Class 7802 'Bradley Manor' Steam Loco, Severn Valley Railway |
| Photo: Charles Moorhen |
Ex-Great Western Railway steam locomotive 4-6-0 No. 7802 'Bradley Manor', pulls out of Kidderminster station, tender first, heading for Bridgnorth, on the Severn Valley Railway on the 2nd October 2016.
Designed by Charles Collett, who was Chief Mechanical Engineer for the Great Western Railway between 1922 and 1941, 7802 was built at the GWR works at Swindon in 1938.
The locomotive worked on the Great Western Railway for 27 years, being allocated first to Old Oak Common (shed code 81A), and then Bristol Bath Road (82A), Machynlleth (89C) and finally Shrewsbury (84G), from where it was withdrawn from service in November 1965.
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| Train of Coaches Behind 7802 'Bradley Manor' About to Depart Kidderminster Photo: Charles Moorhen |
They operated on most of the former G.W.R. railway system and on such secondary main lines of the former Midland & South Western Junction (M. & S.W.J.) railways.
The Manor class of steam locomotives were able to work over routes barred to the 'Halls' and 'Granges' class of loco being somewhat lighter.
In July 1966 the locomotive was sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Wales where it languished for thirteen years before being rescued by the 'Erlestoke Manor Fund'.
The Manor class of steam locomotives were able to work over routes barred to the 'Halls' and 'Granges' class of loco being somewhat lighter.
In July 1966 the locomotive was sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Wales where it languished for thirteen years before being rescued by the 'Erlestoke Manor Fund'.
7802 'Bradley Manor' featured in the 2005 film, 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'.
Manor Class Locomotive Technical Specifications: (British Railways Classification).
Manor Class Locomotive Technical Specifications: (British Railways Classification).
Designer: C.B.Collett.
Origin: Great Western Railway.
Introduced: Jan 1938.
Purpose: Mixed Traffic.
Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-0.
Number Series: 7800 - 7829.
Driving Wheel: 5ft. 8in.
Bogie Wheel: 3ft.
Length: 61ft. 9-1/4ins.
Weight: 108 tons 18cwt.
Water Capacity: 3,600 gallons.
Cylinders: (2). 18in. x 30in.
Boiler Pressure: 225 lb. sq.in.
Tractive Effort: 27,340 lb.
Coal Capacity: 6 tons.
Power Classification: 5-MT.
Route Availability: Blue.
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