Locoshed: GWR and WR Locomotives

This is an incomplete but improving page that is being updated regularly. It includes all locomotives, steam, diesel and other, built by or for the GWR and its WR successor. It shows where their main base is and their current situation. Click on the link to go to the website associated with each loco.

If there are any are missing or any information about them is incorrect or out of date, please let us know.

You can find up-to-date photographs of almost all of them on Peter Pascoe’s excellent site here

No	Name	Main Base	Current condition
	North Star	STEAM Swindon	1935 GWR built replica. On display at STEAM in Swindon
	Firefly	Didcot	New build Broad gauge . Operational at Didcot
	Iron Duke	Didcot	New build Broad Gauge. Unclear whether it has arrived at Dicot
4		STEAM Swindon	Original GWR railcar. On display at STEAM in Swindon
5	Shannon	Didcot	NRM owned. Only surviving standard gauge loco by George England. Plan for overhaul cancelled due to conservation issues.
7	Owain Glyndwr	Vale of Rheidol	Currently dismantled for overhaul
8	Llewelyn	Vale of Rheidol	Operational 2013
9	Prince of Wales	Vale of Rheidol	Operational 2013
12	Isabrook	Buck’ham Railway Centre	Sentinel steam engine. Operational
22		Didcot	GWR railcar. Operational. New internal restoration completed 2011
85		KWVR	Wiki notes say it is stripped and under overhaul.
93		Didcot	New build Steam Railmotor. Operational at Didcot
450		Llangollen	NRM owned. Overhaul started but appears stalled. Taff Vale Railway No 28.
813		Severn Valley	Under overhaul at Bridgnorth
822	The Earl	Welshpool	Operational
823	The Countess	Welshpool	Operational
921		Snibston	On display at Snibston Discovery Park
1014	County of Glamorgan	Didcot	New build County Class 4-6-0 using boiler of 8F 48518 and frames from Modified Hall 7927. Completed wheeled chassis expected 2013.
1338		Didcot	Awaiting overhaul
1340	Trojan	Didcot	The last remaining GWR Saddle Tank, operational
1363		Didcot	Awaiting overhaul
1378		Scolton Manor	Scolton Manor Museum
1369		South Devon	Operational 2011
1420		South Devon	Under overhaul
1442		Tiverton	On permanent display in Tiverton museum
1450		Dean Forest	At Crewe under overhaul. Expected to be operational soon
1466		Didcot	On display as 4866. In overhaul queue
1501		Severn Valley	Operational 2013
1638		KESR	Operational
2516		STEAM	On display at STEAM Museum in Swindon
2807		GWSR	Operational 2013
2818		NRM	On display in original condition at York.
2857		Severn Valley	Operational, 2013
2859		Llangollen	Barry condition and some parts collected for restoration. May be for sale in 2012
2861		Barry	A donor engine for 4709 and other Didcot projects
2873		South Devon	Boiler now on 3803, coupling rods on 2807. Long term restoration project
2874		West Somerset	Owned by Dinmore Manor group. Awaiting restoration. May be restored to early condition with inside steam pipes, straight running plate etc
2885		Southall	Cosmetically restored and on display at Birmingham Moor Street. Removal by new owner delayed twice
2999	Lady of Legend	Didcot	Retro rebuild of Hall class 4942 Maindy Hall. All outside rods now fitted, tender work starting Feb 2013.
3205		South Devon	Based at Buckfastleigh but available to hire. Due to go to Didcot for May 5/6th DNSS weekend
3440	City of Truro	NRM	On display at Shildon. Will be retubed for Railfest. Boiler expires 2013. Expected to work at MHR gala Mar 2013
3650		Didcot	Operatiional. In steam again 9 Feb 2013
3738		Didcot	Operational at Didcot Railway Centre
3802		Llangollen	Operational at Llangollen Railway
3803		South Devon	Operational at Shackerstone on Battlefield Line. May be for sale.
3814		NYMR	Owned by Peter Robinson at NYMR. Under restoration 2011, apparently. The hyperlink is to a blog discussion that is pretty inconsequential!
