| 4936 Kinlet Hall | |
|---|---|
| 4936 Kinlet Hall at Toddington Station in 2005 | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Build date | June 1929 |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Class | 4900 'Hall' Class |
| Retired | January 1964 |
The Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 4936 Kinlet Hall is a 4-6-0 Hall class locomotive.
Contents |
Built in June 1929 at Swindon Works, it was withdrawn from service with British Railways in 1964 and sold for scrap to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales.
In 1981, it was bought by the Kinlet Hall Locomotive Company and moved to Peak Rail at Matlock where restoration work began. It was moved to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway in 1985, followed by the Llangollen Railway in 1992. In 1996 it was moved to Tyseley Locomotive Works for final restoration.
The locomotive returned to operational condition in February 2000, and following certification for main line operation it made several main line trips to various parts of the country, sometimes in company with fellow Tyseley resident 4965 Rood Ashton Hall. It has visited several of its former homes in preservation, returning to Llangollen in June 2001, and to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, for much of the 2004/2005 operating season.
In 2006 it was fitted with an on-train monitoring recorder (OTMR) equipment at Tysley, and a full retube was undertaken during the first part of 2007. In December 2007 the engine moved to the East Lancs Railway where it performed regularly until March.
The fitment of OTMR has allowed it since provide motive power for various mainline excursions, inclduing Vintage Trains' Shakespeare Express and the Three Choirs Express excursion, double-heading with 5029 'Nunney Castle'.
On display at the Tysley Open Day on 25 October 2009, she was dismantled over the winter for a thorough overhaul, which was completed in around 20 months. The engine was on display at the Tyseley Open Days on 25/26 June 2011, and test running on the main line commenced shortly afterwards.
|
||||||||