GWR 2800 Class 2807

2807
	No. 2807 at Toddington
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Build date	August 1905
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-0
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Career
Operators	Great Western Railway, British Railways
Class	GWR 2800 Class
Numbers	2807
Retired	1963
Current owner	Cotswold Steam Preservation Ltd.

GWR No.2807 is one of the survivors of the Great Western Railway's 2800 Class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives, also known as the 28XX class.

No. 2807 is

the oldest survivor of the class
the oldest survivor of G.J. Churchward's standard locomotives
the oldest locomotive built by the Great Western Railway and which is now privately owned
the oldest locomotive saved from Woodham Brothers scrapyard at Barry, Wales.

No. 2807 was completed in August 1905 and not withdrawn until March 1963, completing just over 58 years of service. No. 2807 arrived at Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales during November 1963.

Over 17 years later, in 1981, she was saved and moved to Toddington railway station on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway and restored to steam in 2010.

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