2857, GWR 2800 Class (Severn Valley Railway)

2857 was built at Swindon in 1918 as part of the original Churchward 2800 series, the foundational British heavy freight 2-8-0 design. Acquired by the SVR in 1968 from Woodham Brothers scrapyard at Barry, the engine was restored to working order and has been a long-serving SVR resident.

The GWR 2800 Class was the first British 2-8-0, the wheel arrangement that subsequently became the British heavy freight standard.