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The Barry 10 was a collection of unsold scrapyard steam locomotives that were removed from
!Class
! Wheel
arrangement !Number
(and name) !Current
owner !Image !Current status & Notes !ref , - , rowspan=7, GWR , 2800 Class , , No. 2861 , Great Western Society (GWS) , , Disassembled; cylinder block and some parts used for the No. 4709 ''Night Owl'' recreation project; frames scrapped in 2014; , , - , 5101 Class , , No. 4115 , GWS ,
, Disassembled; frame extensions and wheels used in the No. 4709 ''Night Owl'' recreation project; boiler used in the restoration of 5600 Class No. 6634; frames scrapped in 2016.
,
, -
, 5205 Class
,
, No. 5227
, GWS
, 
, Some parts used for various recreation projects, including the No. 4709 ''Night Owl'' recreation project; most of the engine to be displayed at the 
, Strictly speaking, not a member of the 'Barry 10'; it was given to the town of Barry by Dai Woodham, and lumped in with the Barry 10 later. Under restoration at the Dean Forest Railway.
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, 4575 Class
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, No. 5539
,
, 
, Under restoration at the Llangollen Railway.
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, -
, 5600 Class
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, No. 6686
,
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, In storage; due to be restored for use on the Barry Tourist Railway.
,
, -
, Modified Hall Class
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, No. 7927
,
, 
, Disassembled in 2007; frames and wheels used in the No. 1014 ''County of Glamorgan'' recreation project; boiler used in the No. 6880 ''Betton Grange'' recreation project.
,
, -
, rowspan=2, LMS
, 'Black Five'
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, No. 44901
,
, 
, Stored at the Berkeley Vale Railway; pending restoration.
,
, -
, Class 8F
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, No. 48518
,
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, Disassembled; boiler used in the No. 1014 ''County of Glamorgan'' recreation project; other parts used in various restorations, including the No. 45551 ''Unknown Warrior'' recreation project; Frames scrapped in 2013.
,
, -
, rowspan=2, BR
, Class 4MT
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, No. 80150
, Mid Hants Railway.
, 
, Due to be restored.
,
, -
, Class 9F
, {{whyte, 2-10-0
, No. 92245
,
,
, In storage; due to be displayed at the Barry Rail Centre as an example of an un-restored ex-Barry scrapyard engine.
,
Vale of Glamorgan Railway
- Detailed list of the 'Barry Ten'
Railway fans steam ahead with restoration bidPlans to restore and exhibit historic Barry steam locomotives announced
Photo of "Barry 10" 44901
Photo of three "Barry 10" locomotives
Locomotives saved from Woodham Brothers scrapyard Steam locomotives of Great Britain Preserved steam locomotives of Great Britain
Woodham Brothers
Woodham Brothers Ltd is a trading business, based mainly around activities and premises located within Barry Docks, in Barry, Wales, Barry, South Wales. It is noted globally for its 1960s activity as a scrapyard (hence its colloquial name of Ba ...
in 1990 when Dai Woodham retired.
They were then taken on by the Vale of Glamorgan Council
The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Subdivisions of Wales, Principal Areas of Wales.
History
The new Vale of Glamorgan Council unitary authority came into effect on 1 April 1996, following th ...
. For the next 20 years, the locomotives were stored in scrapyard condition, although several were bought. All the remaining locomotives were rusting hulks, stored, and not publicly viewable.
Ownership
The Barry Ten were under the management and ownership of Cambrian Transport, who publicly announced, on 4 May 2010, various plans for the different engines (see below).Locomotive list
{, class="wikitable sortable" !Maker!Class
! Wheel
arrangement !Number
(and name) !Current
owner !Image !Current status & Notes !ref , - , rowspan=7, GWR , 2800 Class , , No. 2861 , Great Western Society (GWS) , , Disassembled; cylinder block and some parts used for the No. 4709 ''Night Owl'' recreation project; frames scrapped in 2014; , , - , 5101 Class , , No. 4115 , GWS ,
, Disassembled; frame extensions and wheels used in the No. 4709 ''Night Owl'' recreation project; boiler used in the restoration of 5600 Class No. 6634; frames scrapped in 2016.
,
, -
, 5205 Class
,
, No. 5227
, GWS
,
, Some parts used for various recreation projects, including the No. 4709 ''Night Owl'' recreation project; most of the engine to be displayed at the Didcot Railway Centre
Didcot Railway Centre is a railway museum and preservation engineering site in Didcot, Oxfordshire, England. The site was formerly a Great Western Railway engine shed and locomotive stabling point.
Background
The founders and commercial backers ...
in un-restored condition
,
, -
, 4575 Class
,
, No. 5538
,
,
, Strictly speaking, not a member of the 'Barry 10'; it was given to the town of Barry by Dai Woodham, and lumped in with the Barry 10 later. Under restoration at the Dean Forest Railway.
,
, -
, 4575 Class
,
, No. 5539
,
,
, Under restoration at the Llangollen Railway.
,
, -
, 5600 Class
,
, No. 6686
,
,
, In storage; due to be restored for use on the Barry Tourist Railway.
,
, -
, Modified Hall Class
,
, No. 7927
,
,
, Disassembled in 2007; frames and wheels used in the No. 1014 ''County of Glamorgan'' recreation project; boiler used in the No. 6880 ''Betton Grange'' recreation project.
,
, -
, rowspan=2, LMS
, 'Black Five'
,
, No. 44901
,
,
, Stored at the Berkeley Vale Railway; pending restoration.
,
, -
, Class 8F
,
, No. 48518
,
,
, Disassembled; boiler used in the No. 1014 ''County of Glamorgan'' recreation project; other parts used in various restorations, including the No. 45551 ''Unknown Warrior'' recreation project; Frames scrapped in 2013.
,
, -
, rowspan=2, BR
, Class 4MT
,
, No. 80150
, Mid Hants Railway.
,
, Due to be restored.
,
, -
, Class 9F
, {{whyte, 2-10-0
, No. 92245
,
,
, In storage; due to be displayed at the Barry Rail Centre as an example of an un-restored ex-Barry scrapyard engine.
,
References
External links
Vale of Glamorgan Railway
- Detailed list of the 'Barry Ten'
Railway fans steam ahead with restoration bid
Photo of "Barry 10" 44901
Photo of three "Barry 10" locomotives
Locomotives saved from Woodham Brothers scrapyard Steam locomotives of Great Britain Preserved steam locomotives of Great Britain