2807 - '28xx' class heavy freight locomotive, built 1905. This locomotive is owned by Cotswold Steam Preservation Limited and is nearing the end of its restoration at Toddington.

Wheel arrangement:

2-8-0

Origin:

Great Western Railway

Introduced:

1903; the first-ever 2-8-0 freight locomotive in the UK

Working weight:

116 tons (locomotive 76 tons, tender 40 tons)

Water capacity:

3,500 gallons

Purpose:

Heavy, long-distance freight. These engines could be found throughout the Great Western Railway system. Altogether, 167 were built. No 2807 is the oldest GWR locomotive surviving in private hands. It was withdrawn in 1963 and was rescued from Barry in 1981.