Railway Herald
Shortly after being repainted in black livery, and prior to taking part in the GW150 series of mainline special trains, GWR 'Manor' Class 4-6-0 No. 7819 'Hinton Manor' drifts into Bewdley on 24th March 1985 with a Bridgnorth - Kidderminster service. New from Swindon Works in February 1939 and first allocated to Carmarthen, the loco was withdrawn in November 1965 and sent to Woodham Bros scrapyard at Barry. It was rescued from there and arrived on the Severn Valley Railway in 1973, where it was restored and first steamed in June 1977.
Derek Jones