3822		Didcot	Withdrawn 3/2011, displayed. No plan for overhaul
3845		West Somerset	Owned by Dinmore Manor Group. Stored at Honeybourne. Parts will be rotated between 3845, 3850 and 2874.
3850		WSR	Operational at Minehead. Owned by Dinmore Manor Group
3855		East Lancs	Awaiting restoration. Owned by owner of L&Y 1300.
3862		N’hampton & Lamport	Under restoration

4003	Lode Star	STEAM Swindon	On display at STEAM Museum, Swindon. Example of original Swindon paint job.
4073	Caerphilly Castle	Steam Swindon	On display at STEAM in Swindon. Also painted in GWR 1930s style by Swindon.
4079	Pendennis Castle	Didcot	Under overhaul. Return to steam expected 2013
4110		Tyseley	Owned by Southall Railway Centre but being restored at Tyseley
4115		Didcot	Dismantled. Parts to be used for 4709 and rest put into store
4121		Tyselely	Stored awaiting restoration
4141		Llangollen	Under overhaul. Return to steam expected late 2011. Sold to Epping and Ongar Railway scheme
4144		Didcot	Under restoration at Didcot
4150		Severn Valley	Under restoration at SVR
4160		West Somerset	Operational at WSR but under winter maintenance 1/12
4247		Bodmin & Wenford	Now returned to B&WR after running in trials at Avon Valley Railway. Painted in BR black for first time in preservation. Will appear at K&ESR gala on 5-7 May.
4248		STEAM Swindon	On display sectioned to show methods of construction of steam locomotives at Swindon works.
4253		K&ESR	Start now made on restoration since arrival from P&BR
4270		GWSR	Boiler delivered to Toddington Dec 2012 and reunited with rolling chassis. Completion due for GWSR Spring Gala, May 2013
4277	‘Hercules’	Dartmouth Steam Rly	Operational at Dartmouth Railway
4555		Dartmouth Steam Rly	On display at Churston
4566		Severn Valley	Operational 2012 at Bridgnorth
4561		West Somerset	Awaiting overhaul at Williton.
4588		Dartmouth Steam Rly	Out of service awaiting overhaul. For Sale
4612		Bodmin & Wenford	Under overhaul
4709		Didcot	New build. Frames under construction and donor parts gathered.
4920	Dumbleton Hall	South Devon	Awaiting overhaul at Buckfastleigh
4930	Hagley Hall	Severn Valley	On display at Highley Engine House. Appeal for funds to start overhaul begun. Website not up-dated since 2010.
