GWR 813 Preservation Fund explained

The GWR 813 Preservation Fund is an organisation that was founded in 1966 to acquire, restore and preserve Port Talbot Railway No. 26 (GWR 813). It is based on the Severn Valley Railway.

History

The Fund was formed in 1966 to purchase the last-known surviving Port Talbot Railway (No. 26, later GWR 813) steam locomotive from the National Coal Board. They purchased GWR 813 in 1967 and it was moved from Backworth Colliery the same year, later moving to the Severn Valley Railway. They are now currently based at the Severn Valley Railway and have a sales stand at Kidderminster.[1]

GWR 813

Port Talbot Railway No. 26 was built by Hudswell Clarke in 1901 along with five other locomotives. It was withdrawn in 1933 and then sold to Robert Stephenson & Company in 1934. Later it was sold to Backworth Colliery and re-numbered 12. It then became NCB 11 in 1950. The newly-formed GWR 813 Preservation Fund were looking to purchase this locomotive, it being the last of its kind. Offered for £320, then sold to the Preservation Fund in 1967. It was displayed as a static exhibit at the Rail 150 Celebrations in 1975. Mechanical faults prevented the locomotive from being fully operational for over a decade, although it steamed on a few occasions.

The trust fund got the locomotive fully operational in July 2000, when it was the only one in service at the time, at the time that many locomotives were reported to have boiler issues. After it was overhauled, from 2001 to 2009 the locomotive visited several heritage lines including Didcot, Dean Forest, Pontypool & Blaenavon, WSR, South Devon Rly, Vale of Glamorgan, etc.

Owned stock

The GWR 813 Preservation Fund bought a covered van in 1968 to store parts for their locomotive, this was followed by the fund's interest in purchasing more ex-GWR stock. Today they own four coaches, and over 100 wagons of many types, in the collection is the only surviving ex-Brecon and Merthyr Railway open wagon.

Carriages

NumberTypeCurrent LocationPhotographNotes
98 Hawksworth Full Brake 'Snake' Severn Valley RailwayPurchased direct from BR following withdrawal from service in 1977.[3]
215 Dean 4-Wheeled 1st/2nd Composite Gwili RailwayBuilt in 1900. Acquired in 1985.[4]
1146 Collett Corridor Third Severn Valley RailwayBuilt in 1938. Operational. Part of ex-Swindon test train.[5]
4872 Collett Corridor Third Bow Ended Built in 1927. Acquired in 1984. Moved from the Severn Valley Railway in 2008.[6]

Brown (passenger rated) vehicles

NumberTypeCurrent LocationPhotographNotes
55Breakdown Riding VanBuilt 1908 Lot 571Acquired 1973Allocated when built to Trowbridge, then WestburySevern Valley RailwaySevern Valley Railway
66Breakdown Tool Van Severn Valley RailwayBuilt in 1921. Acquired in 1985. Currently being used by the Barry Railway Carriage Trust as their sales vehicle.[7]
594 'Monster' Scenery Van Built in 1920. Acquired 1999.[8]
2303 Fruit Van Severn Valley RailwayBuilt in 1898. Acquired in 1973.[9]
2424 Fruit 'C' Fruit Van Severn Valley RailwayBuilt in 1911. Acquired in 1986.[10]
2671 'Bloater' Fish Van Built in 1925. Acquired in 1976.[11]
2862Fruit 'C' Fruit Van. Built 1939. Acquired 1980. Relocated 1996 from Avon Valley Railway to GWS Didcot.[12]
2890 Siphon 'G' Bogie Milk Van Built 1945. Acquired 1987.[13]
2988 Siphon 'G' Bogie Milk Van.Built 1945. Acquired 1980. Awaiting major restoration.[14]
58725 Improvised Gunpowder Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1896. Acquired 1977.[15]
105493 'Cone' Gunpowder Van Built 1924. Acquired 1976.[16]

Covered goods vans

NumberTypeCurrent LocationPhotographNotes
16307 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van West Somerset Railway Built 1913. Acquired 1991.[17]
42239 Grain Hopper Van Built 1927.[18]
65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1947. Acquired 1975.[19]
65801 'Mogo' Motor Car Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1946. Acquired 1973.[20]
93016 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Wagon Severn Valley RailwayBuilt 1914. Acquired 1972.[21]
93045 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van Severn Valley Railway Built in 1914. Acquired 2008.[22]
95353 Covered Goods VanSevern Valley Railway Built in 1916. Ex-Rutland Railway Museum.[23]
101961 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1923. Acquired 1989.[24]
103592 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built in 1923. Acquired 1987.[25]
104621Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1924. Acquired 1971.[26]
112889 Mink 'G' Covered Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1931. Acquired 1993.[27]
126359'Mogo' Motor Car Van Built in 1934.[28]
126779 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van West Somerset RailwayBuilt 1936. Acquired in 1981.[29]
139760 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van West Somerset RailwayBuilt 1938. Acquired in 1991.[30]
145428 Covered Goods Van Didcot Railway Centre Built 1944. Acquired 1973.[31]

