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GWR 5600 class 6634

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}}[[File:GWR 6634 20171108.jpg|thumb|300px|right|6634 awaiting collection in November 2017]]
6634 The GWR 5600 Class is a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotive designed by Collett 5600 Class and built between 1924 and 1928. They were based on the Rhymney Railway 1904 M class and 1909 R class locomotives. In 1923 the GWR absorbed a variety of locomotives from pre-Grouping Welsh railway companies, many of 0-6-2T configuration, and built two hundred locomotives of the 5600 class to replace part of that fleet. Numbered in the 5600 and 6600 series, most were built at Swindon, however 6650-6699 were built by Armstrong Whitworth in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The last of the class remained in service until the end of BR(WR) steam in 1965. Nine of the class have survived into preservation. ==6634 in service==6634 was built at Swindon in August 1928 to lot number 252, and withdrawn from Pontypool Road shed in April 1964.<ref>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&id=6634&type=S&loco=6634 BRDatabase]</ref> It was sent to [[Barry Scrapyard]] in August of that year. ==6634 in preservation==6634 left Barry in June 1981, the 131st locomotive and to do so.[http://www.railuk.info/steam/barry_search.php Railuk.info Barry Scrapyard Search Results]</ref> It is owned by [[The Waterman Railway Heritage Trust]]. The locomotive was resident on the SVR between 2009 and 2017 but was never steamed.
On 19 August 2009 the ‘rolling chassis’ arrived on the SVR for restoration from [[Barry Scrapyard | ex-Barry]] condition to be completed. SVR News announced that the SVR had reached an agreement with the owners to complete the overhaul of the ‘bottom end’ while Crewe completed the repair of the boiler. The SVR would then bring the locomotive into use with it being run on the SVR for ‘a period deemed fair by both parties’. The deal appeared favourable to the SVR as it would not involve the boiler shop or require space in the works on the jacks. Work was subsequently carried out by the SVR for a period after its arrival.
agreement with Peak Rail to base his [[The Waterman Railway Heritage Trust| Waterman Railway Heritage Trust]] assets at its Rowsley site”.<ref>Peak Rail Facebook 12 May 2015 [https://www.facebook.com/PeakRail/posts/807125802712140]</ref> Two of its locomotives were moved, but 6634 remained at the SVR.
The locomotive was transported by road from [[Bridgnorth]] to Peak Rail on 10 November 2017.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?p=54432#54432 SVRA Forum], accessed 10 November 2017-11-10</ref>
==See also==
==Links==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_5600_Class GWR 5600 Class on Wikipedia]<br>[http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_062.htm GWR 5600 Class on Great Western Archive]
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