Steam Locomotive Information

Here is the photo album for Great Western Railway No. 2807, a 2-8-0 located in Toddington, Gloucestershire. If you would like to suggest additional photos for this album, please click here.

Putting up an impressive performance on the 1 in 49 bank into Goathland station, September 2014.

2807 very much in action at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.

2807 running round its train at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.

On 26th September, 2014, 2807 runs into Goathland station, a long way from Great Western territory. The loco was on the 12.29 from Grosmont and handled the train in fine style. As you'd expect from this GWR 2-8-0 there was no fuss, just a job well done. Not bad for a loco in its 99th year at the time!

The loco's typical GWR number plate.

The loco's straightforward cab interior.

Photographed on Home turf in August 2019.

Between the frames is the Stephenson's link valve gear.

The valve gear drives the valves outside the frame via these levers.

The cab interior.

The right hand side cylinder and pony truck. Notice the typical Churchward design for the front end with extension frames ahead of the cylinder blocks braced to the smokebox. Quite North American in principle.

The running gear on the right hand side with that Great Western feature of a vacuum pump driven from the crosshead.


Great Western Railway 2-8-0 No. 2807 Toddington, Gloucestershire, UK	Location: Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Status: Operational