GWR 2800 Class 2807

Great Western Railway (GWR) No. 2807 is one of the survivors of the 2800 Class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives (also known as the 28XX class).

No. 2807 is
*the oldest survivor of the class
*the oldest survivor of G.J. Churchward's standard locomotives
*the oldest locomotive built by the Great Western Railway and now privately owned
*the oldest locomotive saved from Woodham Brothers scrapyard at Barry, Wales.

No. 2807 was completed in October 1905 and not withdrawn until March 1963. No. 2807 arrived at Woodhams' Scrapyard in Barry during November 1963.

Over 17 years later in 1981 she was saved and moved to Toddington railway station on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. There she is being restored by the volunteers of owning company Cotswold Steam Preservation Ltd., with a targeted return to steam in 2008.

External links

* [http://www.GWR2807.co.uk Cotswold Steam Preservation Ltd. - Owners of No. 2807]