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| + | *[http://www.4566.org.uk 4566.org.uk] The 4566 Preservation Group | ||
Revision as of 09:21, 14 May 2023
The 4566 Group owns GWR Small Prairie 4566 and GWR 'Fruit A' 134290.
History
Bob Sim and the late David Rouse considered 4566 to be the most suitable for preservation out of several examples of the type engine at Barry. They wanted to save it and in 1968 started the “45xx Appeal” fund which became the 4566 Group.[1][2] The locomotive arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway in August 1970 along with Fruit A 134290 which was recovered while awaiting scrapping at BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation..[3]
During restoration of the locomotive in the early 1970s, the 4566 Group was closely associated with The 5164 Preservation Group who were restoring Large Prairie 5164, the two groups sharing the same Birmingham Area Fund Raising Officer[4] and organising joint fund raising initiatives under the umbrella of the "4566/5164 Group".[5]
Social Media
For many years the 4566 Group did not have a website or presence on social media.
In 2023 a group of supporters, many of whom are also associated with the Friends of 4930 Hagley Hall, formed a new charity to raise funds to overhaul 4566. A launch at the Spring Steam Gala raised £500. The group have also set up a new website.[6][note 1].
See also
Notes
- ↑ As of May 2023[update] the new website is in development and details of the charity referred to in the source article have not been published.
References
- ↑ 'Happy birthday dear 4566', rail.co.uk, 19 June 2015 (Retrieved 3 January 2019)
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 15
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 24
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 27, 28
- ↑ Trackside magazine Issue 23, June 2023, p.7.
Links
- 4566.org.uk The 4566 Preservation Group
