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{{Infobox black steam loco
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|image      = 75069_20190514.jpg
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|caption    = BR Standard 4MT 75069
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|construc  = BR Swindon Works
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|wheels    = 4-6-0
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|rating    = 4MT
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|status    = In service
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|locono    = 75069
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|designed  = Robert Riddles
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|locotype  = '''BR Standard 4MT'''
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|built      = 1955
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|years1    = 1973
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|events1    = Arrived on SVR
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|years2    = 1984
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|events2    = First steamed in preservation
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|years3    = 1994
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|events3    = Withdrawn for overhaul
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|years4    = 2018
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|events4    = Return to service
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|length    = 60ft 0"
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|weight    = 67t 18cwt
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|power      = 25,515 lb
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|pressure  = 225 lb/sq in
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}}[[File:Standard class 4MT 75069 at Hastings, Ashford 150.jpg|thumb|300px|right|75069 at Hastings circa 1992]]
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'''75069''' is a BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 locomotive designed by R.A. Riddles.  The Standard 4MT was designed for mixed traffic use on secondary routes where the BR Standard Class 5 and its predecessor, the ‘Black Five’, would be too heavy.
 
==75069 in service==
 
==75069 in service==
75069 is a BR Standard 4MT 4-6-0 locomotive designed by R.A. Riddles.  The Standard 4MT was designed for mixed traffic use on secondary routes where the BR Standard Class 5 and its predecessor, the ‘Black Five’, would be too heavy. However 75069 was one of the final batch allocated to the BR Southern Region, which were built with a larger tender giving greater coal and water capacity but with the same route restrictions as the Standard Class 5.   
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75069 was one of the final batch allocated to the BR Southern Region, which were built with a larger tender giving greater coal and water capacity but with the same route restrictions as the Standard Class 5.   
  
 
75069 was built in 1955 at BR’s Swindon works and entered traffic at Dover.  After just 11 years in service around London and the South Coast, the locomotive was withdrawn from service at Eastleigh in September 1966.<ref>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=S&id=75069&loco=75069 BRDatabase] Retrieved 29 January 2015.</ref>
 
75069 was built in 1955 at BR’s Swindon works and entered traffic at Dover.  After just 11 years in service around London and the South Coast, the locomotive was withdrawn from service at Eastleigh in September 1966.<ref>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=S&id=75069&loco=75069 BRDatabase] Retrieved 29 January 2015.</ref>
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Being a Southern engine 75069 is paired with a BR1B tender. This weighs approximately 49 tons (49.94 t), carrying 4,250 gallons of water and approximately 7 tons of coal.
  
 
==75069 in preservation==
 
==75069 in preservation==
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75069 arrived on the SVR from [[Barry Scrapyard]] on 31 March 1973. Fund raising was helped by a [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|raffle organised by the SVRA Birmingham Branch]] in 1973,<ref>SVR News 30</ref> and a further raffle to help fund the restoration and boiler re-tube in 1978.<ref>SVR News 47</ref> In 1983 another [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries| raffle organised by the SVRA Birmingham Branch]] was held to raise funds for superheater elements.<ref>SVR News 66, 67</ref>  The restoration which lasted more than 11 years was completed just in time for the locomotive, still in undercoat, to take part in the September 1984 Enthusiasts’ Weekend.<ref>SVR News 74</ref> 
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In addition to service on the SVR during the following 10 years, 75069 also made a number of [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line | appearances on the main line]]. In 1987 the locomotive was due to work a full Cardigan Bay Express season along with [[GWR 7819 Hinton Manor | 7819 Hinton Manor]], but was unable to complete this due to a crack in the back left hand flange of the firebox.<ref>SVR News 85</ref>  [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443 | 'Mickey Mouse' 46443]] was sent to Machynlleth to deputise and proved a worthy replacement.  The firebox was repaired by the insertion of a new copper lap and a re-studded seam;<ref>SVR News 86</ref> however subsequent investigation of the boiler led to 75069 missing the 1988 season while the flue tubes were replaced.<ref>SVR News 87-91</ref>
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75069 resumed service in 1989 and also returned to main line duties in 1991.  The last main line tour was a one-way working from Kidderminster to Minehead in April 1994, following which 75069 spent the season on hire to the West Somerset Railway. During the visit, the boiler incurred some failures to tubes and elements and following a return by road, cracks were found in the back firebox flange, resulting in the locomotive being withdrawn from service.<ref>SVR News 110/112</ref>
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A full list of 75069’s main line appearances between 1984 and 1994 is as follows:
  
