GWR 4900 Class
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The Great Western Railway 4900 Class or Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett.
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[edit] Overview
The prototype, 4900 was rebuilt from GWR Saint Class 2925 Saint Martin in 1924 with smaller driving wheels. Construction proper started in 1928. A total of 259 were built, numbered 4900-99, 5900-99 and 6900-58.
The Modified Hall Class were a later development by Hawksworth.
The LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 and LNER Thompson Class B1 both drew heavily from the Hall Class.
After nationalisation in 1948, British Railways gave them the power classification 5MT.
[edit] Preservation
10 halls have survived to preservation.
| Number | Name | Built | Withdrawn | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4920 | Dumbleton Hall | 1929 | ? | Preserved at South Devon Railway |
| 4930 | Hagley Hall | 1929 | ? | Preserved at Swindon Steam Railway Museum |
| 4936 | Kinlet Hall | 1929 | ? | Preserved at Birmingham Railway Museum |
| 4942 | Maindy Hall | 1929 | ? | Preserved at Didcot Railway Centre |
| 4953 | Pitchford Hall | 1929 | ? | Preserved at Birmingham Railway Museum |
| 4965 | Rood Aston Hall | 1930 | ? | Preserved at South Devon Railway |
| 4979 | Wootton Hall | 1930 | ? | Preserved at Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (under restoration at private site) |
| 5900 | Hinderton Hall | 1931 | 1963 | Preserved at Didcot Railway Centre |
| 5952 | Cogan Hall | 1935 | ? | Preserved at Cambrian Railway Trust |
| 5967 | Bickmarsh Hall | 1937 | ? | Preserved at Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway |
| 5972 | Olton Hall | 1937 | ? | Preserved - used to haul Hogwarts Express in Harry Potter films. |
[edit] References
Collett & Hawksworth Locomotives—A Pictorial History, Brian Haresnape, Ian Allen Ltd, 1978, ISBN 0-7110-0869-8
[edit] External links
| Preserved GWR Hall Class locomotives |
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4920 Dumbleton Hall | 4930 Hagley Hall | 4936 Kinlet Hall | 4942 Maindy Hall |
| Locomotives of the Great Western Railway | |
| Broad gauge locomotives | |
| Gooch: | Ariadne - Banking - Bogie - Caesar - Caliph - Firefly - Iron Duke - Leo - Metropolitan - Premier - Prince - Pyracmon - Star - Sun - Victoria - Waverley |
| J. Armstrong: | Hawthorn - Iron Duke - Sir Watkin - Swindon |
| Standard gauge locomotives | |
| Dean: | Dean Goods - Aberdare - Dean Single - Duke - Bulldog - 3600 - Badminton |
| Churchward: | The Great Bear - 1361 - County Tank - 2800 - Saint - 3100 - City - County - Star - 4200 - 4300 - 4400 - 4500 - 4700 |
| Collett: | 1366 - 1400 - 2251 - 2884 - ex-ROD 2-8-0 - Earl - Castle - 4575 - Hall - 5101 - 5205 - 5400 - 5600 - 5700 - 5800 - King - 6100 - 6400 - Grange - 7200 - 7400 - Manor |
| Hawksworth: | County - 1500 - 1600 - Modified Hall - 9400 |
