Great Western Railway 0-6-0PT No. 6430
Buckfastleigh, Devon, UK
Location: South Devon Railway
Status: Operational
Posted: Sep 19, 2024 @ 14:09:24 by Chris Jones
Still working on the Gwili, September 2024.
Posted: Jan 29, 2023 @ 11:01:31 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR 64xx Class 0-6-0PT No. 6430 will be going on a hired visit to the Gwili Railway for the 2023 running season as extra motive power for them.
Posted: Dec 30, 2021 @ 09:12:30 by Russell Newman
Former GWR 64xx Class 0-6-0PT No. 6430 will now be a resident to the South Devon Railway’s locomotive fleet as No. 6430 will make her debut in service at the South Devon Railway’s Winter Steam Gala over the New Years Weekend.
Posted: Jun 15, 2021 @ 13:06:06 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR 64xx Class 0-6-0PT No. 6430 has also left the Llangollen Railway and has relocated to the South Devon Railway at Buckfastleigh in Devon.
Posted: Apr 1, 2021 @ 06:04:31 by Russell Newman
The ex GWR 64xx Class 0-6-0PT No. 6430 is being moved to its former first home at the South Devon Railway at Buckfastleigh for contracted repairs to be carried out before heading off to another, undisclosed location?
Posted: Mar 16, 2021 @ 11:03:18 by Russell Newman
The former GWR 64xx Class 0-6-0PT No. 6430 which is also owned by Llangollen Railway PLC has been put up for sale following the sad news of its owners going into receivership.
Posted: Jun 9, 2019 @ 10:06:07 by Russell Newman
Having been at the Nene Valley Railway for only a few months No. 6430 is returning back home to the Llangollen Railway at the end of this month as it is needed to cover summer services there.
Posted: Jan 26, 2019 @ 09:01:53 by Russell Newman
No. 6430 is also to be part of the 50th Celebrations of the South Devon Railway from the 6th to the 14th of April 2019.
Posted: Dec 10, 2018 @ 12:12:58 by Russell Newman
Before 6430 heads off to the Nene Valley Railway for the 2019 season from April it will be visiting the Severn Valley Railway as one of several visiting locomotives for their Spring Steam Gala on the weekend of March 15th to 17th 2019.
Posted: Oct 4, 2018 @ 05:10:44 by Russell Newman
From next year No. 6430 will be going on hire to the Nene Valley Railway for the 2019 season from April to October.
Posted: Apr 23, 2018 @ 13:04:33 by Russell Newman
No. 6430 has been added as the last visiting locomotive to the line up at the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway s Cotswold Festival of Steam gala on the weekend of May 26th to the 28th 2018.
Posted: Oct 5, 2017 @ 12:10:03 by Russell Newman
After being on loan to the Epping Ongar Railway for most of the year. 6430 has returned home to the Llangollen Railway.
Posted: Aug 4, 2017 @ 14:08:37 by Russell Newman
6430 will also be one of many ex Great Western locomotives on display at the Old Oak Common Depot Open Day Event on the 2nd of September.
Posted: Oct 4, 2016 @ 05:10:35 by Russell Newman
6430 has gone on loan to the Epping Ongar Railway for the winter season till May 2017.