Great Western Railway 2-6-2T No. 5199
Bream, Gloucestershire, UK 		Location: Flour Mill Works
Status: Awaiting Overhaul
Posted: Oct 31, 2024 @ 15:10:20 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199, has now left the Battlefield Line and has now relocated to the Flour Mill works at Bream in Gloucestershire where its overhaul will take place at.
Posted: Oct 14, 2024 @ 05:10:46 by Russell Newman
Having hauled its last trains over the weekend at the Battlefield Line, the ex GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199, has now been withdrawn from service having come to the end of its boiler ticket, and is now awaiting its next 10 year overhaul.
Posted: Jun 9, 2024 @ 10:06:14 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199, has been given an extention to its boiler ticket for it to continue operating at the Battlefield Line for another six-months.
Posted: Apr 10, 2024 @ 12:04:24 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199, has relocated to the Battlefield Line at Shackerstone in Leicestershire, to be their main steam locomotive for the remainder of its current boiler ticket.
Posted: Dec 14, 2023 @ 14:12:21 by Russell Newman
Following its festive and winter visit to the Battlefield Line Railway, ex GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199 will then visit Didcot Railway Centre, during February 2024, where the locomotive will operate along side Didcot based 4100 Class Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 4144 and 6100 Class Large Prairie 2-6-2T 6106 (the latter on static display) during a series of special steam events from the 10th to 18th of February 2024.
Posted: Sep 30, 2023 @ 14:09:28 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199 will be visiting the Battlefield Line Railway over the winter to be the main steam locomotive for their Santa Specials over the Christmas season.
Posted: Nov 26, 2021 @ 05:11:04 by Russell Newman
The owners of ex GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199 have agreed to extend the loan of the locomotive to the West Somerset Railway for the 2022 season. Which 5199 will remain at the railway until the 31st of December 2022. No. 5199 will operate for a minimum number of 50 steaming days in this period there.
Posted: Oct 21, 2021 @ 14:10:53 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199 located now at the West Somerset Railway at Minehead in Somerset where it will remain for now.
Posted: Jul 12, 2021 @ 12:07:17 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199 will remain located at the West Somerset Railway at Minehead in Somerset as the locomotive will not be returning to the Llangollen Railway.
Posted: May 26, 2021 @ 13:05:43 by Russell Newman
The GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199 is being repainted back into Great Western Green livery with Great Western written on the side tanks for the first time in preservation. No. 5199 is due to be finished ready for service in July in time for the peak running season at the West Somerset Railway where it is on hire to until the 31st December 2021.
Posted: Mar 4, 2021 @ 06:03:42 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199 will be staying on loan to the West Somerset Railway into 2022.
Posted: Dec 14, 2020 @ 13:12:45 by Russell Newman
The GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T No. 5199 will be going on loan to the West Somerset Railway for the 2021 season.
Posted: Apr 27, 2019 @ 08:04:50 by Russell Newman
Large Prairie Tank No. 5199 is also visiting the Dean Forest Railway for the first time for their Royal Forest of Steam Gala alongside No. 18 "Jessie" from the 7th to 9th of June 2019.
Posted: Sep 18, 2018 @ 10:09:08 by Russell Newman
Large Prairie Tank No. 5199 will be joining its Llangollen stable mate No. 7822 "Foxcote Manor" at the Mid Hants Railway for their GWR themed Autumn Steam Gala from the 19th to 21st of October 2018.
Posted: Jun 22, 2018 @ 13:06:24 by Russell Newman
GWR Large Prairie Tank No. 5199 has had to return to the Llangollen Railway for repairs to be carried out after it failed on a test run during its visit at the East Lancashire Railway.
Posted: May 11, 2018 @ 05:05:22 by Russell Newman
GWR Large Prairie Tank No. 5199 is visiting the East Lancashire Railway and will be hauling passenger trains between Heywood and Rawtenstall for the summer season there.
Posted: Jul 10, 2017 @ 12:07:08 by Russell Newman
5199 will be visiting the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for there Autumn Steam Gala in late September till early October.