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7325 (formerly numbered 9303) is a GWR 4300 Class 2-6-0 (mogul) steam locomotive.
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==7325 in service==
 
==7325 in service==
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7325 (formerly 9303) is a GWR 4300 Class 2-6-0 (mogul) steam locomotive. The 4300 class was a Churchward design first introduced in 1911, but this particular locomotive is one of a batch built in 1932 which incorporated design changes by Churchward’s successor, Charles Collett.  These changes included the introduction of side window cabs, outside steam pipes, a screw reverse, and a weight attached to the buffer beam to place more weight on the leading pony wheels and reduce wear on the leading driving wheels.  As a result of these modifications, this locomotive is often referred to on the SVR as the “Collett Mogul”.
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The 4300 class was a Churchward design first introduced in 1911, but this particular locomotive is one of a batch built in 1932 which incorporated design changes by Churchward’s successor, Charles Collett.  These changes included the introduction of side window cabs, outside steam pipes, a screw reverse, and a weight attached to the buffer beam to place more weight on the leading pony wheels and reduce wear on the leading driving wheels.  As a result of these modifications, this locomotive is often referred to on the SVR as the “Collett Mogul”.
 
   
 
   
 
The locomotive first entered service in February 1932 as GWR number 9303, and began life allocated to Penzance. Between 1947 and 1950 the locomotive was allocated to Reading.<ref>[http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/260_9300det.htm GWR Archive] Retrieved 28 January 2015.</ref>  
 
The locomotive first entered service in February 1932 as GWR number 9303, and began life allocated to Penzance. Between 1947 and 1950 the locomotive was allocated to Reading.<ref>[http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/260_9300det.htm GWR Archive] Retrieved 28 January 2015.</ref>  
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==7325 in preservation==
 
==7325 in preservation==
 
The locomotive arrived from [[Barry Scrapyard]] on 13 August 1975.  Although the owning group [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. |The Great Western (SVR) Association]] customarily refer to the locomotive by its earlier number 9303, the locomotive first entered service in <tba> as no 7325.
 
The locomotive arrived from [[Barry Scrapyard]] on 13 August 1975.  Although the owning group [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. |The Great Western (SVR) Association]] customarily refer to the locomotive by its earlier number 9303, the locomotive first entered service in <tba> as no 7325.
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Between 1995 and 1998, 7325 made the following appearances on the main line:
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!Date!!Tour name !! Route !! Notes !! Web !!SVR News
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|19 May 1995|| || Kidderminster-Newport-Gloucester-Worcester || D/H with 7802 from Gloucester. L/E from Worcester due to hot box on tender. ||  ||115-44
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|04 Nov 1995|| || Stourbridge - Bristol - Swansea || Possible duplicate of 11 November<ref>Shown as 4 November in Siviter (2008)</ref> ||  ||
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|11 Nov 1995|| || Stourbridge - Bristol - Swansea || D/H with 70000 Britannia from Bristol ||  ||117-2
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|18 May 1996||Steam on the Met ||  || London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/960518lu.htm SBJ] ||
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|19 May 1996||Steam on the Met ||  || London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/960519lu.htm SBJ] ||
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|25 May 1996||Steam on the Met ||  || London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/960525lu.htm SBJ] ||119-58
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|26 May 1996||Steam on the Met ||  || London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/960526lu.htm SBJ] ||
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|27 May 1996||Steam on the Met ||  || London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/960527lu.htm SBJ] ||
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|11 Jan 1997||Taffy Apple || Worcester-Hereford-Swansea-Gloucester-Worcester || D/H with 42968 ||  ||122-4
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|25 Oct 1997||Meldon Meanderer || Bristol - Exeter - Meldon Quarry || D/H with 42968 ||  ||125-70
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|08 Nov 1997||Pilgrims Progres || Exeter - Plymouth - Bristol || D/H with 42968 ||  ||125-70
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|15 Nov 1997||Hardy Flyer ||  Bristol Temple Meads - Yeovil Pen Mill - Bristol || D/H with 42968 ||  ||126-48
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|22 Nov 1997||Lickey Incliner || Bristol-Bromsgrove-Stourbridge-Gloucester || D/H with 42968, first preserved steam on the Lickey Incline ||  ||126-2
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|31 Jan 1998||Inclined Salopian || Gloucester - Lickey Incline - Bescot || D/H with 42968 ||  ||126-49
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|21 Mar 1998||Chester Chuffer || Bescot-Chester + return ||  || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/980321pr.htm SBJ] ||
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|colspan="6"|<small>For further information on sources and references, see [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR-based locomotives which hauled revenue-earning services on the main line | The Severn Valley Railway on the main line]]</small>
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7325 last saw service in August 2000 and is presently on display in [[The Engine House]], still numbered 7325.  The Association's web site states “''The plan is to replace the missing weight at the next overhaul so that it can once again run as 9303, a true Great Western engine.''”
 
