In 2005, 9642 was bought privately for use on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. It was soon removed for overhaul and will return to operation when restoration is complete. The chassis was sent to the Flour Mill in 2018 for attention to the cylinder blocks and rear frame stretchers.

The GWR 5700 Class (or 57xx class) is a class of 0-6-0 PT steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and British Railways (BR) between 1929 and 1950. With 863 built, they were the most prolific class of the GWR, and one of the most numerous classes of …

GWR (Great Western Railway) No. 9642 is a 5700 Class 0-6-0PT Pannier Tank Engine built in 1946 by the GWR Swindon Works for the Great Western Railway. After the 1955 Modernisation Plan, the reduction in branch line work and the introduction of diesel shunters, the Western Region embarked on a...

2011年3月23日 · The boiler from 9642 is currently with LMS at Loughborough. The gcr newsletter last week reported that 100 new stays had been fitted.

2013年5月6日 · Rummaging through old holiday videos I came across these clips of 9642 at the Dean Forest Railway. Judging by the wheel squeal, either the gauge or the radius is causing grief to the engine....

2008年9月17日 · An 8mm film of GWR pannier tank 9642 at its first presevation home in Maesteg, South Wales.

Although officially designated by GWR as "light goods and shunting engines", 57xx GWR 5700 Class 2 steam locomotive 9642 they were also used for passenger working on branch, suburban, and shorter mainline journeys.

This page includes all locomotives, steam, diesel and other, built by or for the GWR and its WR successor. It shows where their main base is and their current situation. Click on the link to go to the website associated with each loco.