GWR 4900 Class

what is it?

The Great Western Railway 4900 Class or Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed-traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett for the Great Western Railway. A total of 259 were built at Swindon Works, numbered 4900–4999, 5900–5999 and 6900–6958. The LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 and LNER Thompson Class B1 both drew heavily on design features of the Hall Class.

who runs it

Great Western RailwayBritish RailWRWestern Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 76.2 tin working order
• built 259made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 98 years ago, in 1928.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏19.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 37 years (1928–1965).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1928–1943

in service from

1928

retired

1965

status

in service

number built

259

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Swindon Works

designer

Charles Collett

operators

Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

4-6-0

length

19.2 m

weight

76.2 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.