Steam Memories

Minehead on a quiet day

 

 

The Great Western Railway 4900 Class or Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett. A total of 259 were built, 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. After nationalisation in 1948, British Railways gave them the power classification 5MT.

Designed by G.J. Churchward for heavy freight work. They were the first 2-8-0 class in Great Britain.The prototype, originally numbered 97 but later renumbered 2800, appeared in 1903.Construction of the production series commenced in 1905 and continued until 1919.

The 2884 Class which appeared in 1938–1942 was developed from the 2800 class and

 is sometimes classified with it.

 

 

9351 'mogul' 2-6-0

Great Western locomotives were built from a range of standardised components, which were assembled in different ways to suit different traffic needs. The basic parts of the 'large prairie' 2-6-2Ts were considered at different times as being the possible basis of a small 2-6-0 'mogul', but this was never followed through. 5101 Class number 5193 was purchased by the WSR in 1998 when its owners were unable to complete its restoration after its rescue from Barry in 1979. Because of the degree of work needed to restore it as a tank locomotive, and because a small tender locomotive was thought more useful on the lengthy railway, it was decided in 2000 to convert it to this mooted 2-6-0. Work was completed in 2004 when it appeared in plain GWR green livery.

Most grateful to Wikipedia for the above notes