Great Western Railway 4-6-0 No. 5080 'Defiant/Ogmore Castle'
Birmingham, Warwickshire, UK 		Location: Tyseley Locomotive Works
Status: Overhaul
Posted: Mar 2, 2024 @ 09:03:13 by Russell Newman
A plan to help accelerate the overhaul on ex GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No. 5080 "Defiant", is being developed by Tyseley Locomotive Works to have her operate on preserved railways around the UK at first. As consideration is being given to only overhauling the boiler and leaving the bottom-end intact with minirale on it to enable No. 5080 to be used for driver experiences at Tyseley and visits to preserved railways. Then once futher funds have been accrued the locomotive would be given a mechanical overhaul to bring it up to mainline standards.
Posted: Sep 12, 2022 @ 13:09:27 by Russell Newman
The overhaul on ex GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No. 5080 "Defiant" is quietly continuing at Tyseley Locomotive Works as the locomotive has had a brand new welded Collett-design tender tank built for her and will soon be delivered to Tyseley for fitting to the tender frames.