Template:Infobox steam loco
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 2857 climbing Eardington Bank | |
| Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon Works |
| Configuration | 2-8-0 |
| BRBritish Rail or British Railways rating | 8FThe 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 | In Service |
| Loco Number | 2857 |
| History | |
| Built | 1918 |
| Designed By | George Jackson ChurchwardGeorge Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922 |
| Type | GWRGreat Western Railway 28xx |
| 1974 | Purchased by 2857 Society |
| 1975 | Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| 1979 | First steamed in preservation |
| 1985 | Entered regular service on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| 1994 | Withdrawn for overhaul |
| 2011 | Reentered service |
| Technical | |
| Length | 63ft 2¼" |
| Weight | 75t 10cwt |
