Great Western Railway 2-8-0 No. 3814
Stockton on Tees, Durham, UK 		Location: Northern Steam Engineering Limited
Status: Restoration
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Posted: May 1, 2024 @ 06:05:33 by Russell Newman
Restoration on ex GWR 2884 Class 2-8-0 No. 3814, from Barry Scrapyard condition is progressing well at Northern Steam Engineering Limited, as the wheels have been returned after having new tyres fitted in the workshops at Buckfastleigh the South Devon Railway, and have been placedback under the main chassie and new lubrication pads and felts to all the axel boxes have been fitted. The pony frame has been assembled and horn stays refitted.
Posted: Jan 10, 2024 @ 14:01:21 by Russell Newman
The tender of former GWR 2884 Class 2-8-0 No. 3814, has been moved to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for storage now, where it will be set aside until the restoration on No. 3814 has been completed. It had been hoped that the tender would be used with new-build GWR Grange Class 4-6-0 No. 6880 "Betton Grange" for a while, but when the tank was test filled with water it had some serious leaks in it. So the tender will need some re-work to be carried out.
Posted: Jul 27, 2022 @ 05:07:47 by Russell Newman
The tender of former GWR 2884 Class 2-8-0 No. 3814 has now been completed from restoration and has been sent to Tyseley Locomotive Works where it will be used on loan with the Betton Grange Society for use with their new build GWR Grange Class 4-6-0 No. 6880 "Betton Grange" while its own tender is under construction. Work on No. 3814 it self slow but the hire of its tender will help with funding of its restoration as new tires will be fitted to the wheels and work on the boiler can begin.
Posted: Jul 23, 2021 @ 09:07:14 by Russell Newman
The tender of former GWR 2884 Class 2-8-0 No. 3814 has arrived at Northern Steam Engineering Limited from the the Llangollen Railway for final compltion of its restoration and repair work.
Posted: Feb 19, 2021 @ 13:02:59 by Russell Newman
No. 3814 is now located at Northern Steam Engineering Limited at Stockton on Tees in Durham for its restoration to be continued having arrived there on the 8th of February 2021.
Posted: Feb 4, 2021 @ 06:02:05 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR 2884 Class 2-8-0 No. 3814 will be leaving the Llangollen Railway as it is being relocated to Northern Steam Engineering Limited at Stockton on Tees in Durham where its restoration will now be carried out there. It is estimate that No. 3814 could be in steam again and running by February 2024 as long as funding can keep pace.
Posted: Sep 11, 2018 @ 09:09:55 by Russell Newman
No. 3814 has now left the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and has relocated to the Llangollen Railway in North Wales for completion of its restoration.
Posted: Apr 27, 2018 @ 13:04:41 by Russell Newman
GWR 2884 Class 2-8-0 No. 3814 will be leaving the North Yorkshire Moors Railway as it is moving to the Llangollen Railway in Wales for completion of its restoration to running order. Its tender is already there and fully restored and will be used for a hire period behind built GWR Grange 4-6-0 No. 6880 "Betton Grange" when the locomotive is completed later this year or early 2019.
Posted: Feb 22, 2017 @ 17:02:48 by Russell Newman
The tender from 3814 has been sent on loan to the Llangollen Railway for use possibly with sister GWR Heavy Freight No. 3802. As for 3814 there has been talk of carrying on with its restoration so is could be part of the North Yorkshire Moors steam fleet but its unknown if this will happen or not?
Posted: Sep 27, 2014 @ 14:09:28 by Steve Frost
The classic Great Western freight locomotive. This has been at Grosmont for a number of years but progress on its restoration has been very slow and the present photo shows it standing in the loco depot headshunt where little work will be able to be done. What does the future hold for 3814?