The GWR 813 Preservation Fund is an organisation that was founded in 1966 to acquire, restore and preserve Port Talbot Railway No. 26 (GWR 813). It is based on the Severn Valley Railway.

History

The Fund was formed in 1966 to purchase the last-known surviving Port Talbot Railway (No. 26, later GWR 813) steam locomotive from the National Coal Board. They purchased GWR 813 in 1967 and it was moved from Backworth Colliery the same year, later moving to the Severn Valley Railway. They are now currently based at the Severn Valley Railway and have a sales stand at Kidderminster.[1]

GWR 813

813 GWR 0-6-0ST on static display at Shildon 150

Port Talbot Railway No. 26 was built by Hudswell Clarke in 1901 along with five other locomotives. It was withdrawn in 1933 and then sold to Robert Stephenson & Company in 1934. Later it was sold to Backworth Colliery and re-numbered 12. It then became NCB 11 in 1950. The newly-formed GWR 813 Preservation Fund were looking to purchase this locomotive, it being the last of its kind. Offered for £320, then sold to the Preservation Fund in 1967. It was displayed as a static exhibit at the Rail 150 Celebrations in 1975. Mechanical faults prevented the locomotive from being fully operational for over a decade, although it steamed on a few occasions.

The trust fund got the locomotive fully operational in July 2000, when it was the only one in service at the time, at the time that many locomotives were reported to have boiler issues. After it was overhauled, from 2001 to 2009 the locomotive visited several heritage lines including Didcot, Dean Forest, Pontypool & Blaenavon, WSR, South Devon Rly, Vale of Glamorgan, etc.

Owned stock

The GWR 813 Preservation Fund bought a covered van in 1968 to store parts for their locomotive, this was followed by the fund's interest in purchasing more ex-GWR stock. Today they own four coaches, and over 100 wagons of many types, in the collection is the only surviving ex-Brecon and Merthyr Railway open wagon.

Locomotives

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
Port Talbot Railway No. 26 (GWR No. 813) Port Talbot Railway 0-6-0ST Severn Valley Railway Built in 1901. Acquired in 1967. Operational. Returned to traffic in November 2016. The oldest locomotive in operation on the SVR. (Boiler ticket expires in 2026).[2]

Carriages

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
98 Hawksworth Full Brake 'Snake' Severn Valley Railway Purchased direct from BR following withdrawal from service in 1977.[3]
215 Dean 4-Wheeled 1st/2nd Composite Gwili Railway Built in 1900. Acquired in 1985.[4]
1146 Collett Corridor Third Severn Valley Railway Built in 1938. Operational. Part of ex-Swindon test train.[5]
4872 Collett Corridor Third Bow Ended South Devon Railway Built in 1927. Acquired in 1984. Moved from the Severn Valley Railway in 2008.[6]

Brown (passenger rated) vehicles

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
55 Breakdown Riding Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1908. Acquired in 1973.[7]
66 Breakdown Tool Van Severn Valley Railway Built in 1921. Acquired in 1985. Currently being used by the Barry Railway Carriage Trust as their sales vehicle.[8]
594 'Monster' Scenery Van South Devon Railway Built in 1920. Acquired 1999.[9]
2303 Fruit Van Severn Valley Railway Built in 1898. Acquired in 1973.[10]
2424 Fruit 'C' Fruit Van Severn Valley Railway Built in 1911. Acquired in 1986.[11]
2671 'Bloater' Fish Van Didcot Railway Centre Built in 1925. Acquired in 1976.[12]
2862 Fruit 'C' Fruit Van. Didcot Railway Centre Built 1939. Acquired 1980. Relocated 1996 from Avon Valley Railway

to GWS Didcot.[13]

2890 Siphon 'G' Bogie Milk Van West Somerset Railway Built 1945. Acquired 1987.[14]
2988 Siphon 'G' Bogie Milk Van. Dean Forest Railway Built 1945. Acquired 1980. Awaiting major restoration.[15]
58725 Improvised Gunpowder Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1896. Acquired 1977.[16]
105493 'Cone' Gunpowder Van West Somerset Railway Built 1924. Acquired 1976.[17]

Covered goods vans

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
16307 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van West Somerset Railway Built 1913. Acquired 1991.[18]
42239 Grain Hopper Van Didcot Railway Centre Built 1927.[19]
65620 'Vanfit' Covered Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1947. Acquired 1975.[20]
65801 'Mogo' Motor Car Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1946. Acquired 1973.[21]
93016 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1914. Acquired 1972.[22]
93045 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van Severn Valley Railway Built in 1914. Acquired 2008.[23]
95353 Covered Goods Van Severn Valley Railway Built in 1916. Ex-Rutland Railway Museum.[24]
101961 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1923. Acquired 1989.[25]
103592 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built in 1923. Acquired 1987.[26]
104621 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1924. Acquired 1971.[27]
112889 Mink 'G' Covered Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1931. Acquired 1993.[28]
126359 'Mogo' Motor Car Van South Devon Railway Built in 1934.[29]
126779 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van West Somerset Railway Built 1936. Acquired in 1981.[30]
139760 Mink 'A' Covered Goods Van West Somerset Railway Built 1938. Acquired in 1991.[31]
145428 Covered Goods Van Didcot Railway Centre Built 1944. Acquired 1973.[32]