75069 arrived on the SVR from Barry on 31 March 1973. After a restoration lasting more than 11 years, the locomotive finally entered service in 1984.
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
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!Date!!Tour name !! Route !! Notes !! Web !! SVR News
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|02 Mar 1985||Red Dragon || Newport - Swindon - Gloucester || 75069 first main line run ||  ||76-30
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|27 Jul 1985||Red Dragon || Newport - Worcester Shrub Hill || D/H with 92220, after attending Newport open day || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/850727sl.htm SBJ] ||77-10
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|27 Aug 1985||GW150 Celebrations Excursions || Swindon - Gloucester - Swindon || Shared duties with Clun Castle || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/850827gw.htm SBJ] ||77-16
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|01 Sep 1985||GW150 Celebrations Excursions || Swindon - Gloucester - Swindon || Shared duties with Clun Castle || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/850901gw.htm SBJ] ||77-16
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|22 Mar 1986||South Yorkshireman || Tyseley (LE) - Saltley - Marylebone || Took over from 777 Sir Lamiel || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/860322_1.htm SBJ] ||79-6
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|12 Apr 1986||William Shakespeare || London Marylebone - High Wycombe - Banbury - Stratford ||  || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/860412sl.htm SBJ] ||80-14
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|31 May 1986||Red Dragon || Hereford - Newport - Swindon || D/H with 5690 (SBJ incorrectly shows as 31 March) || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/860531sl.htm SBJ] ||79-20
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|28 Jun 1986|| || Swindon-Newport-Herfeford || D/H with 5690 ||  ||81-40
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|28 May 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 ||  ||  ||85-33
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|29 May 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 ||  ||  ||85-33
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|12 Sep 1987||John Player Special || Nottingham - Tyseley || Tour continued to London with Clan Line ||  ||86-11
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|13 Sep 1987|| || Derby - Matlock x2 ||  ||  ||87-2
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|16 Jun 1991||Cambrian Limited || Barmouth - Shrewsbury || (7819 worked the outward leg) || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/910616_1.htm SBJ] ||100-38
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|23 Jun 1991||Cambrian Limited || Barmouth - Shrewsbury || (7819 worked the outward leg) || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/910623fs.htm SBJ] ||100-38
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|19 Oct 1991||Cam 85 Special || Crewe - Hereford - Kidderminster || W.A. 'Cam' Camwell Birthday special || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/911019sl.htm SBJ] ||106-50
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|07 Jun 1992||Ashford 150 Festival || Ashford - Hastings - Ashford ||  || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/920607ns.htm SBJ] ||103-19
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|28 Jun 1992||Devon Belle || Exeter Central - Salisbury ||  || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/920628ns.htm SBJ] ||103-19
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|28 Dec 1993||Christmas Steam Special || London Victoria - Brighton - London Victoria ||  || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/931228ns.htm SBJ] ||
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|27 Apr 1994||Exmoor Explorer || Kidderminster-Minehead ||  ||  ||111-41
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|colspan="6"|<small>For further information on sources and references, see [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR-based locomotives which hauled revenue-earning services on the main line | The Severn Valley Railway on the main line]]</small>
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While at the SVR, 75069 saw [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line | service on the main line]] as well as the SVR itself. This included attending the Ashford 150 celebrations in 1991/1992.  
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After a lengthy period in storage, hopes of a return to service were raised in early 2009 when work was carried out to assess the condition of the boiler.  However this assessment revealed that significant work would be required<ref>SVR News 168</ref> and [[GWR Pannier 1501 | 1501]], seen as a potential quick turnaround, was selected for overhaul instead.<ref>SVR News 169</ref>  75069’s Heavy General repair finally began in early 2013<ref>SVR News 180</ref>: the boiler barrel and much of the firebox was entirely new and many of the fittings and almost all of the pipework were replaced. A new cab, new smokebox and chimney, replacement steelwork in the tender coal space and new drag box were among other major repairs. Work cost over £900,000 and involved more than 25,000 man hours of effort.<ref>Express Points, January 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-47237824/men-rebuild-steam-engine-for-severn-valley-railway BBC News 15 February 2019] (Retrieved 16 February 2019)</ref> Although initially advertised as returning to traffic prior to both the 2017 and 2018 [[Autumn Steam Gala]]s, the locomotive's first test runs started 11 December 2018 with her boiler exam two days later.<ref>The Railway Magazine, January 2019, p.66</ref> She returned to traffic 16 February 2019 at the start of the season's services.
 
 
75069 is currently in the early stages of an overhaul at Bridgnorth Works.  
 
