Difference between revisions of "6990 Witherslack Hall"
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| + | 6990 Witherslack Hall is owned by The David Clarke Railway Trust (DCRT) and is based at the Great Central Railway.<ref>[http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/the-railway/locomotives/6990-witherslack-hall/ GCR Website] Retrieved 28 March 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | The original GWR 4900 Hall Class, of which the SVR’s [[GWR 4930 Hagley Hall|4930 Hagley Hall]] is an example, was first built in the 1920s and the design remained largely unchanged until C.B. Collett retired in 1941. Frederick Hawksworth, his successor as CME, produced the 6959 Modified Hall class of which 71 were built between 1944 and 1950. Although visually similar to the earlier Halls, the modified version incorporated many changes including a re-design of the frames incorporating plate frames, cylinders cast separately from the smokebox saddle and bolted to the frames on each side, and increased superheating. Hawksworth also produced a re-designed tender with flat high sides, and a number of the Modified Halls were equipped with these. | ||
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| + | On October 8, 2013, an exchange of tenders took place between the DCRT and the SVR. This exchange will allow Hagley Hall to run with the correct Collet style tender formerly used by Witherslack Hall, which will now use the more appropriate Hawksworth tender formerly used by Hagley Hall instead. | ||
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| + | Witherslack Hall, complete with the Hawksworth tender, visited the SVR in March 2016. The locomotive was unfortunately unable to take part in the Spring Gala, having suffered a ‘hot box’ during running trials after delivery. However the locomotive was repaired in time to work service trains over the following Easter weekend, and is pictured awaiting ‘right away’ at Bridgnorth on Good Friday afternoon. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | [[Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas]]<br> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | GWR 6959 Class on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_6959_Class Wikipedia] | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 29 March 2016
6990 Witherslack Hall is owned by The David Clarke Railway Trust (DCRT) and is based at the Great Central Railway.[1]
The original GWRGreat Western Railway 4900 Hall Class, of which the SVRSevern Valley Railway’s 4930 Hagley Hall is an example, was first built in the 1920s and the design remained largely unchanged until C.B. CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 retired in 1941. Frederick HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948, his successor as CMEChief Mechanical Engineer, produced the 6959 Modified Hall class of which 71 were built between 1944 and 1950. Although visually similar to the earlier Halls, the modified version incorporated many changes including a re-design of the frames incorporating plate frames, cylinders cast separately from the smokebox saddle and bolted to the frames on each side, and increased superheating. HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 also produced a re-designed tender with flat high sides, and a number of the Modified Halls were equipped with these.
On October 8, 2013, an exchange of tenders took place between the DCRT and the SVRSevern Valley Railway. This exchange will allow Hagley Hall to run with the correct Collet style tender formerly used by Witherslack Hall, which will now use the more appropriate HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 tender formerly used by Hagley Hall instead.
Witherslack Hall, complete with the HawksworthFrederick Hawksworth, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1941-1948 tender, visited the SVRSevern Valley Railway in March 2016. The locomotive was unfortunately unable to take part in the Spring Gala, having suffered a ‘hot box’ during running trials after delivery. However the locomotive was repaired in time to work service trains over the following Easter weekend, and is pictured awaiting ‘right away’ at Bridgnorth on Good Friday afternoon.
See also
Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas
References
- ↑ GCR Website Retrieved 28 March 2016
Links
GWRGreat Western Railway 6959 Class on Wikipedia
