GWR 7800 Class 7822 Foxcote Manor
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 GWR Manor Class no. 7822 Foxcote Manor on display at Crewe Works open day in 2003. |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Build date | December 1950 |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) |
| Class | 7800 'Manor' Class |
| Number | 7822 |
| Retired | December 1965 |
| Current owner | Foxcote Manor Society |
The Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 7822 Foxcote Manor is a 4-6-0 Manor Class locomotive, built in 1950 at Swindon Works. It was part of a post-war batch of 10 locomotives, which followed on from 20 earlier locomotived built in 1938.
The locomotive was originally allocated to Oswestry depot, where is was used to haul both passenger and freight services over lines such as the Cambrian Line and the now-closed Ruabon Barmouth Line. It regular hauled the "Cambrian Coast Express" from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth. It was also allocated to Chester shed during its lifespan.
It was withdrawn in 1965 from Shrewsbury and was towed to Woodhams' Scrapyard in Barry, South Wales. It languished there until 1974 when it was rescued for preservation. It was initially taken to Oswestry for restoration work, but is now based on the Llangollen Railway. This is part of the Ruabon-Barmouth line as so no. 7822 would have regularly worked over this line during its working life.
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