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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. 80079
80079.jpg
80079 at Bridgnorth
Built By BRBritish Rail or British Railways Brighton Works
Configuration 2-6-4T
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 Out of service
Loco Number 80079
History
Built 1954
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. Tank
1971 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway
1977 First steamed in preservation
2002 Withdrawn for overhaul
Technical
Length 60ft 0"
Weight 67t 18cwt
Tractive effort 25,515 lb
Pressure 225 lb/sq in

Steam Locomotives

80079 is a BRBritish Rail or British Railways Standard Class 4 2-6-4T tank engine 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 Class 4 tank engine was derived from the ex-LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway FairburnCharles Edward Fairburn, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway 1944-1945 2-6-4T, and was used mainly on commuter and outer suburban services.

80079 in service

80079 was built in 1954 at BRBritish Rail or British Railways’s Brighton works and entered service at Plaistow in March of that year, before moving to Tilbury a month later.[1] While hauling a passenger train on 30 January 1958, 80079 overran signals in thick fog and was in a rear-end collision with another passenger train at Dagenham, Essex. Ten people were killed and 89 were injured.[2]

After repair, 80079 continued in service at Tilbury, before moving to the Croes Newydd shed, Wrexham in July 1962. The locomotive was withdrawn from there in 1965 and taken to BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation..[1]

80079 in preservation

80079 at Rainhill

80079 arrived from Barry Scrapyard on 15 May, 1971. After restoration, 80079 entered service in 1977.

Despite a limited water capacity, 80079 has made an impressive number of appearances on the main line. A number of these were in tandem with fellow classmate 80098.

