War Department 2-10-0 No. 600 'Gordon'
Highley, Worcestershire, UK 		Location: The Engine House, Severn Valley Railway
Status: Display
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Photo Copyright © Dale W Fickés
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Posted: Jan 3, 2024 @ 14:01:13 by Russell Newman
The management at the Severn Valley Railway have now confirmed that there are no futhur plans to sell off any other locomotives owned by the railway, including ex War Department and Longmoor Military Railway (Dub-Dee) Austerity 2-10-0 No. 600 "Gordon" which is still on display in Engine House at Highley. Having last steamed in 1999, No. 600 is in need of a coastly and heavy overhaul, but the Severn Valley Railway has no short term plans to overhaul it anytime soon for now, but No. 600 has been a popular exibit on display in the Engine House for the last few years.
Posted: Aug 16, 2023 @ 11:08:29 by Russell Newman
Following the suddern sale of ex LMS 4-6-0 No. 45110, by the Severn Valley Railway, the ex War Department and Longmoor Military Railway (Dub-Dee) Austerity 2-10-0 No. 600 "Gordon" could be next to be sold off as the Severn Valley Railway is considering selling off some of the locomotives their Holding PLC owns along with some other rolling stock to help balance the books during the hard times the railway is facing the last few years in order to keep going.
Posted: Jan 11, 2008 @ 07:01:29 by Craig Oliphant
Unfortunatele this loco has not been operational for many years, she is being prepared to be displayed at the new indoor exhibition centre constructed on the SVR railway at Highley, West Midlands UK.
Posted: Sep 13, 2005 @ 09:09:47 by Steve Frost

'Gordon' still belongs to the army, and has recently had a repaint with a view to display in the projected museum that the Severn Valley Railway plans to build.

Posted: Apr 11, 2003 @ 04:04:13 by Steve Frost
It might be a big engine, it might be painted blue and it might be called 'Gordon', but none of this is to do with the 'Thomas the tank engine' stories. A War Dept standard 2-10-0, it was retained by the Army at their Longmoor Military Railway (hence L.M.R. on the tender) and is preserved in the post war colour scheme, bulled up to the hilt. The name comes from General Gordon, who was killed at Khartoum. The picture shows 'Gordon' at the Stockton and Darlington 150 cavalcade in1975.