Valley Railway as cover for their absence, participating in the Summer Steam Gala before departing in August and September respectively.

5619 also appeared at the 2019 Spring Steam Gala.

See also

References

  1. Telford Steam Railway
  2. Railuk.info Barry Scrapyard Search Results

Links

GWR 5600 Class on Wikipedia
GWR 5600 Class on Great Western Archive