GWR 2884 Class No. 3862

No. 3862 is a Great Western Railway (GWR) 2884 Class 2-8-0 steam locomotive built at Swindon Works in 1942. The 2884s were designed to handle heavy freight work during World War ll.
No. 3862 was at first based at Oxford where it was utilized to move essential wartime materials and supplies. In 1947 it was transferred to Pontypool Road for a six year period before going onto Plymouth Laira at the end of 1953. 
No. 3862 was withdrawn from service in 1965 and was sold for scrap to Woodham Brothers at Barry. The locomotive was purchased by the LNWR Preservation Society in 1987 and departed the scrapyard in 1989.
No. 3862 is now currently located on the Northampton and Lamport Railway and is slowly being restored to full running condition.
==External links==
*No. 3862 under restoration at Northampton and Lamport Railway
== Gallery ==
File:3862-at-reading-west-july-1964.jpg
Category:Swindon Works locomotives
Category:Built in 1942
Category:Preserved locomotives
Category:2-8-0 locomotives
Category:2-8-0 steam locomotives
Category:Locomotives
Category:Wartime locomotives
Category:Freight locomotives
Category:Tender locomotives
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:Great Western Railway locomotives
Category:Standard gauge locomotives
Category:Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
Category:Locomotives saved from the Woodham Brothers scrapyard
Category:Preserved steam locomotives
Category:Northampton & Lamport Railway