Preservation
Seven 2800 class survive, these being 2807, 2818, 2857, 2859, 2861, 2873, 2874, along with nine 2884 class.
- No. 2807 is in service on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
- No. 2818 is on static display at the National Railway Museum
- No. 2857 is in service on the Severn Valley Railway
- No. 2859 is awaiting restoration on the Llangollen Railway
- No. 2861 is awaiting restoration on the Vale of Glamorgan Railway
- No. 2873 is awaiting restoration on the South Devon Railway
- No. 2874 is awaiting restoration by Dinmore Manor Locomotive Ltd on the West Somerset Railway
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