GWR’s 1000 “County” Class now available courtesy of Partner Programme Developer Victory Works; this unique example in Great Western two-cylinder design worked hard for years, and yours to take to Devonian rails!
Configuration4-6-0 Power classGWR: D,BR:5MT Axle load classGWR: Red StatusOperational Loco Number4930 History Built1929 Designed ByCharlesCollett TypeGWR4900 1972Purchased bySVR(H) 1973Arrived onSVR 1979First steamed in preservation 1986Withdrawn ...
each power car had a new diesel engine, the 12-cylinder Paxman Valenta, running at 1,500rpm and developing 2,250bhp (1,680kW). A first class heritage rail tour snakes through
Configuration 4-6-0 Power class GWR: D, BR: 5MT Axle load class GWR: Red Status Awaiting overhaul Loco Number 6960 History Built 1944 Designed By Frederick Hawksworth Type GWR 6959 1977 Arrived on SVR 1996 Left SVR 2019 Returned to SVR on hire 2021 Out of ticket, left...