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[[File: Kitson_5474_20100621{{Infobox steam loco|image = Kitson 5474 Carnarvon shunts Bridgnorth.jpg |thumbcaption = Carnarvon shunts at Bridgnorth in 1969|300pxconstruc = Kitson & Co|rightwheels = 0-6-0| Kitson locono = Works No 5474 |othernos = 47|designed = Manning, Wardle & Co|locotype = |built = 1934|years1 = 1969|events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = 1970|events2 = Left the SVR for Hereford|years3 = 1993|events3 = Moved to the South Devon Railway|length = 29ft 0"|weight = 31t|power = 18,200 lb approximate|pressure = 160 lb/sq in June 2010]]}}'''Kitson & Co 5474 0-6-0ST 'Carnarvon' ''', Works No. 5474 of 1934 was briefly resident on the SVR between . It arrived in 1969 and was used on engineers' trains, but left in 1970following a dispute between the SVR and the owning group.

=='Carnarvon' in service==The locomotive was built by Kitson & Co of Leeds in 1934 for Stewarts and Lloyds, who numbered her No. 47. Her working life The locomotive was spent at Corby, hauling iron ore from local quarries built to the iron works. Following withdrawal in 1969 she was purchased a Manning Wardle design which Kitson acquired when Manning Wardle closed in working order by 1926: the Worcester Locomotive Society design dates from around 1917 when Manning Wardle built six locomotives for Stewarts and moved Lloyds to work at the SVR, where she spent the winter of 1969quarry at Corby.<ref>[https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/kitson-works-no-5474-47-carnarvon-0-6-70 on engineers’ trains0st/ Preserved British Steam Locomotives]</ref> The locomotive has 4ft 0in diameter wheels and two 16in inside cylinders.

In 1970At Stewarts and Lloyds, the locomotive became No. 47. A number of their locomotives carried the (anglicised) names of Welsh towns in tribute to the Welsh wife of the owner of the company, with No. 47 receiving the name 'Carnarvon' (without the "e"). 47's working life was moved to the Bulmers Railway Centre spent at Hereford. When the Centre closedCorby, she found a new home in 1993 at hauling iron ore from local quarries to the South Devon Railwayiron works.

==Sources'Carnarvon' in preservation==In 1969, Stewarts and Lloyds acquired 23 Paxman Type-1 diesels from Hull Dairycoats shed.<ref group="note">The replacement locomotives were the BR Class 14, represented on the SVR by [[BR Class 14 D9551|D9551]], which moved from BR to the NCB.</ref> This enabled the company to eliminate steam almost overnight from their extensive railway system. Many of the steam locomotives were still in good condition and rather than sending them for scrap, Stewarts and Lloyds agreed to offer them first to preservation societies through the ARPS. The [[Worcester Locomotive Society]]'s primary goal was the acquisition of [[GWR Pannier 5786]]. However four Kitson-built inside cylinder 0-6-0 saddle tanks including 'Carnarvon' were offered for as little as £330 each and were thought to be 'well worthwhile', being a relatively uncommon type.<ref group="note">The contemporary report in SVR News referred to four of these locomotives. No. 44 'Conway' and No. 45 'Colwyn' are preserved at the Middleton Railway and the Northampton & Lamport Railway respectively. The fate of the fourth example is not recorded.</ref> The low price meant that one could be bought without jeopardising the Society's 'Pannier Tank Fund'. After a thorough examination, No 47 was purchased by the Society on 1 August 1969 in excellent working order with plenty of spare parts.<ref>SVR News 14</ref>  <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">File:Kitson 5474 Carnvarvon Bridgnorth Lorry.jpg|Carnarvon arrives at Bridgnorth by lorry in 1969File:Kitson 5474 Carnarvon Bridgnorth 1970.jpg|At Bridgnorth in 1970</gallery> After acquisition, both locomotives were moved to the SVR where No 47 spent the winter of 1969-70 on engineers' trains. It also [[Christmas services#Early_years|carried Santa in 1969]].<ref>[http://www.southdevonrailwayassociation.org/Caernarfon.html South Devon Railway website]</ref> The SVR was still preparing to open to the public at that time; all engineers trains were steam-hauled as the first diesel locomotives had yet to arrive. However in summer 1970, the SVR's solicitor [[Richard Dunn]] announced that the SVR and the Society had failed to agree the terms on which the two locomotives would remain on the SVR. The dispute centred around the requirement that only paid up members of the Severn Valley Railway Company could work on or operate locomotives on the railway as required by the SVR's insurers and the Inspecting Officer of Railways.<ref>SVR News 17</ref>  The Society initially moved their locomotives to the Bulmer's Railway Centre at Hereford. During the oil crisis in 1973, 'Carnarvon' was reportedly used to shunt wagons of cider apples for Bulmer's (a producer of cider), in place of the usual diesel shunters<ref>Comments on [https://www.flickr.com/photos/60790501@N04/5696777089 Flickr photo] of Carnarvon at Hereford</ref>.  <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">File:Kitson 5474 Carnarvon Bulmers.jpg|Carnarvon at the Bulmer's Heritage Centre in Hereford, 1970</gallery> When the Bulmer's Centre eventually closed, No 47 found a new home in 1993 at the South Devon Railway. There it was initially used to give footplate and brake van rides until that practice was ended as the locomotive was not vacuum fitted. After that time, it was used on Members Only days and occasional goods trains.<ref>South Devon Railway</ref> The photograph below shows 'Carnarvon' on static display at Totnes in 2010. <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">Kitson_5474_20100621.jpg | Kitson 5474 in June 2010</gallery> ==See also==*[[Former Residents]] ==Notes==<references group="note"/> ==References==<references />

*[httphttps://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/kitson-works-no-5474-47-carnarvon-0-6-0st/ Preserved British Steam Locomotives]*[https://www.southdevonrailwaygracesguide.co.uk/locomotivesStewarts_and_Lloyds Stewarts and Lloyds, Grace's Guide to British Industrial History]*[http://www.southdevonrailwayassociation.org/Carnarvon 'Carnarvon' on the SDR web siteCaernarfon.html South Devon Railway]

==See also=={{FormerSteamNavbox}}[[Former ResidentsCategory:Featured articles]]<br>