Goose

Built by the GWR in 1946, 6422 (what Swan was known as back then) was located at the Camerton branch for several years taken colliery trains up and down the branch, in 1949 he was repainted into BR black and was located as a banker on the Lickey incline, 4 other panniers were located there too. In 1956 he was put on passenger duties on the SDJR and was then given a lengthy overhaul with a new boiler. He became smug when he helped to rescue and man from a high up cliff and got a lot of praise for it. Soon he was moved down south with a grange and was working on a little branch which closed in 1958. He was moved to Brighton as a shunter and in 1960 was moved back to the Great western region and worked on a railway that travelled through the forest of dean. In 1963 he was withdrawn and sent to scrap only to be preserved by the LVR preservation society and travelled up there under his own steam. when he arrived he got the nickname Swan inspired by the railway series' Duck character. He had many traits of that character and soon got use to the name. He is now a proud engine on the LVR.