Express, Past-Time Rail director Andy Staite said that "Bradley Manor was the 'right' motive power for the line - Newton Abbot shed had 'Manors' in steam days and they were a familiar sight on the South Devon Coast route." In April 2007 new Network Rail standards were introduced requiring all preserved steam locomotives to be fitted with On-train monitoring recorders (OTMR) before they could run on the main line. So halfway through its latest main line certificate the owners decided the cost of returning 7812 Erlestoke Manor to steam and fitting OTMR to 7802 was just too much. Bradley Manor did receive a stay of execution and could run on the main line until the end of 2007, after which, it was restricted to heritage railway use only, running up to February 2011, when issues with the boiler saw it withdrawn for overhaul early, though work on a further overhaul started almost immediately. In November 2015, 7802 re-entered traffic after an overhaul shared between Bridgnorth works and Tyseley locomotive works. A new 3500 gallon Churchward tender is being built at Tyseley which will eventually replace the 4000 gallon Collett tender used by 7802 in preservation. In March 2018 7802 was paired with 3500 gallon Churchward tender T2334 from 7812 Erlestoke Manor following the latter's withdrawal for overhaul. Agreement was reached in May 2019 to send 7802 to the West Somerset Railway until early October 2019, with 6960 Raveningham Hall coming to the SVR for at least a similar period. The swap was necessitated by an axle-weight restricted by the West Somerset Railway on its locomotives with the GWR 6959_Class Raveningham Hall being too heavy. 7802 suffered a broken piston rod in July 2019 and was moved to Tyseley Locomotive Works on 30 July 2019 for assessment. Allocations The location of 7802 Bradley Manor on particular dates. References External links The Erlestoke Manor Fund More information on the loco and its history. Severn Valley Railway Official Site 7802 7802 Locomotives saved from Woodham Brothers scrapyard Railway locomotives introduced in 1938 Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain