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After active service, the engine was sent to the scrapyard in Barry. Rescued from there in 1981, No 4612 was bought by the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway as a source of spare parts for sister engine No 5775. The pannier tank was then purchased by Elaine & Ray Treadwell in 1987 and extensively restored, latterly at the Flour Mill workshop in the Forest of Dean. In 2000 the loco was purchased by the Bodmin & Wenford Railway Trust and launched back into service on 29 July 2001. Following 10 Year overhaul, the locomotive arrived back at Bodmin in August 2013, in GWR green livery.
Technical details
| Series | 5700 |
| Set-up | Ct (0-6-0) |
| Length | 9500 mm |
| Diameter driving wheels | 1410 mm |
| Weight full | 48 ton |
| Grate area | 1 m2 |
| Gear | Stephenson |
| Cilinders | 2: 444x610 mm |
| Fuel capacity | coal: 3,4 ton |
| Water capacity | 5 m3 |
| Power | 100.15 kN |
| Remarks | Originaly designed as shunting engine, they were also used for passenger trains. It was one of the most numerous classes of British steam locomotive. |
History
| Date | Event | Owner | Series | Identification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Build for | Great Western Railway | BR 5700 | / 4612 |
| 1948 | Take over by | British Railways | BR 5700 | / 4612 |
| 1965 | Sold to | Woodham Brothers (Barry Scrapyard) | BR 5700 | / 4612 |
| 1981 | Sold to | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | BR 5700 | / 4612 |
| 1987 | Sold to | Private owner | BR 5700 | / 4612 |
| 2000 | Sold to | Bodmin and Wenford Railway | BR 5700 | / 4612 |
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