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[[File:GWR Prairie Class 5100 No 5164 (8062220732).jpg|thumb|200px|right|5164 at Bridgnorth]]
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{{Infobox steam loco
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|image      = GWR Prairie Class 5100 No 5164 (8062220732).jpg
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|caption    = 5164 at Bridgnorth
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|construc  = GWR Swindon Works
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|wheels    = 2-6-2T
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|rating    = 4MT
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|status    = Out of Service
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|locono    = 5164
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|designed  = Charles Collett
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|locotype  = '''GWR 5101'''
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|built      = 1930
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|years1    = 1973
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|events1    = Arrived on SVR
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|years2    = 1979
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|events2    = Entered service on SVR
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|years3    = 2014
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|events3    = Withdrawn for overhaul
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|length    = 41ft
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|weight    = 78t 15cwt
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}}
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==5164 in service==
 
==5164 in service==
 
5164 is a GWR Collett 5101 class 2-6-2T 'Large Prairie'.  These medium-sized tank engines were used all over the GWR network for suburban and local passenger and local freight services.  British Railways rated the class 4MT.
 
5164 is a GWR Collett 5101 class 2-6-2T 'Large Prairie'.  These medium-sized tank engines were used all over the GWR network for suburban and local passenger and local freight services.  British Railways rated the class 4MT.
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==References==
 
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==Links==
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Revision as of 09:17, 27 June 2016

GWRGreat Western Railway Large PrairieLocomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration 5164
GWR Prairie Class 5100 No 5164 (8062220732).jpg
5164 at Bridgnorth
Built By GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon Works
Configuration 2-6-2T
BRBritish Rail or British Railways rating 4MTThe 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.
Status Out of Service
Loco Number 5164
History
Built 1930
Designed By Charles CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941
Type GWRGreat Western Railway 5101
1973 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway
1979 Entered service on SVRSevern Valley Railway
2014 Withdrawn for overhaul
Technical
Length 41ft
Weight 78t 15cwt

Steam Locomotives

5164 in service

5164 is a GWRGreat Western Railway CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 5101 class 2-6-2T 'Large PrairieLocomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration'. These medium-sized tank engines were used all over the GWRGreat Western Railway network for suburban and local passenger and local freight services. British Railways rated the class 4MTThe 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..

5164 was built at the GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon Works and entered service at Tyseley in November 1930.[1] Post-War the locomotive was still at Tyseley, moving to Wellington and Newton Abbot in the mid-1950s. BRBritish Rail or British Railways service ended at Pontypool Road in April 1963.[2]

5164 in preservation

5164 arrived from Barry Scrapyard on 6 January 1973. Restoration was completed in 1979 when the locomotive entered service for the first time.

5164 last saw service in January 2014. While awaiting its next overhaul, the locomotive has been lent to Barrow Hill Roundhouse, where it may be seen on display.

The locomotive is owned by the The 5164 Preservation Group.

See also

Steam Locomotives

References

  1. GWR Archive Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. BRDatabase Retrieved 28 January 2015.

Links

5101 class on Wikipedia