Prairee Tank Engine No.4566

Built in Swindon in 1924 No.4566 spent most of its working life based at sheds in Devon & Cornwall & acheived 967,914 miles before being withdrawn from service by British Rail in 1962 & sold for scrap, arriving at Barry in the same year.

Luckily, it was rescued by the Severn Valley Railway in 1970 as a restoration project. It has been known to have a capbility of pulling 8 coaches up Highly Bank from a standing start, but was generally restricted to 6 coaches or 200 tons due to its limited water capacity.

It famously featured in Walt Disney`s live action film Candleshoe in 1976.