GWR 4900 Class 5900 Hinderton Hall

5900 Hinderton Hall

In the engine shed at Didcot.

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Build date	March 1931

Specifications
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)

Career
Class	4900 'Hall' Class
Retired	December 1963

Hinderton Hall is a 4-6-0 GWR 4900 Class locomotive preserved at Didcot Railway Centre. It was designed by Collett in 1928, built at Swindon in 1931 as the 101st of its class.

The locomotive spent most of its working life in the West Country. It was withdrawn from Bristol in 1963 and sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales. It was rescued by members of the Great Western Society and sent to Didcot Railway Centre in 1971. It saw considerable main line service (including being involved in the GWR 150 celebrations in 1985), as well as in the centre. It is currently on static display and is waiting for an overhaul.

Preserved GWR Hall Class locomotives

4920 Dumbleton Hall 4930 Hagley Hall 4936 Kinlet Hall 4942 Maindy Hall 4953 Pitchford Hall 4965 Rood Ashton Hall 4979 Wootton Hall 5900 Hinderton Hall 5952 Cogan Hall 5967 Bickmarsh Hall 5972 Olton Hall

List of all GWR Hall Class Locomotives

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