  
One major task that has already been completed is that of complete replacement of the dragbox. Additionally, during dismantlement of the cylinders the flange of one of the rear cylinder covers was found to be broken. A pattern for the replacement (along with its other handed partner) is in the course of construction in the SVR's pattern shop.
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In the early morning of 22 July 2019, 75069 collided with a [[Tales from the Severn Valley#Minor_Derailments|fallen tree]] between [[Hampton Loade]] and [[Country Park Halt]] while running light engine from Bridgnorth to work a service train from Kidderminster. The locomotive’s bogie was derailed and although the bogie axles were found not to have been bent, a number of front end fittings were damaged including the guard irons, steam heat and vacuum pipes, and a cylinder drain cock casting and drain pipe.<ref>Steam Railway Magazine Issue 496, p 13, ''Severn Valley '4MT' derailed after hitting tree'', statement attributed to [[Severn Valley Railway Engineering Services|ESMP]] Manager Neil Taylor.</ref> After repairs, the locomotive resumed service on Friday 6 September.
  
The locomotive is owned by [[The 75069 Fund]].
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At the end of 2019, 75069 had recorded a total of 63,467 miles in preservation on the SVR. The reported total may include mileage on the main line and on hire to other railways.<ref>SVR News 210, SVR-based Steam Locomotive Mileage 2017-2019, Duncan Ballard</ref> The locomotive is owned by [[The 75069 Fund]].
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
[[Steam Locomotives]]<br>
 
[[Steam Locomotives]]<br>
[[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line]]
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[[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line]]<br>
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[[SVR-based locomotives visiting other events]]
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==References==
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==Links==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR_Standard_Class_4_4-6-0 BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0 on Wikipedia]
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{{SteamNavbox}}
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[[Category:Operational steam locomotives]]
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[[Category:SVR fundraising lotteries]]
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[[Category:Featured articles]]

Revision as of 16:20, 13 July 2020

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 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 4MTThe 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. 75069
75069 20190514.jpg
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Standard 4MTThe 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. 75069
Built By BRBritish Rail or British Railways Swindon Works
Configuration 4-6-0
BRBritish Rail or British Railways rating 4MTThe 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.
Status In service
Loco Number 75069
History
Built 1955
Designed By Robert 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
Type BRBritish Rail or British Railways Standard 4MTThe 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.
1973 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway
1984 First steamed in preservation
1994 Withdrawn for overhaul
2018 Return to service
Technical
Length 60ft 0"
Weight 67t 18cwt
Tractive effort 25,515 lb
Pressure 225 lb/sq in

Steam Locomotives

75069 at Hastings circa 1992

75069 is a BRBritish Rail or British Railways Standard 4MTThe 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. 4-6-0 locomotive designed by R.A. 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. The Standard 4MTThe 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. was designed for mixed traffic use on secondary routes where the BRBritish Rail or British Railways Standard Class 5 and its predecessor, the ‘Black Five’, would be too heavy.

75069 in service

75069 was one of the final batch allocated to the BRBritish Rail or British Railways Southern Region, which were built with a larger tender giving greater coal and water capacity but with the same route restrictions as the Standard Class 5.

75069 was built in 1955 at BRBritish Rail or British Railways’s Swindon works and entered traffic at Dover. After just 11 years in service around London and the South Coast, the locomotive was withdrawn from service at Eastleigh in September 1966.[1]

Being a Southern engine 75069 is paired with a BR1B tender. This weighs approximately 49 tons (49.94 t), carrying 4,250 gallons of water and approximately 7 tons of coal.

75069 in preservation

75069 arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Barry Scrapyard on 31 March 1973. Fund raising was helped by a raffle organised by the SVRA Birmingham Branch in 1973,[2] and a further raffle to help fund the restoration and boiler re-tube in 1978.[3] In 1983 another raffle organised by the SVRA Birmingham Branch was held to raise funds for superheater elements.[4] The restoration which lasted more than 11 years was completed just in time for the locomotive, still in undercoat, to take part in the September 1984 Enthusiasts’ Weekend.[5]

In addition to service on the SVRSevern Valley Railway during the following 10 years, 75069 also made a number of appearances on the main line. In 1987 the locomotive was due to work a full Cardigan Bay Express season along with 7819 Hinton Manor, but was unable to complete this due to a crack in the back left hand flange of the firebox.[6] 'Mickey Mouse' 46443 was sent to Machynlleth to deputise and proved a worthy replacement. The firebox was repaired by the insertion of a new copper lap and a re-studded seam;[7] however subsequent investigation of the boiler led to 75069 missing the 1988 season while the flue tubes were replaced.[8]

75069 resumed service in 1989 and also returned to main line duties in 1991. The last main line tour was a one-way working from Kidderminster to Minehead in April 1994, following which 75069 spent the season on hire to the West Somerset Railway. During the visit, the boiler incurred some failures to tubes and elements and following a return by road, cracks were found in the back firebox flange, resulting in the locomotive being withdrawn from service.[9]

