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[[File:{{Infobox GWR Class 5700 No steam loco|image = 7714_20170326.jpg|caption = 7714 near Bewdley Tunnel (8062211853March 2017)|construc = Kerr Stuart & Co.jpg, Stoke|wheels = 0-6-0PT|rating = GWR: C, BR(W): 4F|axleload = GWR: Blue (Yellow from 1950)|status = In Service|locono = 7714|designed = Charles Collett|locotype = '''GWR 5700'''|built = 1930|years1 = 1973|events1 = Arrived on the SVR|years2 = 2009|events2 = Withdrawn for overhaul|years3 = 2016|events3 = Return to service|thumblength = 31ft 2"|200pxweight = 47t 10cwt|rightpower = 22,515 lb|pressure = 200 lb/sq in}}7714 is a GWR Collett 5700 class 0-6-0PT ‘pannier tank’, one of two examples on the SVR (the other being [[GWR Pannier 5764 | 5764]]). The 5700 class was the most numerous class of engine designed and built by the Great Western Railway; more than 860 were built between 1929 and 1950. Pannier tanks could be found at Bewdley]work all over the former GWR system and although designed primarily for shunting duties, they were regularly used on local freight and passenger workings. British Railways Western Region 'BR(W)' rated the class as 4F,<ref>[http://www.michaelclemensrailways.co.uk/?atk=559 Midlands Division (Ex WR) & Gloucester District - Locomotive Route Availability (Branch Lines)- June 1963]Retrieved 7 January 2017</ref> although elsewhere the class was rated 3F.<ref>Classic British Steam Locomotives (ISBN 1-86147-138-6), Wikipedia etc</ref>  

7714 is a GWR Collett 5700 class 0The batch from 7700-6-0PT ‘pannier tank’7724 were built in 1930 by Kerr Stuart & Co. of Stoke with vacuum brakes and steam heating, one of two examples and fitted with riveted tanks and polished brass safety valve covers. The visible rivets on the SVR (the other being [[GWR Pannier 5764 | 5764]])water tanks are a sign of its non-Swindon origin. This 7714 was the largest class works no 4449 of engine designed 1930 and built by entered service at Tyseley the Great Western Railway; more than 860 were built between 1929 and 1950 (so many were built that they quickly exceeded the original numbering range of 5700-5799)same year. ATC was added a few years after delivery. Pannier tanks could be found It worked at work all over various sheds until withdrawn by BR in January 1959, having run an estimated 520,259 miles in service.<ref name =StockBook">SVR Stock Book 9th edition</ref> 7714 was sold to the former GWR system and although designed primarily National Coal Board for shunting dutiesuse at their Penallta Colliery near Rhymney in South Wales, they were regularly moving the following July. Initially used daily, the long wheelbase proved unsuitable for the tight curves in the track there so it mostly acted as a spare engine.<ref name =StockBook" /> ==7714 in preservation==7714 came to the SVR on local freight and passenger workings29 March 1973 following a successful bid by the [[Severn Valley Railway Association | SVRA]] Kidderminster Branch's [[SVR Pannier Tank Fund|Pannier Tank Fund]] which had already acquired 5764 (L95) two years earlier. The class was rated 4F by British Railways<gallery mode=packed heights=150px style="text-align:left">File:S3609_7714_David_Cooke.jpg | 7714 after arrival from Penallta Colliery in 1973 (David Cooke)</gallery>

7714 As with other ex-NCB locomotives it was built in a very worn condition. After the boiler was lifted from the frames at Bridgnorth, both were transported to Bewdley. A lengthy restoration then followed, although little work took place until late 1977 while the Fund concentrated its efforts on paying off loans.<ref>SVR News 46, ''The Saga of the Pannier Tanks'', John Hill</ref> In 1979 an [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] was held to raise funds for the restoration.<ref>SVR News 52</ref> In spring 1985 another [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] was held to raise funds for contract work on the GWR by Kerr Stuart & Comotion and the boiler. A total of Stokearound £5, Works No 4449 of 1930600 nett was raised in this raffle. It entered service at Tyseley the same year<ref>SVR News 75, and worked until withdrawn 77</ref> In Spring 1989 “The Final Frontier” [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries| raffle organised by BR in 1959the SVRA Kidderminster Branch]] was held to raise money for the boiler, having run an estimated 520realising just over £6,259 miles in service000 after expenses.<ref>SVR News 91, 93</ref>

7714 The locomotive was sold to the National Coal Board for use at their Penallta Colliery near Rhymney first steamed in South Wales. Initially 1992 and then regularly used daily, on winter services; it also saw service at the long wheelbase proved unsuitable for South Devon Railway in 1995 and the tight curves East Somerset Railway in the track there so it mostly acted as a spare engine1996.<ref name =StockBook" />

==7714 in preservation==7714 came to In mid-1999 the locomotive was repainted into GWR green livery. Shortly afterwards it suffered an issue with the driving stub-axle working loose. This was sent away for repair at the SVR in 1973 following a British Steel workshops near Redcar. The repair was successful bid with the axle reinstalled by the SVRA – Kidderminster Branchwinter. A lengthy restoration followed; Around this time the locomotive was not first steamed until 1992boiler also received an overhaul at Crewe Heritage Centre, with a return to service in summer 2000.<ref>SVR News 130-133</ref> <gallery mode=packed heights=150px style="text-align:left">File:GWR_Class_5700_No_7714_(8062211853).jpg| 7714 at Bewdley (Aug 2008)</gallery>

In Spring 2006 an [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] was held to help raise funds for a new crank axle, further movement of the crank since the earlier repair having led to restrictions in train loadings. The raffle raised around £12,000 net of costs etc.<ref>SVR News 153, 155</ref> After working in each of the years 1992 to 2009, 7714 last saw was withdrawn from service in August 2009with a boiler issue. <ref>SVR News 167</ref> Following The locomotive then spent a period on display in [[The Engine House]], an before being moved to Bridgnorth in April 2012 for overhaul .<ref>SVR News 179</ref> It is now under way thought the damage to the right hand half of the cylinder casting occurred during its NCB ownership. In 2014 a second [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] 'The Prized Pannier' raised around £20,000 gross towards the overhaul costs.<ref>SVR News 189</ref> The riveting of the boiler barrel had been completed by January 2016, with the boiler passing its out of frames steam test in August 2016.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=508&start=150 SVR Forum]</ref> The locomotive was painted in BR black at Bridgnorthduring October 2016,<ref>[http://www.svrlive.com/copy-of-news-140916-1-813-repaint SVR Live 'Ex-GWR 0-6-0PT No. 7714']</ref> with the overhaul being completed in November 2016.<ref Name = "MtL">SVR Meet the Locomotives page</ref>

During 2019, 7714 recorded 9,254 miles, the highest mileage of any of the fleet in the year. At the end of that year, 7714 had recorded a total of 85,063 miles in preservation on the SVR. The reported total may include mileage on hire to other railways.<ref>SVR News 210, SVR-based Steam Locomotive Mileage 2017-2019, Duncan Ballard</ref> The locomotive is now owned by the [[SVR Pannier Tank Fund]] , who also own [[GWR Pannier 5764]].

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