GWR 7800 Class 7819 Hinton Manor

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7819 Hinton Manor
7819 Hinton Manor
7819 Hinton Manor at Criccieth on the Up Cambrian Coast Express on 30 July 1965.
Power type Steam
Build date 1939
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Class 7800 'Manor' Class
Number 7819
Retired 1965

7819 Hinton 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 Built by Great Western Railway in 1939 it was withdrawn from service in November 1965 before being moved to Woodham's Scrap Yard in Barry, South Wales. It is currently owned by the Severn Valley Railway.

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First shed 31 Dec 1947 Aug 1950 March 1959 May 1965 Last Shed
Carmarthen Whitchurch Oswestry Oswestry Shrewsbury Shrewsbury

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