GWR 813 Preservation Fund

The Fund was formed in 1966 to purchase the last-known surviving Port Talbot Railway (No.

Mechanical faults prevented the locomotive from being fully operational for over a decade, although it steamed on a few occasions.

The trust fund got the locomotive fully operational in July 2000, when it was the only one in service at the time,[where?]

After it was overhauled, from 2001 to 2009 the locomotive visited several heritage lines including Didcot, Dean Forest, Pontypool & Blaenavon, WSR, South Devon Rly, Vale of Glamorgan, etc.

Hawksworth Full Brake 'Snake' Dean 4-Wheeled 1st/2nd Composite Collett Corridor Third Collett Corridor Third Bow Ended Lot 571 Acquired 1973 Allocated to Trowbridge - Westbury - Severn Valley Railway photo Gareth Price Breakdown Tool Van Lot 864 Acquired 1985 Allocated to Taunton when built Then to Severn Valley Railway photo Gareth Price Monster' Scenery Van Diagram P18 Lot 1265 Acquired 1999 Enparts Vehicle 975789[7] photo Nick Baxter Fruit Van Acquired 1973 Fruit 'C' Fruit Van Acquired 1986 'Bloater' Fish Van Acquired 1976 Fruit 'C' Fruit Van.