GWR 2800 Class No. 2807

Sunday 24th: Weather B cold.  Couldn't work in garden, so retired to TPO and painted some chairs.  F&W sold another boot scraper.  ...

Sunday last: I nipped down to Winchcombe station as 2807 was due in.  Spoke with Ben (the driver) and he was happy with the steam heating; ...

Really, there was only Bruce working on the loco today.  Gil was in for the morning, but seemed to mainly do paperwork (signing off work don...

Imagine my utter surprise to see, as I pulled into Toddington this morning, 2807 at the head of the race stock!  I thought we were on standb...

It was only 2 degrees when I arrived at Todders, just before 9 am.  2807 was not over the pit, because 5542 had been clearing out its ashpan...

As reported previously, we got off to a flying start on this year’s winter maintenance by getting the axle box work done before Christmas. ...

 The siphon G restoration is progressing.   This is the good restored bit. In the left foreground is one of the racks removed from...

The locomotive is now out of service for winter maintenance.  Here No. 2807 is seen inside the shed at Toddington. On Friday 4th Janu...