A full list of 75069’s main line appearances between 1984 and 1994 is as follows:

Date Tour name Route Notes Web SVRSevern Valley Railway News
02 Mar 1985 Red Dragon Newport - Swindon - Gloucester 75069 first main line run 76-30
27 Jul 1985 Red Dragon Newport - Worcester Shrub Hill D/H with 92220, after attending Newport open day SBJ 77-10
27 Aug 1985 GW150 Celebrations Excursions Swindon - Gloucester - Swindon Shared duties with Clun Castle SBJ 77-16
01 Sep 1985 GW150 Celebrations Excursions Swindon - Gloucester - Swindon Shared duties with Clun Castle SBJ 77-16
22 Mar 1986 South Yorkshireman Tyseley (LE) - Saltley - Marylebone Took over from 777 Sir Lamiel SBJ 79-6
12 Apr 1986 William Shakespeare London Marylebone - High Wycombe - Banbury - Stratford SBJ 80-14
31 May 1986 Red Dragon Hereford - Newport - Swindon D/H with 5690 (SBJ incorrectly shows as 31 March) SBJ 79-20
28 Jun 1986 Swindon-Newport-Herfeford D/H with 5690 81-40
28 May 1987 Cardigan Bay Express Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 85-33
29 May 1987 Cardigan Bay Express Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 85-33
12 Sep 1987 John Player Special Nottingham - Tyseley Tour continued to London with Clan Line 86-11
13 Sep 1987 Derby - Matlock x2 87-2
16 Jun 1991 Cambrian Limited Barmouth - Shrewsbury (7819 worked the outward leg) SBJ 100-38
23 Jun 1991 Cambrian Limited Barmouth - Shrewsbury (7819 worked the outward leg) SBJ 100-38
19 Oct 1991 Cam 85 Special Crewe - Hereford - Kidderminster W.A. 'Cam' Camwell Birthday special SBJ 106-50
07 Jun 1992 Ashford 150 Festival Ashford - Hastings - Ashford SBJ 103-19
28 Jun 1992 Devon Belle Exeter Central - Salisbury SBJ 103-19
28 Dec 1993 Christmas Steam Special London Victoria - Brighton - London Victoria SBJ
27 Apr 1994 Exmoor Explorer Kidderminster-Minehead 111-41
For further information on sources and references, see The Severn Valley Railway on the main line

After a lengthy period in storage, hopes of a return to service were raised in early 2009 when work was carried out to assess the condition of the boiler. However this assessment revealed that significant work would be required[10] and 1501, seen as a potential quick turnaround, was selected for overhaul instead.[11] 75069’s Heavy General repair finally began in early 2013[12]: the boiler barrel and much of the firebox was entirely new and many of the fittings and almost all of the pipework were replaced. A new cab, new smokebox and chimney, replacement steelwork in the tender coal space and new drag box were among other major repairs. Work cost over £900,000 and involved more than 25,000 man hours of effort.[13][14] Although initially advertised as returning to traffic prior to both the 2017 and 2018 Autumn Steam Galas, the locomotive's first test runs started 11 December 2018 with her boiler exam two days later.[15] She returned to traffic 16 February 2019 at the start of the season's services.

In the early morning of 22 July 2019, 75069 collided with a fallen tree between Hampton Loade and Country Park Halt while running light engine from Bridgnorth to work a service train from Kidderminster. The locomotive’s bogie was derailed and although the bogie axles were found not to have been bent, a number of front end fittings were damaged including the guard irons, steam heat and vacuum pipes, and a cylinder drain cock casting and drain pipe.[16] After repairs, the locomotive resumed service on Friday 6 September.

At the end of 2019, 75069 had recorded a total of 63,467 miles in preservation on the SVRSevern Valley Railway. The reported total may include mileage on the main line and on hire to other railways.[17] The locomotive is owned by The 75069 Fund.

See also

Steam Locomotives
The Severn Valley Railway on the main line
SVR-based locomotives visiting other events

References

  1. BRDatabase Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 30
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 47
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 66, 67
  5. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 74
  6. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 85
  7. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 86
  8. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 87-91
  9. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 110/112
  10. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 168
  11. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 169
  12. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 180
  13. Express Points, January 2019
  14. BBC News 15 February 2019 (Retrieved 16 February 2019)
  15. The Railway Magazine, January 2019, p.66
  16. Steam Railway Magazine Issue 496, p 13, Severn Valley '4MTThe 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.' derailed after hitting tree, statement attributed to ESMP Manager Neil Taylor.
  17. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 210, SVRSevern Valley Railway-based Steam Locomotive Mileage 2017-2019, Duncan Ballard

Links

BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0 on Wikipedia