GWR 2800 Class No. 2807

This is going to be a big year for 2807. This is the year when the heavy general overhaul, that we've been talking about for quite a fe...

No. 2807 has now completed its last few days of running prior to heavy overhaul.  The overhaul is likely to take a few years, so here's ...

Cotswold Steam Preservation Ltd has been planning the heavy overhaul of GWR steam locomotive No. 2807 for a number of years. It had alread...

As 2807 approaches time for the 10-year overhaul, decisions have to be made regarding when to withdraw the loco from service, and how best t...

Despite being nearly due a 10-year overhaul, reliability continues to be good and there's very little to report, except for a regular bo...

No. 2807 started the 2019 season well, if a few weeks late. But on April 7 th she was failed with a hot coupling rod bearing. The team go...

So I went and said “ there's no reason to think that 2807 won't be ready for the start of the 2019 running season”. What on earth w...

Well there's good news and not so good news. The good news is that 2807 hauled the train for the Armistice Centenary event at the railwa...