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==5164 in service==
 
==5164 in service==
5164 was built at the GWR Swindon Works and entered service at Tyseley in November 1930.<ref>[http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/262_5100det.htm GWR Archive] Retrieved 28 January 2015.</ref>  Post-War the locomotive was still at Tyseley, moving to Wellington and Newton Abbot in the mid-1950s. BR service ended at Pontypool Road in April 1963.<ref> [http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=S&id=103347&loco=5164 BRDatabase] Retrieved 28 January 2015.</ref>
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5164 was built at the GWR Swindon Works as part of Lot 259 at a cost of £4,220.<ref name="5164org">5164.org</ref> The locomotive entered service at Tyseley in November 1930.<ref>[http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/262_5100det.htm GWR Archive] Retrieved 28 January 2015.</ref>  It remained allocated to the Wolverhampton region until 1957, principally at Tyseley but also at Wolverhampton Stafford Road and Wellington.
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Post 1957, 5164 moved to Newton Abbot, working local trains and also acting as a banker on the Dainton and Rattery Banks.<ref name="5164org" />
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BR service ended at Pontypool Road in April 1963 after 811,367 miles in service.<ref> [http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=S&id=103347&loco=5164 BRDatabase] Retrieved 28 January 2015.</ref> A move to [[Barry Scrapyard]] followed in November 1963.
  
 
==5164 in preservation==
 
==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.
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5164 was chosen by the 5164 Fund as the best of the 10 large prairies at Barry, and purchased at a cost of £2,250.<ref name="5164org" />  The locomotive was officially the 30th to leave Barry,<ref>The Barry Story, Beckett & Hardingham, 2010</ref>, arriving on the SVR on 6 January 1973 in the company of [[GWR 4930 Hagley Hall]] and [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor]].   
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===First boiler ticket===
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Restoration was completed in October 1979 when the locomotive entered service for the first time. Mileage recorded during the first boiler ticket was as follows:<ref name ="SVR152" >SVR News 152 p.24-25</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
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! <b>Year</b> !! style="text-align:right;" | <b>Mileage</b>
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|-
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| 1979 || style="text-align:right;" | 510
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|-
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|1980 || style="text-align:right;" |1,765
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|-
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|1981 || style="text-align:right;" |4,451
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|-
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|1982 || style="text-align:right;" |4,379
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|-
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|1983 || style="text-align:right;" |3,291
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|-
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|1984 || style="text-align:right;" |2,215
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|-
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| <b>Total</b> || style="text-align:right;" | 16,611
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|}
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Service ended in July 1984,<ref>SVR News 75 p. 19.</ref> following which the locomotive appeared as a static exhibit at GWR 150.  A heavy overhaul was deemed necessary including boiler crown stays and side stays and a full mechanical repair.<ref>SVR News 76 p. 16.</ref>
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===Second boiler ticket===
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Following a lengthy period out of service, the overhaul was completed in time for 5164 to re-enter service in 2004.  Mileage recorded in the following years was as follows (X indicates not recorded in SVR News):<ref name ="SVR152">SVR News 185 p12</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
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! <b>Year</b> !! style="text-align:right;" | <b>Mileage</b>
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|-
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|B/fwd || style="text-align:right;" | 16,611
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|-
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| 2004 || style="text-align:right;" | 8,138
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|-
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| 2005 || style="text-align:right;" | X
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|-
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| 2006 || style="text-align:right;" | X
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|-
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| 2007 || style="text-align:right;" | X
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|-
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| 2008 || style="text-align:right;" | X
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|-
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| 2009 || style="text-align:right;" | X
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|-
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| 2010 || style="text-align:right;" | X
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|-
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| 2011 || style="text-align:right;" | X
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|-
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| 2012 || style="text-align:right;" | X
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|-
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| 2013 || style="text-align:right;" | 8,556
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|-
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| <b>Total</b> || style="text-align:right;" | 92,447
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|}
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5164 saw out a full “10 year ticket”, although by 2013 the locomotive was ‘sounding extremely tired and worn out at the front end’<ref>SVR News 183</ref> and with valves ‘playing a tune unbecoming of a steam engine’.<ref>SVR News 184</ref> Service ended in early January 2014. 
  
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.
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===Current status===
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5164 is now awaiting its next overhaul, in the meantime 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]].
 
The locomotive is owned by the [[The 5164 Preservation Group]].

Revision as of 14:28, 28 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 in 2005
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 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 in service

5164 was built at the GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon Works as part of Lot 259 at a cost of £4,220.[1] The locomotive entered service at Tyseley in November 1930.[2] It remained allocated to the Wolverhampton region until 1957, principally at Tyseley but also at Wolverhampton Stafford Road and Wellington.

Post 1957, 5164 moved to Newton Abbot, working local trains and also acting as a banker on the Dainton and Rattery Banks.[1]

BRBritish Rail or British Railways service ended at Pontypool Road in April 1963 after 811,367 miles in service.[3] A move to Barry Scrapyard followed in November 1963.

5164 in preservation

5164 was chosen by the 5164 Fund as the best of the 10 large prairies at BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation., and purchased at a cost of £2,250.[1] The locomotive was officially the 30th to leave BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation.,[4], arriving on the SVRSevern Valley Railway on 6 January 1973 in the company of GWR 4930 Hagley Hall and GWR 7819 Hinton Manor.

First boiler ticket

Restoration was completed in October 1979 when the locomotive entered service for the first time. Mileage recorded during the first boiler ticket was as follows:[5]

Year Mileage
1979 510
1980 1,765
1981 4,451
1982 4,379
1983 3,291
1984 2,215
Total 16,611

Service ended in July 1984,[6] following which the locomotive appeared as a static exhibit at GWRGreat Western Railway 150. A heavy overhaul was deemed necessary including boiler crown stays and side stays and a full mechanical repair.[7]

Second boiler ticket

Following a lengthy period out of service, the overhaul was completed in time for 5164 to re-enter service in 2004. Mileage recorded in the following years was as follows (X indicates not recorded in SVRSevern Valley Railway News):[5]

Year Mileage
B/fwd 16,611
2004 8,138
2005 X
2006 X
2007 X
2008 X
2009 X
2010 X
2011 X
2012 X
2013 8,556
Total 92,447

5164 saw out a full “10 year ticket”, although by 2013 the locomotive was ‘sounding extremely tired and worn out at the front end’[8] and with valves ‘playing a tune unbecoming of a steam engine’.[9] Service ended in early January 2014.

Current status

5164 is now awaiting its next overhaul, in the meantime 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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 5164.org
  2. GWR Archive Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. BRDatabase Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. The BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. Story, Beckett & Hardingham, 2010
  5. 5.0 5.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway News 152 p.24-25 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "SVR152" defined multiple times with different content
  6. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 75 p. 19.
  7. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 76 p. 16.
  8. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 183
  9. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 184

Links

5101 class on Wikipedia
Unofficial 5164 web site
Barrow Hill Roundhouse web site