GWR 4900 Class 4953 Pitchford Hall
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No. 4953 Pitchford Hall was built by the Great Western Railway at Swindon Works in August 1929 for a cost of £4375.
The locomotive worked from a wide variety of sheds all over the GWR network until withdrawal by British Railways in May 1963. It covered 1,344,464 miles over that period.
Pitchford Hall was acquired by Dai Woodham's scrapyard in Barry, South Wales in October 1963 and there it stayed, getting everymore stripped of components, until purchase by its current owner in 1984.
Eventually no. 4953 was moved to Tyseley Locomotive Works where a full mainline standard restoration was carried out, the loco moving under its own power for the first time in February 2004. It made its first public appearance in 42 years at the Crewe Great Gathering in September 2005, being seen by over 40,000 people in three days. Pitchford Hall obtained its mainline certification in December 2005 after making the required light and loaded test runs from Birmingham to Stratford-Upon-Avon and back.
The locomotive is cared for by the Pitchford Hall Engine Society, which is always looking for new members.
Please see the Tyseley (Vintage Trains) website [1] and the society website [2] for more information on rail tours and photographs.
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4920 Dumbleton Hall | 4930 Hagley Hall | 4936 Kinlet Hall | 4942 Maindy Hall |
