GWR 4900 Class 4920 Dumbleton Hall
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Dumbleton Hall is a British Collett-built GWR 4900 Class (Hall Class) 4-6-0 [[steam locomotive]. Dumbleton Hall was built in Swindon in March 1929. First shed allocation Old Oak Common. August 1950 shed allocation Reading. March 1959 shed allocation Newton Abbot. Last shed allocation Bristol, Barrow Rd. Dumbleton Hall was withdrawn from British Railways service in December 1965 and sold to Barry scrapyard for scrap. It was sold to BTSR, Buckfastleigh and left as the 82nd departure from Barry in June 1976 before being restored to it's former glory in 1988. It is preserved on the South Devon Railway. The engine operates in its Great Western Railway green livery. Dumbleton Hall is currently undergoing a complete restoration
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- south Devon railway
- Dumbleton Hall retires South Devon Railway
Preserved GWR Hall Class locomotives |
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4920 Dumbleton Hall | 4930 Hagley Hall | 4936 Kinlet Hall | 4942 Maindy Hall |