GWR 7800 Class 7820 Dinmore Manor

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


caption=
railroad=Great Western Railway
officialname=
railroadclass=7800 'Manor' Class
builddate=1950
roadnumber=7820
currentowner= Dinmore Manor Fund
disposition=
retiredate=1965

7820 Dinmore Manor is a Great Western Railway locomotive part of the Manor Class. It is one of 9 locomotives preserved from the class which originally had 30. Built by British Railways in 1950 it was withdrawn from service in 1965 before being moved to Woodham's Scrap Yard in Barry, South Wales. When being restored at Birmingham Railway Museum the West Somerset Railway Company provided a financial 'leg-up' to the owning Dinmore Manor Fund. [cite journal |year= 1995|title= "Dinmore Manor" gets a financial helping hand|journal= Steam Railway|volume= |issue= June|pages= p.6 ] It It made its debut on the West Somerset Railway over the summer of 1995.

The locomotives boiler certificate expired in July 2004 meaning the locomotive requires an overhaul. It is predicted to cost about £250,000 and hoped that it can be completed by 2010 so Dinmore Manor can enter service during Easter 2011. [cite web |url= http://www.dinmoremanorfund.co.uk/horizons.html|title= Our New Horizons Plan:|accessdate=2008-04-04 |work=Dinmore Manor Fund ] [cite web |url= http://www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/ONLINE%20JUNE.pdf|title= “Dinmore Manor Limited” Announce plans for the future.|accessdate=2008-04-04 |format= PDF|work= The Newsletter of the West Somerset Railway and the West Somerset Railway Association: June 2007]

Allocations

References

* [http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_man_manor78table.htm#alloc Great Western Archive]
* [http://www.dinmoremanor.co.uk/ Dinmore Manor Locomotive Limited]
* [http://www.dinmoremanor.co.uk/history7820.htm 7820 History]
* [http://www.railwaymags.com/nav?page=railwaymags.contentspage&view_resource=6926726 Steam Railway article on New Horizons Appeal]