GWR 7800 Class 7827 Lydham Manor: Difference between revisions
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Built December 1950. First shed allocation Chester. March 1959 shed allocation Oswestry. Conducted improved draughting tests, February 1954. May 1965 and last shed allocation Shrewsbury. Withdrawn October 1965. Acquired by Woodham's, Barry May 1966. Sold to Dart Valley Railway and left as the 5th departure from Barry June 1970. Restored 1973. |
Built December 1950. First shed allocation Chester. March 1959 shed allocation Oswestry. Conducted improved draughting tests, February 1954. May 1965 and last shed allocation Shrewsbury. Withdrawn October 1965. Acquired by Woodham's, Barry May 1966. Sold to Dart Valley Railway and left as the 5th departure from Barry June 1970. Restored 1973. |
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She carried the Great Western Livery which she would never have carried in her mainline life, as she was built 2 years after the end of the GWR. In 2011 she was re-introduced at the Churston Heritage Festival carrying British Rail all-black livery and bearing the temporary nameplates "Torquay Manor" for the festival. Her current boiler certificate expires in 2015. |
She carried the Great Western Livery which she would never have carried in her mainline life, as she was built 2 years after the end of the GWR. In 2011 she was re-introduced at the Churston Heritage Festival carrying British Rail all-black livery and bearing the temporary nameplates "Torquay Manor" for the festival. Her current boiler certificate expires in 2015. |
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7827 has visited other heritage railways and centres in recent years. Listed below: |
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- [[Didcot_Railway_Centre|Didcot Railway Centre ]] in 2010 for the GWR 175 event. |
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- [[South_Devon_Railway_(heritage_railway)|South Devon Railway]] in 2013 for their Mixed Traction weekend. |
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- [[West_Somerset_Railway|West Somerset Railway ]] in 2013 for their Autumn Gala. |
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==Allocations== |
==Allocations== |
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Great Western Railway 7800 Class No. 7827 Lydham Manor is a preserved British steam locomotive. She is currently owned and based on the Dartmouth Steam Railway.
Built December 1950. First shed allocation Chester. March 1959 shed allocation Oswestry. Conducted improved draughting tests, February 1954. May 1965 and last shed allocation Shrewsbury. Withdrawn October 1965. Acquired by Woodham's, Barry May 1966. Sold to Dart Valley Railway and left as the 5th departure from Barry June 1970. Restored 1973.
She carried the Great Western Livery which she would never have carried in her mainline life, as she was built 2 years after the end of the GWR. In 2011 she was re-introduced at the Churston Heritage Festival carrying British Rail all-black livery and bearing the temporary nameplates "Torquay Manor" for the festival. Her current boiler certificate expires in 2015.
Allocations
| First shed December 1950 | March 1959 | May 1965 | Last Shed |
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| Chester | Oswestry | Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury |
