GWR 4900 Class 4936 Kinlet Hall
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 4936 "Kinlet Hall" on display at Crewe Works open day on 1st June 2003. |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Build date | June 1929 |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ 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, built in June 1929 at Swindon Works.
It was withdrawn from service with British Railways in 1964 and sold for scrap to Woodham's Scrapyard in Barry. Nearly twenty years later, in 1981, it was saved for preservation by the Kinlet Hall Locomotive Company and moved to Peak Rail at Matlock where restoration work began. It was later 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 is passed for main line operation. It was on loan to its former home, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, for much of the 2004/2005 operating season.
Kinlet Hall remained at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway for the start of the 2006 operating season before returning to Tyseley in the summer for a series of scheduled main line trips. However, due to circumstances entirely beyond the control of the engine's owners, only the trip on 1 July went ahead – a memorable return excursion to Holyhead.
On 19 September 2006 Kinlet Hall moved to Ropley to take part in the Mid-Hants Railway's Autumn Gala.
One final main line trip later in the year was to Barrow Hill Engine Shed, where she appeared alongside other Tyseley engines GWR 4900 Class 4953 Pitchford Hall and 4965 Rood Ashton Hall as well as other locos at the open days on 21/22 October. Back at Tyseley fitting of on-train monitoring recorder (OTMR) equipment and a full retube was undertaken during the first part of 2007 in preparation for a further series of main line excursions due to start in late July.
In September 2007 the locomotive moved to the Severn Valley Railway for a short stay and took part in the railway's gala event on 22/23 September, which took place despite the flood damage to that line during the summer. While there it operated "The Severn Valley Phoenix" excursion trains from Bewdley to Birmingham Moor Street.
In December 2007 the engine moved to the East Lancs Railway where it performed regularly until March. However following a minor incident it had to return to Tyseley for a thorough examination, which meant it could not make a planned visit to the Great Central Railway in April.
Events pencilled in for the rest of 2008 include a visit to the East Somerset Railway in June and another trip to the Mid-Hants in August/September.
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