Barry Ten Explained

The Barry 10 was a collection of unsold scrapyard steam locomotives that were removed from Woodham Brothers in 1990 when Dai Woodham retired.

They were then taken on by the Vale of Glamorgan Council. For the next 20 years, the locomotives were stored in scrapyard condition, although several were bought. All the remaining locomotives were rusting hulks, stored, and not publicly viewable.

Ownership

The Barry Ten were under the management and ownership of Cambrian Transport, who publicly announced, on 4 May 2010, various plans for the different engines (see below).

Locomotive list

Maker
Class
Wheel
arrangement
Number
(and name)
Current
owner
ImageCurrent status & Notesref
GWR2800 ClassNo. 2861Great Western Society (GWS)[1] Disassembled; cylinder block and some parts used for the No. 4709 Night Owl recreation project; frames scrapped in 2014;
5101 ClassNo. 4115GWSDisassembled; frame extensions and wheels used in the No. 4709 Night Owl recreation project; boiler used in the restoration of 5600 Class No. 6634; frames scrapped in 2016.[2]
5205 ClassNo. 5227GWSSome parts used for various recreation projects, including the No. 4709 Night Owl recreation project; most of the engine to be displayed at the Didcot Railway Centre in un-restored condition
4575 ClassNo. 5538Strictly speaking, not a member of the 'Barry 10'; it was given to the town of Barry by Dai Woodham, and lumped in with the Barry 10 later. Under restoration at the Dean Forest Railway.[3]
4575 ClassNo. 5539Under restoration at the Llangollen Railway.
5600 ClassNo. 6686In storage; due to be restored for use on the Barry Tourist Railway.
Modified Hall ClassNo. 7927Disassembled in 2007;[4] frames and wheels used in the No. 1014 County of Glamorgan recreation project; boiler used in the No. 6880 Betton Grange recreation project.
LMS'Black Five'No. 44901Stored at the Berkeley Vale Railway; pending restoration.[5]
Class 8FNo. 48518Disassembled; boiler used in the No. 1014 County of Glamorgan recreation project; other parts used in various restorations, including the No. 45551 Unknown Warrior recreation project; Frames scrapped in 2013.
BRClass 4MTNo. 80150Mid Hants Railway.[6] Due to be restored.
Class 9FNo. 92245In storage; due to be displayed at the Barry Rail Centre as an example of an un-restored ex-Barry scrapyard engine.

References

  1. Web site: News | Latest News . Didcot Railway Centre . 2012-02-24.
  2. Web site: 4115 . Preserved British Steam Locomotives . WordPress.com . 7 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Plans to restore and exhibit historic Barry steam locomotives announced . Barry And District News . 2 January 2023 . en.
  4. Web site: 7927 Willington Hall . Llangollen Railway . 8 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Kingmoor Black 5 moves to Sharpness. 11 December 2015. 11 December 2015. Black 5 44901 Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222080537/http://www.black5-44901.com/?p=362. 22 December 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: British Railways Standard Class 4MT Tank Engine - No. 80150 . Watercress Line . 2012-02-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305233726/http://www.watercressline.co.uk/The-Works/Locos/22 . 5 March 2012 . dmy .

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