GWR Manor Class Built 1950
Foxcote Manor
7822
Foxcote Manor, owned by its Society and supported by the people determined to see 7822 steaming.
Current work
- Boiler
- Tyseley
- Chassis
- Williton
- Objective
- Return to steam
Latest from 7822
Work in progress.
Overhaul reports, operating stories and Society news, kept together as a continuing record of No. 7822.
The Society
Owned. Maintained. Returning.
Saved in 1974.
Still working.
The Society was formed to rescue Foxcote Manor from Barry Scrapyard. Five decades later, it still owns the locomotive and leads the work needed to keep No. 7822 operating.
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1974
Bought from Barry Scrapyard for £4,950, then roughly the price of a house.
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1975
Moved to Oswestry, where an extensive overhaul began.
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1988
Returned to service after fourteen years of determined restoration.
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Today
Four boiler tickets in preservation and service at heritage railways across Britain.
Membership & donations
This is what
ownership looks like.
Members receive the Society newsletter, attend and vote at the AGM, and become part of the organisation that owns Foxcote Manor.
Volunteer with the Society
The next chapter needs people.
Practical experience is welcome, but commitment matters just as much. Join the volunteer team helping to return Foxcote Manor to steam.
Ask about volunteering