Water & Milk Tanks

NumberTypeCurrent LocationPhotographNotes
102 6-Wheeled Water Tank Wagon West Somerset Railway Built 1946. Acquired 1996.[32]
2016 6-Wheeled Milk Tank Wagon South Devon Railway Built 1931. Acquired 1994. Originally 4-wheeled for United Dairies.[33]
2501 'Rotank' 6-Wheeled Road Milk Tank Flat Wagon Evesham Built 1932. First such vehicle built by GWR.[34]
25046-Wheeled Milk Tank Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1932. Acquired 1995.[35]
3018 6-Wheeled Milk Tank Wagon West Somerset Railway Built 1946. Acquired 1994.[36]

Fruit Vans

NumberTypeCurrent LocationPhotographNotes
82554 Fruit 'B' Banana Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1908. Acquired 1991.[37]
105565 Fruit 'B' Banana Van Evesham. Built in 1929. Acquired 1990. Body and underframe only.[38]

Meat Vans

NumberTypeCurrent LocationPhotographNotes
105860 Mica 'B' Refrigerated Meat Van Didcot Railway Centre Built 1925. Acquired 1976.[39]
105873 Mica 'B' Refrigerated Meat Van Severn Valley Railway. Built 1925. Acquired 1973.[40]
105916 Mica 'B' Refrigerated Meat Van South Devon Railway Built 1925. Acquired 1978.[41]

Open Goods Wagons

NumberTypeCurrent LocationPhotographNotes
10931 Open 'A' 5-Plank Open Goods Wagon Built 1913. Acquired 1975.[42]
13154 Open 'A' Open Goods Wagon. Severn Valley Railway Built 1913. Acquired 1975.[43]
19818 Open Goods Wagon Didcot Railway Centre Built 1917. Acquired 1981.[44]
25190 Open Goods Wagon Built 1904. Acquired 1988.[45]
41277 4 Plank Open Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1890. Acquired 1984.[46]
52137 Open Goods Wagon Evesham Built 1892. Acquired 1996.[47]
52243 Open Goods Wagon Built 1896. Acquired 1996.[48]
75745 Open Goods Wagon Built 1902. Acquired 1996.[49]
86582 Open 'A' 5-Plank Open Wagon Built 1912. Acquired 1975.[50]
94059China Clay Open Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1914. Acquired 1975.[51]
97398 Open 'A' 4-plank Open Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1921. Acquired 1970.[52]
98480 Open 'A' Open WagonSevern Valley Railway Built 1921. Acquired 1981.[53]
99766 Open 'A' 4 Plank Open Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1902. Acquired 1990. Ex-Brecon & Merthyr Railway.[54]
99965 Open 'C' Open Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1927. Acquired 1988.[55]
102691 Open 'B' Open Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1924. Acquired 1985.[56]
108085 5 plank Open Goods WagonSevern Valley Railway Built 1924.
108207 5-plank Open Goods Wagon Acquired 1982.[57]
117993 Open Goods Wagon Didcot Railway Centre Built 1931. Acquired 1981.[58]
135744 Open 'A' 5-plank Open Goods Wagon West Somerset Railway Built 1937. Acquired 1993.[59]
137696 5-plank Open Goods Wagon West Somerset Railway Built 1938. Acquired 1993.[60]

Brake Vans

NumberTypeCurrent LocationPhotographNotes
17464 'Toad' 20 Tons Goods Brake Van Avon Valley Railway Built 1940. Acquired 1994.[61]
114751'Toad' 20 Tons Goods Brake Van West Somerset Railway Built 1934. Acquired 2021.[62]
68501 'Toad' 20 Tons Goods Brake Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1925. Acquired 1971.[63]
68765 'Toad' 20 Tons Goods Brake Van West Somerset Railway Built 1939. Acquired 1988.[64]
68784 'Toad' 20 Tons Goods Brake Van Avon Valley Railway Built 1939. Acquired February 2016.[65]

Machinery Trucks

NumberTypeCurrent LocationPhotographNotes
41990 Loriot 'Y' Machinery Flat Wagon Severn Valley RailwayBuilt 1939. Acquired 1994.
42138 Machinery Flat Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1909. Acquired 1984.
42272 Loriot 'L' Machinery Flat Wagon Severn Valley Railway Acquired 1981.

Ballast Wagons

NumberTypeCurrent LocationPhotographNotes
30903 Ballast Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1939. Acquired 1973.
40841 Ballast Wagon Severn Valley RailwayBuilt 1893. Acquired 1990.
60562 Ballast Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1900. Acquired 1980.
60906 Ballast Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1915. Acquired 1990.
80646 Ballast Wagon Built 1936. Acquired 1981.
80669 Ballast Wagon West Somerset Railway Built 1936. Acquired 1988.
80684 Ballast Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1936. Acquired 1984.

External links

Notes and References

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