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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 [ ]
Their locomotive, Port Talbot Railway No. 26, is their prized possession. No. 26 was built by Hudswell Clarke in 1901 along with five other locomotives. Withdrawn in 1933, then sold to Robert Stephenson & Company in 1934. Later sold to Backworth Colliery and re-numbered 12. 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 their 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 over ten 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 ex-GWR more stock. Today they own a few coaches, the wagon list however, tops this as they own over 100 wagons of many types, in the collection also stands the only surviving ex-Brecon & Merthyr Railway open wagon. The GWR 813 PF-owned stock also helps funding when it is used and/or loaned on/to other heritage lines.
Locomotives [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
Port Talbot Railway No. 26 (GWR No. 813)
Port Talbot Railway 0-6-0ST
Severn Valley Railway
Built in 1901. Acquired in 1967. Operational. Returned to traffic in November 2016. The oldest locomotive in operation on the SVR. (Boiler ticket expires in 2026).[2]
Carriages [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
98
Hawksworth Full Brake 'Snake'
Severn Valley Railway
Purchased direct from BR following withdrawal from service in 1977.[3]
215
Dean 4-Wheeled 1st/2nd Composite
Gwili Railway
Built in 1900. Acquired in 1985.[4]
1146
Collett Corridor Third
Severn Valley Railway
Built in 1938. Operational. Part of ex-Swindon test train.[5]
4872
Collett Corridor Third Bow Ended
South Devon Railway
Built in 1927. Acquired in 1984. Moved from the Severn Valley Railway in 2008.[6]
Brown (passenger rated) vehicles [ ]
Covered goods vans [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
16307
Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
West Somerset Railway
Built 1913. Acquired 1991.[16]
42239
Grain Hopper Van
Didcot Railway Centre
Built 1927.[17]
65620
'Vanfit' Covered Goods Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1947. Acquired 1975.[18]
65801
'Mogo' Motor Car Van
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1946. Acquired 1973.[19]
93016
Mink 'A' Covered Goods Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1914. Acquired 1972.[20]
93045
Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
Severn Valley Railway
Built in 1914. Acquired 2008.[21]
95353
Covered Goods Van
Severn Valley Railway
Built in 1916. Ex-Rutland Railway Museum.[22]
101961
Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1923. Acquired 1989.[23]
103592
Mink 'A' Covered Goods Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built in 1923. Acquired 1987.[24]
104621
Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1924. Acquired 1971.[25]
112889
Mink 'G' Covered Goods Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1931. Acquired 1993.[26]
126359
'Mogo' Motor Car Van
South Devon Railway
Built in 1934.[27]
126779
Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
West Somerset Railway
Built 1936. Acquired in 1981.[28]
139760
Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van
West Somerset Railway
Built 1938. Acquired in 1991.[29]
145428
Covered Goods Van
Didcot Railway Centre
Built 1944. Acquired 1973.[30]
Water & Milk Tanks [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
102
6-Wheeled Water Tank Wagon
West Somerset Railway
Built 1946. Acquired 1996.[31]
2016
6-Wheeled Milk Tank Wagon
South Devon Railway
Built 1931. Acquired 1994. Originally 4-wheeled for United Dairies .[32]
2501
'Rotank' 6-Wheeled Road Milk Tank Flat Wagon
Evesham
Built 1932. First such vehicle built by GWR.[33]
2504
6-Wheeled Milk Tank Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1932. Acquired 1995.[34]
3018
6-Wheeled Milk Tank Wagon
West Somerset Railway
Built 1946. Acquired 1994.[35]
Fruit Vans [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
82554
Fruit 'B' Banana Van
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1908. Acquired 1991.[36]
105565
Fruit 'B' Banana Van
Evesham.
Built in 1929. Acquired 1990. Body and underframe only.[37]
Meat Vans [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
105860
Mica 'B' Refrigerated Meat Van
Didcot Railway Centre
Built 1925. Acquired 1976.[38]
105873
Mica 'B' Refrigerated Meat Van
Severn Valley Railway.
Built 1925. Acquired 1973.[39]
105916
Mica 'B' Refrigerated Meat Van
South Devon Railway
Built 1925. Acquired 1978.[40]
Brown (passenger rated) vehicles [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
58725
Improvised Gunpowder Van
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1896. Acquired 1977.[41]
105493
'Cone' Gunpowder Van
West Somerset Railway
Built 1924. Acquired 1976.[42]
Open Goods Wagons [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
10931
Open 'A' 5-Plank Open Goods Wagon
Avon Valley Railway
Built 1913. Acquired 1975.[43]
13154
Open 'A' Open Goods Wagon.
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1913. Acquired 1975.[44]
19818
Open Goods Wagon
Didcot Railway Centre
Built 1917. Acquired 1981.[45]
25190
Open Goods Wagon
Built 1904. Acquired 1988.[46]
41277
4 Plank Open Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1890. Acquired 1984.[47]
52137
Open Goods Wagon
Evesham
Built 1892. Acquired 1996.[48]
52243
Open Goods Wagon
Avon Valley Railway
Built 1896. Acquired 1996.[49]
75745
Open Goods Wagon
Avon Valley Railway
Built 1902. Acquired 1996.[50]
86582
Open 'A' 5-Plank Open Wagon
Avon Valley Railway
Built 1912. Acquired 1975.[51]
94059
China Clay Open Goods Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1914. Acquired 1975.[52]
97398
Open 'A' 4-plank Open Goods Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1921. Acquired 1970.[53]
98480
Open 'A' Open Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1921. Acquired 1981.[54]
99766
Open 'A' 4 Plank Open Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1902. Acquired 1990. Ex-Brecon & Merthyr Railway .[55]
99965
Open 'C' Open Goods Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1927. Acquired 1988.[56]
102691
Open 'B' Open Goods Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1924. Acquired 1985.[57]
108085
5 plank Open Goods Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1924.
108207
5-plank Open Goods Wagon
South Devon Railway
Acquired 1982.[58]
117993
Open Goods Wagon
Didcot Railway Centre
Built 1931. Acquired 1981.[59]
135744
Open 'A' 5-plank Open Goods Wagon
West Somerset Railway
Built 1937. Acquired 1993.[60]
137696
5-plank Open Goods Wagon
West Somerset Railway
Built 1938. Acquired 1993.[61]
Brake Vans [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
17464
'Toad ' 20 Tons Goods Brake Van
Avon Valley Railway
Built 1940. Acquired 1994.[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]
Crated Glass Wagon [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
41723
Coral 'A' Plated Glass Wagon
Didcot Railway Centre
Built 1908. Acquired 1981. Awaiting restoration..
Boiler Truck [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
41945
'Crocodile G' Boiler Trolley
West Somerset Railway
Built 1908. Acquired 1995.[66]
Machinery Trucks [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
41990
Loriot 'Y' Machinery Flat Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 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 [ ]
Number & Name
Type
Current Location
Photograph
Notes
30903
Ballast Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1939. Acquired 1973.
40841
Ballast Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 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
Dean Forest Railway
Built 1936. Acquired 1981.
80669
Ballast Wagon
West Somerset Railway
Built 1936. Acquired 1988.
80684
Ballast Wagon
Severn Valley Railway
Built 1936. Acquired 1984.
References [ ]
^ Baxter, Pat Goss, Nick. "GWR 813 fund" . gwr813.org . Retrieved 16 November 2018 .
^ Baxter, Pat Goss, Nick. "GWR 813 fund" . gwr813.org . Retrieved 16 November 2018 .
^ Baxter, Pat Goss, Nick. "GWR 813 fund" . gwr813.org . Retrieved 16 November 2018 .
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