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SR V Class No. 30925 "Cheltenham" is a preserved member of the Southern Railway's V Class of 4-4-0 "Eight-Wheeler" type steam locomotives. It was one of a class of 40 built that were named after British public schools and were designed by Richard Maunsell.

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No. 925 was constructed in April 1934 at Eastleigh Works and was given the name "Cheltenham" after Cheltenham School, an English public school in Gloucestershire, England. It entered service the same year and was sent to Fratton (Portsmouth) where it worked on the Waterloo and Portsmouth direct line. Upon nationalisation of the railways in 1948, it was renumbered and became British Railways (BR) No. 30925. During the early 1960s Cheltenham was used to haul a number of The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society enthusiasts’ rail tours.

After being withdrawn from active service in November 1962, it was stored at various locations. When it appeared unlikely that restoration would be achieved by British Rail it was transferred on loan to the Standard Gauge Steam Trust, Tyseley in September 1970, followed by a further move in January 1973 to the Dinting Railway Centre. It was in steam for the first time in preservation in 1980 when it took part in the Rainhill 150 cavalcade.

Cheltenham is now part of the National Railway Collection. After an overhaul it was featured at Railfest in June 2012 and then returned to the Mid Hants Railway where it is based on long-term loan from the NRM.

Cheltenham's boiler certificate expired in 2022 and is now currently out of service awaiting a full overhaul.

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Preserved steam locomotives in Hampshire
Museum Milestones Museum War Department Woolmer
Heritage Railways Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line) SR BR No. 35005 Canadian Pacific • SR BR No. 34105 SwanageLMS No. 41312 • BR No. 73096 MerlinS&DJR No. 88 • SR No. 925 CheltenhamBR No. 80150 • SR No. 850 Lord NelsonBR No. 75079 • Kilmersdon Colliery Kilmersdon • NCB No. 6 Linda (Thomas) • SR No. 828LSWR No. 506LSWR No. 499SR DS1580
Hollycombe Steam Collection Chatham Dockyard No. 50 Commander B • Dinorwic Quarry No. 38 Jerry M • Hollycombe Collection CocoBR Grafton No. 2953 • Scout Moor Tramway Excelsior • Dinorwic Quarry No. 70 Caledonia


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