Water & Milk Tanks

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
102 6-Wheeled Water Tank Wagon West Somerset Railway Built 1946. Acquired 1996.[33]
2016 6-Wheeled Milk Tank Wagon South Devon Railway Built 1931. Acquired 1994. Originally 4-wheeled for United Dairies.[34]
2501 'Rotank' 6-Wheeled Road Milk Tank Flat Wagon Evesham Built 1932. First such vehicle built by GWR.[35]
2504 6-Wheeled Milk Tank Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1932. Acquired 1995.[36]
3018 6-Wheeled Milk Tank Wagon West Somerset Railway Built 1946. Acquired 1994.[37]

Fruit Vans

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
82554 Fruit 'B' Banana Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1908. Acquired 1991.[38]
105565 Fruit 'B' Banana Van Evesham. Built in 1929. Acquired 1990. Body and underframe only.[39]

Meat Vans

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
105860 Mica 'B' Refrigerated Meat Van Didcot Railway Centre Built 1925. Acquired 1976.[40]
105873 Mica 'B' Refrigerated Meat Van Severn Valley Railway. Built 1925. Acquired 1973.[41]
105916 Mica 'B' Refrigerated Meat Van South Devon Railway Built 1925. Acquired 1978.[42]

Open Goods Wagons

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
10931 Open 'A' 5-Plank Open Goods Wagon Avon Valley Railway Built 1913. Acquired 1975.[43]
13154 Open 'A' Open Goods Wagon. Severn Valley Railway Built 1913. Acquired 1975.[44]
19818 Open Goods Wagon Didcot Railway Centre Built 1917. Acquired 1981.[45]
25190 Open Goods Wagon Built 1904. Acquired 1988.[46]
41277 4 Plank Open Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1890. Acquired 1984.[47]
52137 Open Goods Wagon Evesham Built 1892. Acquired 1996.[48]
52243 Open Goods Wagon Avon Valley Railway Built 1896. Acquired 1996.[49]
75745 Open Goods Wagon Avon Valley Railway Built 1902. Acquired 1996.[50]
86582 Open 'A' 5-Plank Open Wagon Avon Valley Railway Built 1912. Acquired 1975.[51]
94059 China Clay Open Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1914. Acquired 1975.[52]
97398 Open 'A' 4-plank Open Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1921. Acquired 1970.[53]
98480 Open 'A' Open Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1921. Acquired 1981.[54]
99766 Open 'A' 4 Plank Open Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1902. Acquired 1990. Ex-Brecon & Merthyr Railway.[55]
99965 Open 'C' Open Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1927. Acquired 1988.[56]
102691 Open 'B' Open Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1924. Acquired 1985.[57]
108085 5 plank Open Goods Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1924.
108207 5-plank Open Goods Wagon South Devon Railway Acquired 1982.[58]
117993 Open Goods Wagon Didcot Railway Centre Built 1931. Acquired 1981.[59]
135744 Open 'A' 5-plank Open Goods Wagon West Somerset Railway Built 1937. Acquired 1993.[60]
137696 5-plank Open Goods Wagon West Somerset Railway Built 1938. Acquired 1993.[61]

Brake Vans

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
17464 'Toad' 20 Tons Goods Brake Van Avon Valley Railway Built 1940. Acquired 1994.[62]
114751 'Toad' 20 Tons Goods Brake Van West Somerset Railway Built 1934. Acquired 2021.[63]


68501 'Toad' 20 Tons Goods Brake Van Severn Valley Railway Built 1925. Acquired 1971.[64]
68765 'Toad' 20 Tons Goods Brake Van West Somerset Railway Built 1939. Acquired 1988.[65]
68784 'Toad' 20 Tons Goods Brake Van Avon Valley Railway Built 1939. Acquired February 2016.[66]

Crated Glass Wagon

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
41723 Coral 'A' Plated Glass Wagon Didcot Railway Centre Built 1908. Acquired 1981. Awaiting restoration..

Boiler Truck

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
41945 'Crocodile G' Boiler Trolley West Somerset Railway Built 1908. Acquired 1995.[67]

Machinery Trucks

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
41990 Loriot 'Y' Machinery Flat Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1939. Acquired 1994.
42138 Machinery Flat Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1909. Acquired 1984.
42272 Loriot 'L' Machinery Flat Wagon Severn Valley Railway Acquired 1981.

Ballast Wagons

Number & Name Type Current Location Photograph Notes
30903 Ballast Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1939. Acquired 1973.
40841 Ballast Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1893. Acquired 1990.
60562 Ballast Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1900. Acquired 1980.
60906 Ballast Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1915. Acquired 1990.
80646 Ballast Wagon Dean Forest Railway Built 1936. Acquired 1981.
80669 Ballast Wagon West Somerset Railway Built 1936. Acquired 1988.
80684 Ballast Wagon Severn Valley Railway Built 1936. Acquired 1984.

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