Welcome to the official Dean Forest Locomotive Group website

The Dean Forest Locomotive Group own and operate a collection of heritage steam locomotives in the Royal Forest of Dean. Please visit our pages to learn about our history, collection and latest news.  

At present, the DFLG is the proud owner of 3 ex-GWR / BR locomotives:

Ex-GWR ‘4575’ class no. 5541, built August 1929

The 25th loco to leave Barry Scrapyard for preservation…

Ex-BR ‘5700’ class no. 9681, built May 1949

The 75th loco to leave Barry….

Ex-BR ‘5700’ class no. 9682, built May 1949

And the 141st…..

….All now lovingly based at the Dean Forest Railway under the care of the DFLG.

We also own items of rolling stock with Western Region heritage, including 2 Collett coaches (numbers 7362 and 5813)