Samuel

Built by the GWR in 1932, 1456 was an 0-4-2T which was here to replace the originals. 1456 was an auto fitted locomotive so no run arounds were needed. In 1935, 1456 was moved to the Minehead branch for work there, mainly because the previous engine has crashed against an embankment during a run away. 1456 stayed there until 1946 when he was moved to a small branch that when to tilbury were 1442 resides today. In 1949, 1456 was repainted into BR black and moved to the Forest of dean line. In 1956 he was repainted in to a green colour with the BR crest still there. He was then moved to the LVR in 1959 and stayed there until it closed in 1962. He was send to Barry for scrapping. Of course the LVR never faded way and was preserved. in 1965 A work man over heard engines talking about a 14xx. Mr darth thought it be a good idea to get one so went to Barry to find 1456. He was successful and preserved 1456 bring him to the LVR 2 days later. Restored to working order, he was soon running trains all the time. After a accident involving some tankers, 1456 returned to service in late 2020.