GWR 1400 Class No. 1420 "Bulliver"

The Great Western Railway (GWR) No. 1420 "Bulliver" is a 0-4-2T 1400 Class tank engine preserved at the South Devon Railway.
== Overview ==
No. 1420 was built in November 1933 at Swindon Works as No. 4820. It was the twentieth member of the 4800 class, which totalled 75 by 1936. In 1946 the locomotive along with the rest of its class were rebranded as the 1400 class, as the GWR converted twelve of its 2800 Class of Consolidations to burn oil, reassigning the 4800 class to that series of experimental locomotives.
== Operational history ==
No. 1420 spent it's working life in Wales, having been allocated to Pontrilas and Pontypool Road throughout the 1930s and 1940s. In 1953, No. 1420 found itself at Fairford, then Oxford in 1956, and then Exeter in 1959 after spending nearly a year at Southall. After a time at Hereford working the Leominster to Kington branch, No. 1420 was withdrawn from service in October 1964.
== Preservation ==
No. 1420 entered preservation once it arrived at Buckfastleigh, the future headquarters of the South Devon Railway (SDR), on October 17, 1965. It was given a heavy overhaul in 1972 which enabled it to enter traffic in the following year.
At some point No. 1420 was given the nickname "Bulliver" while in preservation. "Bulliver" was the local name given to the Ashburton branch line push-pull train service during the Great Western Railway days (which used the route of the present South Devon Railway).
In 2006 the locomotive was taken out of service and placed into storage due to a leaking foundation ring.
At this time No. 1420 is currently undergoing a major overhaul while a new boiler is being constructed for the locomotive.
== Trivia ==
* No. 1420 is one of four surviving examples of the 1400 Class in preservation.
== Gallery ==
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Category:Built in 1933
Category:0-4-2T locomotives
Category:0-4-2T steam locomotives
Category:0-4-2 steam locomotives
Category:0-4-2 locomotives
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Category:Swindon Works locomotives
Category:Great Western Railway locomotives
Category:Tank locomotives
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:Four-coupled locomotives
Category:Preserved locomotives
Category:Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
Category:Standard gauge locomotives
Category:South Devon Railway
Category:GWR 1400 Class
Category:Preserved steam locomotives