GWR 813 Preservation Fund
The GWR 813 Preservation Fund is an organisation that was founded in 1966 to acquire, restore and preserve Port Talbot Railway No. 26. It is based on the Severn Valley Railway.
History
The Fund was formed in 1966 to purchase the last-known surviving Port Talbot Railway steam locomotive from the National Coal Board. They purchased GWR 813 in 1967 and it was moved from Backworth Colliery the same year, later moving to the Severn Valley Railway. They are now currently based at the Severn Valley Railway and have a sales stand at Kidderminster.GWR 813
Port Talbot Railway No. 26 was built by Hudswell Clarke in 1901 along with five other locomotives. It was withdrawn in 1933 and then sold to Robert Stephenson & Company in 1934. Later it was sold to Backworth Colliery and re-numbered 12. It then became NCB 11 in 1950. The newly-formed GWR 813 Preservation Fund were looking to purchase this locomotive, it being the last of its kind. Offered for £320, then sold to the Preservation Fund in 1967. It was displayed as a static exhibit at the Rail 150 Celebrations in 1975. 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, at the time that many locomotives were reported to have boiler issues. 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. The '813 Fund' became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on October 11, 2021. Registered Charity Number: 1196114.
Owned stock
The GWR 813 Preservation Fund bought a covered van in 1968 to store parts for their locomotive, this was followed by the fund's interest in purchasing more ex-GWR stock. Today they own four coaches, and over 100 wagons of many types, in the collection is the only surviving ex-Brecon and Merthyr Railway open wagon.Open Goods Wagons
Rail & Timber Wagons
| Number | Type | Location | Photograph | Notes |
| 60828 | Gane A Bogie Bolster Wagon | Dean Forest Railway | Built 1937 Acquired 1982 | |
| 84685 | Bogie Bolster Wagon | West Somerset Railway | Built 1918 Acquired 1993 | |
Tool Van & Workshop Van
| Number | Type | Location | Photograph | Notes |
| 83831 | Loco Coal Wagon | Severn Valley Railway | Built 1932 Acquired 1985 |
Cattle Wagon
| Number | Type | Location | Photograph | Notes |
| 106557* | Cattle Wagon Frame | West Somerset Railway | Built 1937 Acquire 2021 Number and Diagram under investigation | |
| 78 | BRW Cattle Wagon Chassis | West Somerset Railway | Acquired 2021 Ex SRPS Bo'ness |
Grounded Body
| Number | Type | Location | Photograph | Notes |
| 37150 | Grounded Body | Severn Valley Railway | Built 1892 Wooden Framed Mink |