GWR 7800 Class 7828 Odney Manor

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Great Western Railway 7828
"Odney Manor"
Norton Manor 7828 near Blue Anchor.jpg
7828 near Blue Anchor
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build dateDecember 1950
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 4-6-0
 •  UIC 2'Ch2
Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia. 3 ft 0 in (914 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 8 in (1,727 mm)
Minimum curve 6 chains (396 ft; 121 m) normal,
5 chains (330 ft; 101 m) slow
Wheelbase Loco: 27 ft 1 in (8.26 m)
Loco & tender:52 ft 1+3⁄4 in (15.89 m)
Length61 ft 9+1⁄4 in (18.83 m)
Width8 ft 11 in (2.718 m)
Height13 ft 0 in (3.962 m)
Axle load 17 long tons 5 cwt (38,600 lb or 17.5 t) (19.3 short tons)
Loco weight68 long tons 18 cwt (154,300 lb or 70 t) (77.2 short tons) full
Tender weight40 long tons 0 cwt (89,600 lb or 40.6 t) (44.8 short tons) full
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity7 long tons 0 cwt (15,700 lb or 7.1 t) (7.8 short tons)
Water cap.3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area22.1 sq ft (2.05 m2)
BoilerGWR Standard No. 14 [1]
Boiler pressure225  psi (1.55  MPa)
Heating surface:​
 • Tubes and flues1,285.5 sq ft (119.43 m2)
 • Firebox140.0 sq ft (13.01 m2)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area160.0 sq ft (14.86 m2)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 18 in × 30 in (457 mm × 762 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 27,340 lbf (121.61 kN)
Career
Operators
, West Somerset Railway
Class 7800 Manor Class
Numbers7828
NicknamesOdney Manor, Norton Manor
Withdrawn1965
Restored1987
Current owner West Somerset Railway
DispositionPreserved

7828 Odney Manor is a Great Western Railway locomotive part of the Manor Class. It is one of 9 locomotives preserved from the class which originally had 30. Built by British Railways in 1950 it was withdrawn from service in 1965 before being moved to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales. Since 2004 it has been owned by the West Somerset Railway, being based there since 1995. In 2011 the locomotive was temporarily renamed Norton Manor in honour of the local Marine Base near the West Somerset Railway.

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History

7828 Odney Manor was first sent to Shrewsbury shed and spent nine years there. 1961 saw it move to Croes Newydd, then two years later it found its way to Aberystwyth for a short while before returning to Shrewsbury, from where it was withdrawn in 1965, moving to Barry in 1966. [2] It stayed at Barry for 15 years.

Preservation

Leaving Minehead on the West Somerset Railway Minehead 7828 Jubilee Express.jpg
Leaving Minehead on the West Somerset Railway

It was rescued from Barry privately in 1981 and moved to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway where restoration was completed by 1987. It worked on the Gwilli Railway, Llangollen Railway and East Lancashire Railway before coming to the West Somerset Railway (WSR) in 1995. Its owners sold it to the WSR in 2004. [2]

On 17 June 2011 it was temporarily renamed Norton Manor after 40 Commando's base alongside the railway at Norton Fitzwarren. Originally, the Great Western Railway had intended to give the name Norton Manor to new locomotive number 7830, but the order for this locomotive was cancelled. 7828 has been repainted in the BR lined green livery and it regained its Odney Manor nameplates. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Champ, Jim (2018). An Introduction to Great Western Locomotive Development. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Transport. p. 320. ISBN   978-1-4738-7784-9. OCLC   1029234106. OL   26953051M.
  2. 1 2 Smith, Keith (1987). West Somerset Railway Stock Book (3rd ed.). West Somerset Books. pp. 15–16. ISBN   0-9510426-4-5.
  3. ↑ "Motive Power". West Somerset Railway Journal. West Somerset Railway Association (135): 43–46. 2011.
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