Date Tour name Route Notes Web SVRSevern Valley Railway News
19 Apr 1980 Black Countryman Hereford - Manchester Victoria (+ Northwich L/E) D/H with 5000. 80079 first main line run SBJ 56-9
20 May 1980 Rocket 150 Rainhill Northwich-Bold Colliery L/S, with 35028 56-9
09 Jun 1980 Rocket 150 Rainhill Bold-Colliery-Bridgnorth D/H + LMSLondon Midland & Scottish Railway coach 56-9
19 Feb 1983 Welsh Marches Pullman Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Leominster - Hereford D/H with 43106 SBJ 68-30
26 Feb 1983 Welsh Marches Pullman Hereford - Newport - Hereford D/H with 43106 SBJ 67-31
16 May 1993 The LlanDod Local Shrewsbury?-Knighton-Llangynllo-?Carmarthen? 107-9
30 May 1993 Pembroke Coast Limited Carmarthen - Tenby, Carmarthen - Swansea SBJ 107-45
31 May 1993 Pembroke Coast Limited Carmarthen - Milford Haven - Carmarthen - Swansea* *D/H with 44767 SBJ
06 Jun 1993 Carmarthen-Shrewsbury D/H with 44767 108-51
30 Aug 1993 Jolly Fisherman Nottingham - Skegness - Nottingham SBJ
03 Oct 1993 Cambrian Coast Limited Crewe - Aberystwyth - Crewe D/H with 80080 SBJ
23 Oct 1993 Pantyffynnon - Shrewsbury D/H with 80080 SBJ
01 May 1994 Semper Fidelis Bristol Temple Meads (or Barnstaple)? - Exeter St Davids Top/Tail with 80080 SBJ
02 May 1994 Exeter St Davids - Barnstaple - Exeter St Davids - Paddington D/H with 80080 SBJ
07 May 1994 Folkestone Harbour Shuttles Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone East (multiple) Top/Tail with 80080 SBJ 111-40
29 May 1994 Steam on the Met Amersham - Harrow-on-the-Hill shuttles London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) 111-41
19 Nov 1994 Capital Envoy Worcester Shrub Hill - London Paddington D/H with 46521, prior to working Santa specials in the London area SBJ 113-9
01 Jan 1995 Didcot-Worcester D/H with 46521
20 May 1995 Steam on the Met Amersham - Harrow-on-the-Hill shuttles London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) 115-51
28 May 1995 Steam on the Met Amersham - Harrow-on-the-Hill shuttles London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) 115-51
29 May 1995 Steam on the Met Amersham - Harrow-on-the-Hill shuttles London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) 115-51
24 Sep 1995 Snow Hill - Stourbrige Junction Shuttles x4 Snow Hill Line reopening specials 116-17
21 Dec 1996 Bletchley to Bedford 150 Bletchley-Bedford (4 round trips) 122-11
10 May 1997 Private Charter Snow Hill-Didcot +return 123-13
05 Oct 1997 Shrewsbury-Tywyn-Shrewsbury 125-9
29 Mar 1998 Cambrian Coast Express Shrewsbury-Tywyn-Shrewsbury Did this run? UKS
29 Apr 1998 Worcester-Hereford-Shrewsbury-Crewe Did this run? UKS
02 May 1998 Conwy Climber Crewe-Blaenau-Crewe Ran to Bettwys-y-Coed only (stalled near Roman Bridge) SBJ 127-62
03 May 1998 Conwy Climber Crewe-Blaenau-Crewe First standard gauge steam loco to Blaenau in 30 years SBJ 127-62
04 May 1998 Malvern Tank Crewe-Hereford-Worcester Failed at Shrewsbury UKS
10 Oct 1998 Ynys Mon Express Crewe-Holyhead + return UKS
11 Oct 1998 Conwy Climber Chester-Llandudno Jct-Blaenau + return x2 UKS
20 Mar 1999 Bristol-Tytherington/Westerleigh Shuttles Ran as scheduled UKS
21 Mar 1999 Avonmouth Shuttles Bristil-Avonmouth x3 Ran as scheduled UKS
02 Apr 1999 Dawlish Donkey Exeter-Newton Abbot-Exeter x3 130-32
03 Apr 1999 Dawlish Donkey Exeter-Newton Abbot-Exeter x3 136-60
03 Apr 1999 Dartmoor Pony Exeter-Meldon Quarry +return
04 Apr 1999 Dawlish Donkey Exeter-Newton Abbot-Exeter x3
04 Apr 1999 Globe & Laurel Exeter-Exmouth + return
05 Apr 1999 Exeter-Newton Abbot-Exeter x3 Exeter-Newton Abbot-Exeter x3
05 Apr 1999 Heathfield Mule Exeter-Heathfield + return
01 May 1999 London Standard Leicester-Corby -Bletchley-Stratford With 80098
02 May 1999 LTSR Steam Shuttles Fenchurch St-Shoeburyness + return With 80098 130-60
03 May 1999 LTSR Steam Shuttles Fenchurch St-Shoeburyness + return With 80098, ran as scheduled 130-62
22 May 1999 Inter-City Tanks Finsbury Park-Kemble -Stourbridge Jct-Tyseley With 80098
16 Oct 1999 Three Spires Local Birmingham Int-Aston-Lichfield-Derby -Leicester-Crewe With 80098
17 Oct 1999 Slate Miner Crewe-Blaenau-Crewe With 80098 131-74
11 Dec 1999 Midlander Bromsgrove-Blackwell Banking 45110 over the Lickey Bank
For further information on sources and references, see The Severn Valley Railway on the main line

80079 was last in service in 2002. As of 2017, it is currently on display in The Engine House. It is owned by The Passenger Tank Fund.

Reported sale

Railway Herald magazine reported on 7 November 2011 that a special meeting of The Passenger Tank Fund had been arranged for 30 October 2011 to discuss and vote on a proposed sale of the locomotive to Mr Jeremy Hosking.[3] No such sale took place.

See also

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 [BRDatabase] Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. Red for Danger. Rolt, L.T.C. (1955, rev. 1966)
  3. Railway Herald Magazine Issue 290, 7 November (2011), p. 16.

Links

BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4T on Wikipedia