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[[<!--IMAGE FILE--> File:Victoria Bridge Illustrated London News 18597812_20170422.jpg |thumb|centre|300px|link=<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> Construction of the Severn Valley Railway GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor | Construction of the Severn Valley Railway began in August 1858 7812 Erlestoke Manor is a GWR Collett 7800 Manor class 4-6-0 mixed traffic locomotive. It has recently returned from overhaul and was completed after appearing in time for the railway forthcoming Spring Steam Gala, it will spend the summer on hire to open on 1 February 1862. Chief Engineer Sir John Fowler oversaw the construction West Somerset Railway as part of a mutual agreement between the railway, with Henry Orlando Bridgeman responsible for day to day matters as Resident Engineer. The contractors Peto, Brassey SVR and Betts employed a workforce of some 900 navvies to build the railwayErlestoke Manor Fund.[[<!--PAGE TO LINK TO--> Construction of the Severn Valley Railway GWR 7812 Erlestoke Manor | (Full article...)]]]]
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