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GWR 2800 Class 2807

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2807
No. 2807 at Toddington
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderGWR Swindon Works
Order numberLot 153
Serial number2102
Build dateAugust 1905
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-8-0
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Career
OperatorsGreat Western Railway, British Railways
ClassGWR 2800 Class
Numbers2807
Withdrawn1963
Current ownerCotswold Steam Preservation Ltd.
GWR 2800 Class 2807

GWR 2800 Class No. 2807 is one of the surviving members of the Great Western Railway's 2800 Class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives, also known as the 28XX class.

2807 holds multiple records due to its age; it is,

No. 2807 was completed in August 1905 and not withdrawn until March 1963, completing just over 58 years of service. No. 2807 arrived at Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales during November 1963.

Over 17 years later, in 1981, it was saved and moved to Toddington railway station on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway and restored to steam in 2010. The locomotive performed well for its ten-year ticket, which expired at the end of 2019, after which, it received a full overhaul at Toddington, with the engine resteaming in September 2023, before returning to service in October.

References

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  • Allcock, N. J.; Davies, F. K.; le Fleming, H. M.; Maskelyne, J. N.; Reed, P. J. T.; Tabor, F. J. (1968) [1951]. White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part one: Preliminary Survey. Kenilworth: RCTS.
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