GWR 6800 Class
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![6830 Buckenhill Grange at Bristol Temple Meads, 1959.](../../../../images/shared/thumb/a/a7/6830_"Buckenhill_Grange"_at_Bristol_TM_1959.jpg/180px-6830_"Buckenhill_Grange"_at_Bristol_TM_1959.jpg)
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6800 Class or Grange Class was a mixed traffic class of steam locomotive. All 80 were built at the Swindon works.
The Granges were rebuilt from 4300 Class 2-6-0s, using the wheels and motion from those engines and were intended to replace the ageing 2-6-0s. World War 2 stopped this programme and only 80 were rebuilt from the 300 strong 4300 Class. They were effectively a smaller-wheeled version of the GWR Hall Class. In service they were reliable performers. Due to their mixed traffic status and their power, they could handle most jobs on the network.
GWR also built a lighter version of the Granges, the GWR 7800 Class, known as the Manor Class.
The power classification of the 'Grange' class was 5MT, the GWR power class was D and the route availability was RED.
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[edit] Preservation
The Granges all fell victim to the cutters' torch and none made it into preservation. The 6880 society based at the Llangollen Railway are recreating the next Grange that was due to be built by the GWR, 6880 Betton Grange.[1]
[edit] Details
| GWR/BR Number | Name | Built | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6800 | Arlington Grange | August 1936 | June 1964 |
| 6801 | Aylburton Grange | August 1936 | October 1960 |
| 6802 | Bampton Grange | September 1936 | August 1961 |
| 6803 | Bucklebury Grange | September 1936 | September 1965 |
| 6804 | Brockington Grange | September 1936 | August 1964. |
| 6805 | Broughton Grange | September 1936 | March 1961 |
| 6806 | Blackwell Grange | September 1936 | October 1964 |
| 6807 | Birchwood Grange | September 1936 | December 1963 |
| 6808 | Beenham Grange | September 1936 | August 1964 |
| 6809 | Burghclere Grange | September 1936 | July 1963 |
| 6810 | Blakemere Grange | November 1936 | October 1964 |
| 6811 | Cranbourne Grange | November 1936 | July 1964 |
| 6812 | Chesford Grange | November 1936 | February 1965 |
| 6813 | Eastbury Grange | December 1936 | September 1965 |
| 6814 | Enborne Grange | December 1936 | December 1963 |
| 6815 | Frilford Grange | December 1936 | November 1965 |
| 6816 | Frankton Grange | December 1936 | July 1965 |
| 6817 | Gwenddwr Grange | December 1936 | April 1965 |
| 6818 | Hardwick Grange | December 1936 | April 1964 |
| 6819 | Highnam Grange | December 1936 | November 1965 |
| 6820 | Kingstone Grange | January 1937 | July 1965 |
| 6821 | Leaton Grange | January 1937 | November 1964 |
| 6822 | Manton Grange | January 1937 | September 1964 |
| 6823 | Oakley Grange | January 1937 | June 1965 |
| 6824 | Ashley Grange | January 1937 | April 1964 |
| 6825 | Llanvair Grange | February 1937 | June 1964 |
| 6826 | Nannerth Grange | February 1937 | May 1965 |
| 6827 | Llanfrechfa Grange | February 1937 | September 1965 |
| 6828 | Trellech Grange | February 1937 | July 1963 |
| 6829 | Burmington Grange | March 1937 | November 1965 |
| 6830 | Buckenhill Grange | August 1937 | October 1965 |
| 6831 | Bearley Grange | August 1937 | October 1965 |
| 6832 | Brockton Grange | August 1937 | January 1964 |
| 6833 | Calcot Grange | August 1937 | October 1965 |
| 6834 | Dummer Grange | August 1937 | June 1964 |
| 6835 | Eastham Grange | September 1937 | May 1963 |
| 6836 | Estevarney Grange | September 1937 | August 1965 |
| 6837 | Forthampton Grange | September 1937 | July 1965 |
| 6838 | Goodmoor Grange | September 1937 | November 1965 |
| 6839 | Hewell Grange | September 1937 | May 1964 |
| 6840 | Hazeley Grange | September 1937 | February 1965 |
| 6841 | Marlas Grange | September 1937 | June 1965 |
| 6842 | Nunhold Grange | September 1937 | November 1964 |
| 6843 | Poulton Grange | October 1937 | February 1964 |
| 6844 | Penhydd Grange | October 1937 | April 1964 |
| 6845 | Paviland Grange | October 1937 | September 1964 |
| 6846 | Ruckley Grange | October 1937 | September 1964 |
| 6847 | Tidmarsh Grange | October 1937 | December 1965 |
| 6848 | Toddington Grange | October 1937 | December 1965 |
| 6849 | Walton Grange | October 1937 | December 1965 |
| 6850 | Cleeve Grange | October 1937 | December 1964 |
| 6851 | Hurst Grange | November 1937 | August 1965 |
| 6852 | Headbourne Grange | November 1937 | January 1964 |
| 6853 | Morehampton Grange | November 1937 | October 1965 |
| 6854 | Roundhill Grange | November 1937 | September 1965 |
| 6855 | Saighton Grange | November 1937 | October 1965 |
| 6856 | Stowe Grange | November 1937 | November 1965 |
| 6857 | Tudor Grange | November 1937 | October 1965 |
| 6858 | Woolston Grange | December 1937 | October 1965 |
| 6859 | Yiewsley Grange | December 1937 | November 1965 |
| 6860 | Aberporth Grange | February 1939 | February 1965 |
| 6861 | Crynant Grange | February 1939 | October 1965 |
| 6862 | Derwent Grange | February 1939 | June 1965 |
| 6863 | Dolhywel Grange | February 1939 | November 1964 |
| 6864 | Dymock Grange | February 1939 | October 1965 |
| 6865 | Hopton Grange | March 1939 | May 1962 |
| 6866 | Morfa Grange | March 1939 | May 1965 |
| 6867 | Peterston Grange | March 1939 | August 1964 |
| 6868 | Penrhos Grange | March 1939 | October 1965 |
| 6869 | Resolven Grange | March 1939 | July 1965 |
| 6870 | Bodicote Grange | March 1939 | September 1965 |
| 6871 | Bourton Grange | March 1939 | October 1965 |
| 6872 | Crawley Grange | March 1939 | December 1965 |
| 6873 | Caradoc Grange | April 1939 | June 1964 |
| 6874 | Haughton Grange | April 1939 | September 1965 |
| 6875 | Hindford Grange | April 1939 | March 1964 |
| 6876 | Kingsland Grange | April 1939 | November 1965 |
| 6877 | Llanfair Grange | April 1939 | March 1965 |
| 6878 | Longford Grange | May 1939 | November 1964 |
| 6879 | Overton Grange | May 1939 | October 1965 |
| 6880 | Betton Grange |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Great Western Railway archive entry on the 6800 class
- Railways on line entry
- Website of the Grange Project
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