Steam Locomotives hired by the SVR
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The SVRSevern Valley Railway normally operates using a working fleet drawn from its own steam locomotives. From time to time it has been necessary to hire in locomotives from other railways on a short term basis to cover shortages arising from failures or delayed overhauls.
Locomotives which have spent a period on short term hire at the SVRSevern Valley Railway include:
[Incomplete list]
Original owner | Wheel Arrangement | Class or type | Number / Name | Period on hire | Notes |
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GWRGreat Western Railway | 4-6-0 | 4900 Hall | 4936 Kinlet Hall | Summer 2009 | From Tyseley Loco. Works |
GWRGreat Western Railway | 0-6-2T | 5600 class | 6695 | Winter 2010 - Spring 2011 | From Swanage Railway |
BRBritish Rail or British Railways | 2-10-0 | RiddlesRobert Arthur "Robin" Riddles, Member of the Railway Executive for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering responsible for the design of the British Rail Standard Class locomotives 9FThe 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. | 92212 | Summer 2011 | From Mid Hants Railway |
GWRGreat Western Railway | 4-6-0 | 4900 Hall | 4936 Kinlet Hall | Winter 2013 | From Tyseley Loco. Works |
BRBritish Rail or British Railways | 4-6-0 | RiddlesRobert Arthur "Robin" Riddles, Member of the Railway Executive for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering responsible for the design of the British Rail Standard Class locomotives 5MTThe 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. | 73129 | Summer 2014 | From Midland-Railway Centre Butterley. Caprotti valve gear. |
BRBritish Rail or British Railways | 2-10-0 | RiddlesRobert Arthur "Robin" Riddles, Member of the Railway Executive for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering responsible for the design of the British Rail Standard Class locomotives 9FThe 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. | 92214 | Winter 2014 | From Great Central Railway |