Pictured after signing the contract, from left to right, are: Ian Whitlam, 5164 Preservation Group chairman, Duncan Ballard, SVR contracts manager and Adrian Hassell, EMF
chairman.
EMF
GWR 2-6-2T No. 5164 formally transferred from the 5164 Preservation Group to the Erlestoke Manor Fund (EMF) in late November, thus securing the future of the locomotive in a charitable organisation which is strongly affiliated to the Severn Valley Railway.