GWR 7800 Class 7819 Hinton Manor

7819 Hinton Manor

7819 Hinton Manor at Bridgnorth

Type and origin Power type Steam Build date February 1939

Specifications Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Career Class 7800 'Manor' Class Numbers 7819 Withdrawn November 1965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 Built by Great Western Railway in 1939 it was withdrawn from service in November 1965 before being moved to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is currently owned by the Severn Valley Railway, and while returning to service in 1977, since 2007 is on display at the Swindon Designer Outlet, having replaced Hall Class 4-6-0 No. 4930 Hagley Hall.

Allocations

First shed Feb 1939	31 Dec 1947	Aug 1950	March 1959	May 1965	Last Shed
Carmarthen	Whitchurch	Oswestry	Oswestry	Shrewsbury	Shrewsbury

References

• Great Western Archive
• Log of 7819 performance from 1987
• SVR Rolling Stock page