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GWR 5542 is a preserved Great Western Railway steam locomotive of the GWR 4575 Class. It is currently based at South Devon Railway.[1]

History

Number 5542 was built in 1928 for £3602. It was first allocated to Шаблон:Stnlnk entering traffic on 2 August 1928, then later at Bristol Bath Road, Шаблон:Stnlnk and Шаблон:Stnlnk and finally Шаблон:Stnlnk from where it was withdrawn on 8 December 1961 after having run 987,429 miles. It was sold to for scrap to the Woodham Brothers in February 1962.[1]

5542 appears in the TV series "Land Girls" in the episode "Destinies", originally aired on 11 September 2009.

Preservation

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5542 with a former-GWR Autocoach at Norton Fitzwarren railway station on the West Somerset Railway

After many years in the scrapyard at Barry it was sold to the West Somerset Railway Association (WSRA) in 1976. In 1979 it was sold again to some members of the WSRA and entered service on the West Somerset Railway in 2002.[1]

The 5542 Fund then continued as a support and fund raising body, which over the years has raised an average of £500 per month from a variety of fund raising initiatives.[2] The websiteШаблон:Clarify is currentlyШаблон:When hosting images of the boiler overhaul.

References

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External links

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