4936	Kinlet Hall	Tyseley	Main line accredited 2011
4953	Pitchford Hall	Tyseley	Operational. Now based at Epping and & Ongar Railway
4965	Rood Ashton Hall	Tyseley	Main line accredited
4979	Wooton Hall	L&HR	At Appleby Heritage Centre 2009. Some cosmetic restoration
5029	Nunney Castle	Tyseley	Overhaul under way at Tyseley. Expected mainline 2013
5043	Earl of Mount Edgecombe	Tyseley	Active on mainline 2012
5051	Earl Bathhurst	Didcot	Withdrawn. Some parts to be used on 4079 and plan for cosmetic restoration for display only.
5080	Defiant	Quainton Road	Owned by Tyseley. On display at Buckingham Railway Centre at Quainton Road
5164		Severn Valley	Operational on SVR
5199		Llangollen	Operastional and on loan to Churnet Valley railway until 2012
5224		Mid Hants	Owned by Pete Waterman and operational 2011
5227		Vale of Glamorgan	A donor engine for 4709 and other Didcot projects
5239		Dartmouth Steam Railway	Operational on DSR, 2012
5322		Didcot	Operational at Didcot.
5521		Dean Forest	Operational at DFR 2011
5526		South Devon	Under overhaul
5532		Llangollen	Under restoration 2011
5538		Dean Forest	Dismantled. Intentions of DFR unknown
5539		Llangollen	Under overhaul at LLangollen
5541		Dean Forest	Under overhaul at Norchard
5542		South Devon	Expected operational on SDR Feb 2013. Expected at WSR & GWSR later in yea
5552		Bodmin & Wenford	Working at Bodmin
5553		West Somerset	Boiler cert expired 2012
5572		Didcot	On display at Didcot. No current plans for overhaul
5619		Telford Steam Rly	Visiting North Norfolk summer 2011
5637		East Somerset	Working, 2012
5643		Lakeside	Withdrawn early (Dec 2011) for 10 year overhaul due to leaking tubes and stays. Currently on display at Shildon
5668		Pontypool Blaenavon	Semi dismantled, some restoration work started.
5764		Severn Valley	Working 2012
5775		KWVR	Famous for its role in ‘The Railway Children’ in ochre livery but now on display, awaiting overhaul at Keighley.
5786		South Devon	Under overhaul
5900	Hinderton Hall	Didcot	On display. No plans for return to steam
5952	Cogan Hall	Llangollen	Parts being ‘borrowed’ by owner, the 6880 Betton Grange group. Long terms plans for eventual restoration.
5967	Bickmarsh Hall	N’hampton & Lamport	Under restoration 2011
5972	Olton Hall/Hogwarts Castle	Carnforth	Still operational and red…
6000	King George V	NRM, York	On display in Main Hall. I don’t care how many other Kings there are in steam. This one is ‘*The* King’ and should be out there on the mainline where it belongs (sorry, bit of a rant there…)
6023	King Edward II	Didcot	Running in at GCR Jan 2013.
6024	King Edward I	West Somerset	Withdrawn for 10 year overhaul at Williton, WSR.
6106		Didcot	On display. No current plans for return to steam
6412		South Devon	Under overhaul at Buckfastleigh
6430		Llangollen	Working at Llangollen. Expected to work as auto train at 2012 SSS gala in April
6435		Bodmin & Wenford	Bought from SDR in 2008. Working at Bodmin, 2011
6619		NYMR	Currently at Embsay & Bolton Abbey
6634		Severn Valley	Under restoration at Bridgnorth
6686		Barry Island	Stored at Barry. Restoration started Feb 2013
6695		Swanage Railway	Working at Swanage, 2011
6697		Didcot	On display. No current plans for return to steam
6880	Betton Grange	Llangollen	New build proceeding at Llangollen
6960	Raveningham Hall	West Somerset	Last GWR build Modified Hall. Operational.
6984	Owsden Hall	GWSR	Restoration stalled at Toddington. Wheeled chassis. Owner asked to remove loco from site due to lack of progress
6989	Wightwick Hall	Buck’ham Railway Centre	Under restoration at Quainton Road
6990	Witherslack Hall	Great Central	Under overhaul at Loughborough
6998	Burton Agnes Hall	Didcot	On display. No current plans for return to steam
7027	Thornbury Castle	Crewe	Barry Condition. Owned by Pete Waterman. Awaiting restoration
7029	Clun Castle	Tyseley	Under overhaul for return to steam 2013
7200		BRC	Restoration underway
7202		Didcot	Under restoration
7229		Eat Lancs	Dismantled awaiting restoration
7325		Severn Valley	On display at Highley Engine House
7714		Severn Valley	On display at Highley
7715		BRC	Steaming at NNR 2011
7752		Tyseley	Operational as L94, mainline accredited and active 2011.
7754		Llangollen	Owned by the National Museum of Wales and on permanent loan to Llangollen Railway. Currently undergoing 10 yearly overhaul
