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GWR Collett 5700 class 0-6-0PT No 5786, ex-London Transport L92, is a former SVR resident. | GWR Collett 5700 class 0-6-0PT No 5786, ex-London Transport L92, is a former SVR resident. | ||
| − | 5786 is a sister locomotive to | + | 5786 is a sister locomotive to SVR-based [[GWR Pannier 5764 | 5764]] and [[GWR Pannier 7714|7714]]. 5786 began life with the GWR and later BR(W), before (like 5764) being transferred to London Transport in 1958. |
| − | In 1969 the locomotive was purchased in working order by the Worcester Locomotive Society and moved to the SVR, where it was steamed and restored to GWR livery. In May 1970 it | + | In 1969 the locomotive was purchased in working order by the Worcester Locomotive Society and moved to the SVR, where it was steamed and restored to GWR livery. In May 1970 it travelled in steam to the Birmingham Railway Museum at Tyseley for a festival of transport, and although it returned to the SVR, it never worked there again. |
Shortly thereafter the Worcester Locomotive Society moved their locomotives to the Bulmers Railway Centre at Hereford. When the Centre closed, 5786 found a new home at the South Devon Railway. | Shortly thereafter the Worcester Locomotive Society moved their locomotives to the Bulmers Railway Centre at Hereford. When the Centre closed, 5786 found a new home at the South Devon Railway. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | [http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/locomotives/ | + | [http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/locomotives/5786 '5786' on the SDR web site]<br> |
[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1009836 Geograph (locomotive history)] | [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1009836 Geograph (locomotive history)] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 00:53, 9 May 2017
GWRGreat Western Railway CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 5700 class 0-6-0PT No 5786, ex-London Transport L92, is a former SVRSevern Valley Railway resident.
5786 is a sister locomotive to SVRSevern Valley Railway-based 5764 and 7714. 5786 began life with the GWRGreat Western Railway and later BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W), before (like 5764) being transferred to London Transport in 1958.
In 1969 the locomotive was purchased in working order by the Worcester Locomotive Society and moved to the SVRSevern Valley Railway, where it was steamed and restored to GWRGreat Western Railway livery. In May 1970 it travelled in steam to the Birmingham Railway Museum at Tyseley for a festival of transport, and although it returned to the SVRSevern Valley Railway, it never worked there again.
Shortly thereafter the Worcester Locomotive Society moved their locomotives to the Bulmers Railway Centre at Hereford. When the Centre closed, 5786 found a new home at the South Devon Railway.
5786 has since returned to the SVRSevern Valley Railway for two Gala visits, in spring 2010 (in GWRGreat Western Railway livery) and spring 2015 (in London Transport livery as L92).
Sources
South Devon Railway
Entry on Geograph
Links
'5786' on the SDR web site
Geograph (locomotive history)
See also
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