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Withdrawn for overhaul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