GWR 7800 Class 7808 Cookham Manor

GWR 7800 Class 7808 Cookham Manor
7800 Cookham Manor
Cookham Manor.
Power type Steam
Build date March 1938
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Class 7800 'Manor' Class
Number 7808
Retired December 1965
Current owner Great Western Society

7808 Cookham Manor is a Great Western Railway 7800 'Manor' Class steam locomotive. It was built in 1938 at Swindon Works. It was withdrawn from service in December 1965 and was obtained directly for preservation from British Railways when it was purchased by a member of the Great Western Society in 1965-66.[1] Cookham Manor was the only locomotive in the 'Manor' Class to be bought directly from BR. Initially it was stored at Ashchurch, until moving to Didcot in August 1970.[2]

It was said to be considered highly by the crews that operated her. Unusually, the locomotive was fitted with a larger 4000 gallon water tender.

The locomotive saw considerably main line use whilst in preservation, but it is currently in static preservation status awaiting a major overhaul at Didcot Railway Centre.

The locomotive cost £3,986 excluding the tender when it was built in 1938, and had travelled 913,744 miles on the 28 December 1963.[2]

Allocations

The allocations of Cookham Manor during its service for the GWR and British Railways.[2]

Date Location
March 1938 Old Oak Common
April 1939 Gloucester
April 1946 Oswestry
Dec 1953 Bristol (St Philips Marsh)
Dec 1954 Gloucester
June 1959 Newton Abbot
September 1960 Exeter
October 1960 Worcester
December 1960 Tyseley
September 1962 Reading
August 1964 Swindon
November 1964 Gloucester
December 1965 Withdrawn

External links

References

  1. ^ Nabarro, Gerald (1979). Steam Nostalgia: Locomotive and Railway Preservation in Great Britain. Routledge. p. 31. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=I5E9AAAAIAAJ. 
  2. ^ a b c Walters, Laurence (1989). Didcot: Junction & Railway Centre. Railway World Special. Ian Allan Ltd. p. 52. 
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