GWR 2800 Class 2807
| 2807 | |
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No. 2807 on the occasion of her 100th birthday celebration. This photograph was taken at Toddington on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway during September 2005. | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Build date | October 1905 |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 2-8-0 |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | Great Western Railway, British Railways |
| Class | GWR 2800 Class |
| Number(s) | 2807 |
| Retired | 1963 |
| Current owner | Cotswold Steam Preservation Ltd. |
GWR 2800 Class 2807
GWR No.2807 is one of the survivors of the Great Western Railway's 2800 Class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives, also known as the 28XX class.
No. 2807 is
- the oldest survivor of the class
- the oldest survivor of G.J. Churchward's standard locomotives
- the oldest locomotive built by the Great Western Railway
- the oldest locomotive saved from Woodham Brothers scrapyard at Barry, Wales.
No. 2807 was completed in October 1905 and not withdrawn until March 1963. No. 2807 arrived at Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales during November 1963.
Over 17 years later in 1981 she was saved and moved to Toddington railway station on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. She was restored to steam in 2010.