7822 Foxcote Manor, GWR 7800 Manor Class

Running number (BR/operator)	7822
Name	Foxcote Manor
Locomotive class	GWR 7800 Manor Class
Current location	Llangollen Railway
Owner / preservation society	Foxcote Manor Society
Operating status	Heritage railway service / cycles
Current livery	GWR Brunswick green
Year built	1950

A preserved GWR Manor Class 4-6-0, built at Swindon Works in 1950. Rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry, South Wales and restored to working order. Based at the Llangollen Railway in North Wales — an appropriate home for a class designed for the lighter secondary routes of the GWR's Welsh and border network.

Last recorded as based at the Llangollen Railway. Operating status: Heritage railway service / cycles. Current livery: GWR Brunswick green.

Location, livery and operating status last confirmed pre-2024 and subject to change. Check with the owning organisation or heritage railway for current information.

Notable history

7822 Foxcote Manor was built at Swindon Works in 1950 as one of the post-war series Manor class. Rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry and restored to working order, she has been based at the Llangollen Railway in North Wales — an appropriate heritage railway home for a class designed primarily for the lighter secondary routes of the GWR, including the Welsh border and Welsh main lines. She has also been main-line certified and has worked excursion trains on the national network.