GWR 7800 Class 7822 Foxcote Manor

Infobox Locomotive
name=7822 "Foxcote Manor"
powertype=Steam
gauge=RailGauge|sg


caption=GWR Manor Class no. 7822 "Foxcote Manor" on display at Crewe Works open day in 2003.
railroad=
officialname=
railroadclass=7800 'Manor' Class
builddate=December 1950
roadnumber=7822
currentowner=Foxcote Manor Society
disposition=
retiredate=December 1965

The Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 7822 "Foxcote Manor" is a 4-6-0 Manor Class locomotive, built in 1950 at Swindon Works. It was part of a post-war batch of 10 locomotives, which followed on from 20 earlier locomotived built in 1938.

The locomotive was originally allocated to Oswestry depot, where is was used to haul both passenger and freight services over lines such as the Cambrian Line and the now-closed Ruabon Barmouth Line. It regular hauled the "Cambrian Coast Express" from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth. It was also allocated to Chester shed during its lifespan.

It was withdrawn in 1965 from Shrewsbury and was towed to Woodhams' Scrapyard in Barry, South Wales. It languished there until 1974 when it was rescued for preservation. It was initially taken to Oswestry for restoration work, but is now based on the Llangollen Railway, a restored part of the Ruabon Barmouth Line.

External links

* [http://www.llangollen-railway.co.uk/stock/steam/7822.html 7822 "Foxcote Manor" information from Llangollen Railway]
* [http://www.foxcote.0catch.com/index.htm Owning society home page]