7325 last saw service in August 2000 and is presently on display in [[The Engine House]], still numbered 7325.  The Association's web site states “''The plan is to replace the missing weight at the next overhaul so that it can once again run as 9303, a true Great Western engine.''”

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7325 in The Engine House (Wikimedia Commons)

7325 (formerly numbered 9303) is a GWRGreat Western Railway 4300 Class 2-6-0 (mogul) steam locomotive.

7325 in service

The 4300 class was a ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922 design first introduced in 1911, but this particular locomotive is one of a batch built in 1932 which incorporated design changes by ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922’s successor, Charles CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941. These changes included the introduction of side window cabs, outside steam pipes, a screw reverse, and a weight attached to the buffer beam to place more weight on the leading pony wheels and reduce wear on the leading driving wheels. As a result of these modifications, this locomotive is often referred to on the SVRSevern Valley Railway as the “CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 MogulLocomotive with a 2-6-0 wheel configuration”.

The locomotive first entered service in February 1932 as GWRGreat Western Railway number 9303, and began life allocated to Penzance. Between 1947 and 1950 the locomotive was allocated to Reading.[1]

In 1953, 9303 moved to Tyseley, followed by Banbury two years later. In 1958 No 9303 was renumbered by BRBritish Rail or British Railways as 7325, who also modified the locomotive to remove the additional buffer beam weight in order to increase its route availability. After further allocations to Ebbw Junction (Newport) and Severn Tunnel Junction, 7325 was withdrawn from service at Pontypool Road in July 1963.[2]

7325 in preservation

The locomotive arrived from Barry Scrapyard on 13 August 1975. Although the owning group The Great Western (SVR) Association customarily refer to the locomotive by its earlier number 9303, the locomotive first entered service in <tba> as no 7325.

Between 1995 and 1998, 7325 made the following appearances on the main line:

Date Tour name Route Notes Web SVRSevern Valley Railway News
19 May 1995 Kidderminster-Newport-Gloucester-Worcester D/H with 7802 from Gloucester. L/E from Worcester due to hot box on tender. 115-44
04 Nov 1995 Stourbridge - Bristol - Swansea Possible duplicate of 11 November[3]
11 Nov 1995 Stourbridge - Bristol - Swansea D/H with 70000 Britannia from Bristol 117-2
18 May 1996 Steam on the Met London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) SBJ
19 May 1996 Steam on the Met London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) SBJ
25 May 1996 Steam on the Met London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) SBJ 119-58
26 May 1996 Steam on the Met London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) SBJ
27 May 1996 Steam on the Met London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) SBJ
11 Jan 1997 Taffy Apple Worcester-Hereford-Swansea-Gloucester-Worcester D/H with 42968 122-4
25 Oct 1997 Meldon Meanderer Bristol - Exeter - Meldon Quarry D/H with 42968 125-70
08 Nov 1997 Pilgrims Progres Exeter - Plymouth - Bristol D/H with 42968 125-70
15 Nov 1997 Hardy Flyer Bristol Temple Meads - Yeovil Pen Mill - Bristol D/H with 42968 126-48
22 Nov 1997 Lickey Incliner Bristol-Bromsgrove-Stourbridge-Gloucester D/H with 42968, first preserved steam on the Lickey Incline 126-2
31 Jan 1998 Inclined Salopian Gloucester - Lickey Incline - Bescot D/H with 42968 126-49
21 Mar 1998 Chester Chuffer Bescot-Chester + return SBJ
For further information on sources and references, see The Severn Valley Railway on the main line


7325 last saw service in August 2000 and is presently on display in The Engine House, still numbered 7325. The Association's web site states “The plan is to replace the missing weight at the next overhaul so that it can once again run as 9303, a true Great Western engine.”

See also

Steam Locomotives

References

  1. ↑ GWR Archive Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. ↑ BRDatabase Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Shown as 4 November in Siviter (2008)

Links

Great Western (SVR) Assoc. 9303 page

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