7760		Tyseley	Out of service and For Sale
7802	Bradley Manor	Severn Valley	Overhaul underway. Chassis at Tyseley Dec 2011
7808	Cookham Manor	Didcot	On display. No immediate plans for return to stea.
7812	Erlestoke Manor	Severn Valley	Working on SVR, 2011
7819	Hinton Manor	Severn Valley	On display in Swindon shopping mall
7820	Dinmore Manor	West Somerset	Nearing end of overhaul. Return to steam at WSR autumn gala expected.
7821	Ditcheat Manor	West Somerset	Owned by west Somerset Association and currently on display at STEAM museum, Swindon for ‘up to 5 years’.
7822	Foxcote Manor	Llangollen	Operational 2011
7827	Lydham Manor	Dartmouth Steam Rly	Operational 2012. End of ticket?
7828	Odney Manor	West Somerset	Returned to steam Sept 2011. Running as ‘Norton Manor’ to honour local Royal Marines base.
7903	Foremarke Hall	GWSR	Operational 2011 at Winchcombe. The only website with sounds of the locomotive! Last year of boiler ticket
7927	Willington Hall	Barry	Some die so that others may live – in this case the Grange and County, but who knows…
9017	Earl of Berkeley	Bluebell Railway	Occasionally runs as 3217. Prematurely withdrawn and awaiting overhaul
9351		West Somerset	A prairie with a tender! Operational 2011
9400		STEAM Swindon	On display at STEAM museum
9466		Not sure!	Roving loco, always somewhere on heritage railways or mainline. Details on Facebook page. Operational
9600		Tysleley	Mainline accredited 2011
9629		P&BR	Under restoration
9642		Brum	Under restoration at private site at Wishaw, Warwickshire
9681		Dean Forest	Operational 2011
9682		Southall	Owned by the Southall Railway Centre. Will return to Chinnor & Princes Risborough when overhaul completed
18000		Didcot	Prototype GWR gas turbine. Shell to be restored cosmetically by GWS at Didcot. No turbine and few internal fittings remain.
75014		Dartmouth Steam Rly	Under overhaul. Has been ML passed
75027		Bluebell	Awaiting overhaul
75029		NYMR	Under overhaul. Passed for mainline Grosmont to Whitby
75069		Severn Valley	Overhaul apparently halted
75078		KWVR	Under overhaul
75079		Mid Hants	Under restoration but the only 75xxx not yet to have steamed in preservation. Blog link explains progress as at Nov 2011
82045		Severn Valley	The original Standard Class 3s were all built at Swindon so I guess it must count as GWR heritage! £150,000 will buy a wheeled chassis for this new build project. Cylinders cast Feb 2013.
92207	Morning Star	Shillingstone	Nice to see another Swindon name being perpetuated on a Swindon built 9F. A long term restoration project
92212		Mid Hants Ralway	Owned by Jeremy Hosking and operational on Mid Hants
92214		NYMR	At work on NYMR 2011.
92219		Midland Rail Centre	Restoration under way at Butterley
92203	Black Prince	NNR	OPerational
92220	Evening Star	NRM	The very last one. Stuffed and mounted at York although it belongs in Swindon!
D821	Greyhound	SVR	Operational. the first mainline diesel preserved privately. Much travelled. Available for driving experience days
D832	Onslaught	ELR	Ownede by Bury Diesel group but on long term loan to DEPG at Williton, WSR
D1010	Western Campaigner		Owned by DEPG at Williton, WSR. Engine repairs Jan 12.
D1013	Western Ranger	SVR	Undergoing major overhaul, expected to last until 2015
D1015	Western Champion	TYS	Owned by Diesel Traction Group. Mail line certificated.
D1023	Western Fusilier	NRM	Condition unkown Jan 2012
D1041	Western Prince	ELR	Under restoration
D1048	Western Lady	MRC	Under restoration
D1062	Western Courier	SVR	Operational after 10 year overhaul (2008).

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