GWR 4900 Class 4942 Maindy Hall
Encyclopedia
GWR 4900 Class No. 4942 Maindy Hall is a 4-6-0
steam locomotive
of the Great Western Railway
(GWR) 4900 Class
. She was built in 1929 at Swindon
.
, in 1964 after withdrawal in 1963. She was bought by the Didcot Railway Centre
in 1974, who also bought 5900 Hinderton Hall
.
, of which none has survived into preservation. She is now the newest member of the class, No. 2999 Lady of Legend. As of late 2009, most of the conversion work has been completed and work has started on restoring the boiler. Meanwhile a dedicated group of volunteers is continuing the refurbishment of the components rescued from Maindy Hall and she should be in steam in the not too distant future.
4-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular...
steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
of the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
(GWR) 4900 Class
GWR 4900 Class
The Great Western Railway 4900 Class or Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett. A total of 259 were built, numbered 4900–4999, 5900–5999 and 6900–6958. The LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 and LNER Thompson Class B1 both drew heavily on design features...
. She was built in 1929 at Swindon
Swindon
Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
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Preservation
No. 4942 arrived at Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South WalesSouth Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
, in 1964 after withdrawal in 1963. She was bought by the Didcot Railway Centre
Didcot Railway Centre
Didcot Railway Centre, located in the town of Didcot in the English county of Oxfordshire, is based around the site of a comprehensive "engine shed" which became redundant after the nationalisation of the UK railways, due to the gradual changeover from steam to diesel motive power.-Description:The...
in 1974, who also bought 5900 Hinderton Hall
GWR 4900 Class 5900 Hinderton Hall
Hinderton Hall is a 4-6-0 GWR 4900 Class locomotive, currently preserved at Didcot Railway Centre. It was designed by Collett in 1928, built at Swindon in 1931 as the 101st of its class....
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2999 Lady of Legend
It was decided that No. 4942 would be transformed into a GWR 2900 ClassGWR 2900 Class
The Great Western Railway 2900 or Saint Class were a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives for passenger train work. Number 2925 Saint Martin was later rebuilt as the prototype Hall Class locomotive, and renumbered 4900.-Prototypes:...
, of which none has survived into preservation. She is now the newest member of the class, No. 2999 Lady of Legend. As of late 2009, most of the conversion work has been completed and work has started on restoring the boiler. Meanwhile a dedicated group of volunteers is continuing the refurbishment of the components rescued from Maindy Hall and she should be in steam in the not too distant future.