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Swindon
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Restoration
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The restoration of vintage locomotives and rolling stock is a significant part of the Railway's activities. This page reviews some of the major projects completed over the years.
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Andrew Barclay 0-6-0ST "Salmon" has been returned to steam, after passing its boiler inspection on Wednesday 5th Dec 07. Restoration of "Salmon" has been a seven-year job, ongoing since the locomotive arrived on the Railway in 2000.
"Salmon", (Works No 2139) was delivered new in 1942 to Stanton Ironworks' Harlaxton Ironstone Quarries. After a move to Woolsthorpe in Leicestershire, it entered preservation on the North Yorks Moors Railway in 1980. Folling a move to Cottesmore in Rutland, it finnally moved to the Swindon & Cricklade.
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"Salmon" outside the Hayes Knoll shed on 5th December 2007, a few minutes after passing its final boiler inspection. |
As the Swindon & Cricklade Railway grows, it will become more suitable for main-line locomotives like those shown alongside and below. Meanwhile, smaller tank locomotives are adequate for the work available. At present, three of these are in various stages of restoration on the Railway.
| BR(W) Modified Hall 7903 "Foremarke Hall" entered service in 1949. It was allocated to Old Oak Common for most of its working life, which it finished at Cardiff East Dock. After being withdrawn in 1964. it came to Blunsdon in 1981 from Woodhams in Barry, where it was resored by the Foremarke Hall Transport Group. Work began in the open, and moved to the then new Hayes Knoll shed for completion. First public steaming was in 2003. Since then, "Foremarke" has moved to the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway. "Foremarke" is destined to be the only 79XX in preservation.
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No 7903 "Foremarke Hall" in steam on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway in 2003. In is now working on the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway. More information from the Foremarke Hall Traction Group. |
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GWR 56 Class 0-6-2T No 5637 entered service in September 1925 at the GWR's Cathays, Cardiff shed. It worked exclusively from South Wales sheds until withdrawn in 1964. The 5637 Steam Locomotive Group carried out complete restoration at Blunsdon - a notable achievement, considering that there were no indoor facilities of any kind for this work at the time. 5637 is at present on loan by its owning group to the East Somerset Railway.
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No 5637 at work on the East Somerset Railway. More information from 5637 Steam Locomotive Group |
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