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→7802 Bradley Manor in preservation: latest loco status
7802 Bradley Manor was withdrawn from service again at the end of the 2010 season, having accumulated over 110,000 miles in preservation, including [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line | working on the main line]]. Another overhaul was undertaken, with the chassis being overhauled at Tyseley Loco Works and the boiler overhauled in the [[Bridgnorth Loco Works | SVR Bridgnorth Boilershop]]. This overhaul was completed in November 2015, the return to service coinciding with the 'Manor 50' weekend celebrating the end of steam on the Cambrian network.
In 2019 an agreement was reached to send 7802 to the West Somerset Railway between May and October with [[GWR 6960 Raveningham Hall]] coming to the SVR for a similar period.<ref>NBI 21 May 2019</ref> Whilst working on the WSR on 7 July the right-hand piston rod broke due to fatigue caused by a long-standing defect in the metal: the piston and rod were forced forward out of the cylinder block, damaging the front cylinder cover, securing studs and the cylinder casting beyond repair. The locomotive and tender were moved to Tyseley Locomotive Works on 30 July for assessment.<ref>[https://www.erlestokemanorfund.co.uk/july-2019-update/ EMF July 2019 update] (retrieved 6 August 2019)</ref> {{As of|2020|1}} the EMF has placed an order for pattern making and casting of new replacement cylinders with delivery of the castings expected in late February. The Fund is also considering having 7802 re-certified for a replacement cylinder block has been ordered<ref>Email to shareholdersfull ten year ticket, 12 January 2020</ref> potentially involving additional boiler work and repairs a new set of tubes. They are under way, with hopeful for a return to service before the hope end of the locomotive returning to traffic in late 2020.season<ref name=EMFJan20>[https://www.erlestokemanorfund.co.uk/two-for-2020-appeal/ EMF Erlesetoke Manor Fund Newsletter 73, January 2020 update] (retrieved 11 January 2020)</ref>.
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