Great Western Railway 0-4-2T No. 1450 (4850)
Bridgnorth, Shropshire, UK 		Location: Severn Valley Railway
Status: Operational
Posted: Sep 12, 2026 @ 14:09:48 by Russell Newman
Having been out of traffic since June 2026 for repairs to its horn blocks which have been carried out specialist contractors during August 2026, its expected the ex GWR 1400 Class 0-4-2T No. 1450, could be back in service in time for the Severn Valley Railway’s Autumn Steam Gala from the 17th to 20th of September 2026.
Posted: Jul 1, 2026 @ 15:07:26 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR 1400 Class 0-4-2T No. 1450, has been withdrawn from service for repairs following the discovery of cracks in the horn blocks.
Posted: Sep 15, 2025 @ 12:09:19 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR 1400 Class 0-4-2T No. 1450, has been sold by its owner Mike Little along with Auto Coach No. W238 to a new unnamed buyer, but will remain at the Severn Valley Railway for the time being in the short term.
Posted: Jul 16, 2025 @ 06:07:19 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR 1400 Class 0-4-2T No. 1450, will be visiting Didcot Railway Centre for their Autumn Steam Gala from the 5th to 7th of September 2025, where No. 1450 will work alongside her sister No. 1466 on the rare spectacle of two auto trains running together as both No. 1466 and No. 1450 will be using auto coaches No. 231 and No. 190 during the Gala.
Posted: Apr 10, 2025 @ 12:04:17 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR 14XX Class 0-4-2T No. 1450, will be making its first visit away from the Severn Valley Railway since completion of its overhaul last year as its visiting the Bodmin Railway for their Spring Steam Gala from the 16th to 18th of May 2025, which will be a Great Western Branch Line themed event.
Posted: Oct 21, 2024 @ 14:10:48 by Russell Newman
The overhaul on ex GWR 14XX Class 0-4-2T No. 1450, is now finnished and the locomotive is now operational again. No. 1450 is currently at the Avon Valley Railway where it is undergoing testing and running trials and will make its debut back in service during their End of Season Gala Weekend on the 2nd and 3rd of November 2024. Aterwords No. 1450 will return home to the Severn Valley Railway.
Posted: Sep 29, 2024 @ 14:09:05 by Russell Newman
The overhaul on ex GWR 14XX Class 0-4-2T No. 1450, has been completed at the Flour Mill Works and No. 1450 is to be moved to the nearby Avon Valley Railway for testing and running-in trials and will also take part in their End of Season Gala Weekend on the 2nd and 3rd of November 2024. After which No. 1450 will return home to the Severn Valley Railway ready for the 2025 running season.
Posted: Aug 11, 2024 @ 06:08:33 by Russell Newman
The overhaul of ex Great Western Railway 14XX Class 0-4-2T No. 1450, is now in its final stages as the boiler was successfully steam tested at the Flour Mill Works where the locomotive is being overhauled. New slide valves have been compleated at Bridgenorth shed on Severn Valley Railway and it is hoped the No. 1450 will return there later this year for testing and running-in trials.
Posted: Nov 19, 2023 @ 10:11:31 by Russell Newman
In a surprise discovery in its history, its been discovered that ex Great Western Railway 1400 Class 0-4-2T No. 1450 was one of two GWR 1400 Class locomotives that was used in the filming of the 1953 Ealing comedy "The Titfield Thunderbolt", as No. 1450 along with the main star No. 1401, were part of the filming with No. 1450 carrying 1401’s number for filming shots along the now closed Bristol and North Somerset Railway line then. No. 1401 which was the main staring locomotive in the film was sadly scrapped in the early 1960s, but No. 1450 is still with us today and soon to return to steam again when her current overhaul at the Flour Mill Works is completed.
Posted: Jul 10, 2021 @ 10:07:04 by Russell Newman
The ex Great Western Railway 14XX Class 0-4-2T No. 1450 has been moved to the Flour Mill Works at Bream in Gloucestershire for its overhaul back into steam again.
Posted: Dec 12, 2020 @ 12:12:05 by Russell Newman
The former GWR 14XX Class 0-4-2T No. 1450 has now been withdrawn from service having come to the end of its 10 year boiler ticket and is now awaiting its next 10 year overhaul.
Posted: May 2, 2020 @ 10:05:35 by Russell Newman
The ex Great Western Railway 14XX Class 0-4-2T No. 1450 has had its boiler ticket extended till the Autumn and possibly till the end of the year as well as No. 1450 will hopefully still be in steam for the Severn Valley Railway’s Autumn Steam Gala in September.
Posted: Apr 3, 2019 @ 13:04:55 by Russell Newman
Sadly due to a mechanical failure the visit of No. 1450 to the South Devon Railway for their 50th anniversary Gala has had to be cancelled. There could be a chance of the locomotive visiting for the second weekend of the Gala on the 13th and 14th if repairs can be done before then but there is no guaranteed?
Posted: Jan 30, 2019 @ 10:01:15 by Russell Newman
Sadly 1450 has been pulled out of the line up at the Spring Steam Gala at the Severn Valley Railway as the locomotive is undergoing repair work then.
Posted: Jan 26, 2019 @ 09:01:28 by Russell Newman
Before its summer stay at Didcot No. 1450 is to visit its former first preserved home at the South Devon Railway for their 50th Celebrations from the 6th to the 14th of April 2019.
Posted: Jan 9, 2019 @ 14:01:45 by Russell Newman
GWR 1400 Class 0-4-2T No. 1450 will be visiting Didcot Railway Centre for a few months this summer from April to September 2019.
Posted: Jan 1, 2018 @ 07:01:02 by Russell Newman
For the New Year and the remainder of its current boiler ticket 1450 has been repainted to GWR livery. 1450 will debut in its new livery at the Severn Valleys Spring Steam Gala on March 16th till the 18th.