GWR 2800 Class
Preservation

GWR 2800 Class

Section Title: Preservation
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Number	Year Built	Withdrawn	Location	Status	Owner	Image	Notes

2807	Oct 1905	Mar 1963	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway	Operational, boiler ticket expires: 2020	Cotswold Steam Preservation Ltd	-	Salvaged from Woodham Bros in 1981 it was restored to running order at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, it is the oldest survivor of its class in preservation being 113 years old as of October 2018.

2818	Dec 1905	Oct 1963	Museum of the Great Western Railway	Static Display	Museum of the Great Western Railway	-	Preserved straight from service and previously part of the National Collection but not in running condition and not expected to steam again, only when ready to be in running condition and get steaming again.

2857	May 1918	Apr 1963	Severn Valley Railway	Operational, boiler ticket expires: 2021	The 2857 Society	-	Purchased from Woodham Bros in May 1974 by the 2857 Society for £5,775 it was later moved by rail to the Severn Valley Railway in August 1975 and steamed for the first time in September 1979.

2859	May 1918	Dec 1964	Private Site, Congleton	Under Restoration	Private Owner	-	Moved to Congleton from the Llangollen Railway for restoration in November 2017 following its sale to a private owner.

2873	Nov 1918	Dec 1964	South Devon Railway	Dismantled	South Devon Railway	-	Currently stored (frames only) at Buckfastleigh.

2874	Nov 1918	May 1963	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway	Under preparation for Restoration	The 2874 Trust	2874 at Toddington Yard during the 2014 Cotswold Festival of Steam.JPG	Currently in Barry Scrapyard condition but preparation for restoration is underway. Retains inside steam pipes and will be the only one of her class when restored running with inside steam pipes.

Sentence(s)

Six 2800 class locomotives were survived, these being 2807, 2818, 2857, 2859, 2873, 2874.

final_sentence: Six 2800 class locomotives were survived, these being 2807, 2818, 2857, 2859, 2873, 2874.