GWR 7800 Class 7821 Ditcheat Manor
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7800 Class
No. 7821 Ditcheat Manor is a preserved British steam locomotive.
The second of the last batch of 10 engines of her thirty-strong class, she was actually built by British Railways in 1950. Like most of her class of lightweight 4-6-0
s, she was allocated to lines in Mid Wales
, but was also based Oxley
and Newton Abbott. 7821 was withdrawn in November 1965 and was sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales
.
Rescued from Barry in 1980 and was sent to the embryonic Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
, before moving to the Llangollen Railway
and then Swindon
, restoration being completed in 1998, when it first steamed at the West Somerset Railway
. Since then the loco has mostly worked on the Great Central Railway
in Leicestershire
but in late 2005 moved to the Cambrian Railways Trust
after its owner had a falling-out with GCR management. 7821 moved again in 2005 to the Churnet Valley Railway
where she spent its last months of its boiler ticket in traffic, after being sold by it former owner in 2007 to the West Somerset Railway Association, 7821 moved again this time to the West Somerset Railway
. During 2010 the locomotive was storage at Williton Shed and then at Bishops Lydeard Station whilst funding is raised for its overhaul. It was on display at the Steam Fayre at Norton Fitzwarren in August 2010.
On 14 November 2010 the loco was moved by road to STEAM Swindon for static display for up to five years.
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
7800 Class
GWR 7800 Class
The Great Western Railway 7800 Class or Manor Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive. They were designed as a lighter version of the GWR Grange Class, giving them a wider Route Availability. Like the 'Granges', the 'Manors' used parts from the GWR 4300 Class Moguls but just on the first batch...
No. 7821 Ditcheat Manor is a preserved British steam locomotive.
The second of the last batch of 10 engines of her thirty-strong class, she was actually built by British Railways in 1950. Like most of her class of lightweight 4-6-0
4-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular...
s, she was allocated to lines in Mid Wales
Mid Wales
Mid Wales is the name given to the central region of Wales. The Mid Wales Regional Committee of the National Assembly for Wales covered the counties of Ceredigion and Powys and the area of Gwynedd that had previously been the district of Meirionydd. A similar definition is used by the BBC...
, but was also based Oxley
Oxley, Wolverhampton
Oxley is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, and a ward of Wolverhampton City Council. Its area code is WV10. It is situated in the north of the city, bordering South Staffordshire and the Bushbury North, Bushbury South and Low Hill, St Peter's and Tettenhall Regis wards...
and Newton Abbott. 7821 was withdrawn in November 1965 and was sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
.
Rescued from Barry in 1980 and was sent to the embryonic Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is a volunteer-run heritage railway on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire/Warwickshire Borders that has reopened the closed railway line between Laverton Halt and Cheltenham Racecourse railway stations in Gloucestershire/Worcestershire., it currently...
, before moving to the Llangollen Railway
Llangollen Railway
The Llangollen Railway is a volunteer-run preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which operates between Llangollen and Carrog; at long, it is the longest preserved standard gauge line in Wales and operates daily in Summer as well as weekends throughout the Winter months using a wide variety of...
and then Swindon
Swindon
Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
, restoration being completed in 1998, when it first steamed at the West Somerset Railway
West Somerset Railway
The West Somerset Railway is a railway line that originally linked and in Somerset, England.It opened in 1862 and was extended from Watchet to by the Minehead Railway in 1874. Although just a single track, improvements were needed in the first half of the twentieth century to accommodate the...
. Since then the loco has mostly worked on the Great Central Railway
Great Central Railway (preserved)
The Great Central Railway is a heritage railway split into two adjacent sections, one in Leicestershire and the other Nottinghamshire.The Leicestershire section is currently Britain's only double track mainline heritage railway, with of working double track, period signalling, locomotives and...
in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
but in late 2005 moved to the Cambrian Railways Trust
Cambrian Railways Trust
The Cambrian Railways Trust is based in Suite 1 of the Old Station Building in Oswestry, Shropshire, England.Oswestry was the headquarters of the former Cambrian Railways, previous to the 1922 regrouping of UK railways to form part of The Great Western Railway , one of the "Big Four" railway...
after its owner had a falling-out with GCR management. 7821 moved again in 2005 to the Churnet Valley Railway
Churnet Valley Railway
The Churnet Valley Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway to the east of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. The CVR has two main operational headquarters - Cheddleton station, where the motive power department is based and where the first trains ran, and Kingsley and Froghall station, where...
where she spent its last months of its boiler ticket in traffic, after being sold by it former owner in 2007 to the West Somerset Railway Association, 7821 moved again this time to the West Somerset Railway
West Somerset Railway
The West Somerset Railway is a railway line that originally linked and in Somerset, England.It opened in 1862 and was extended from Watchet to by the Minehead Railway in 1874. Although just a single track, improvements were needed in the first half of the twentieth century to accommodate the...
. During 2010 the locomotive was storage at Williton Shed and then at Bishops Lydeard Station whilst funding is raised for its overhaul. It was on display at the Steam Fayre at Norton Fitzwarren in August 2010.
On 14 November 2010 the loco was moved by road to STEAM Swindon for static display for up to five years.
Allocations
| First shed Nov 1950 | March 1959 | May 1965 | Last Shed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswestry Oswestry Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483, and A495 roads.... |
Tyseley Tyseley Tyseley is a district in the southern half of the city of Birmingham, England, near the Coventry Road and the districts of Small Heath and Yardley... |
Wolverhampton Oxley | Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council... |
External links
- http://www.wsra.org.uk/
- http://www.wsr.org.uk/
- http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/locos/e7821.htm
- Preserved locomotive database