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[[File: Kinlet_Hall_20090912.jpg |thumb|300px|right| 4936 Kinlet Hall at Bewdley in September 2009]] | [[File: Kinlet_Hall_20090912.jpg |thumb|300px|right| 4936 Kinlet Hall at Bewdley in September 2009]] | ||
| − | Kinlet Hall is a GWR Collett 4900 Hall Class locomotive and sister to the SVR’s [[GWR 4930 Hagley Hall | 4930 Hagley Hall]]. The locomotive has spent two periods [[Steam Locomotives hired by the SVR | on hire to the SVR]] and appeared as a guest at four [[Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas | steam galas]]. | + | '''GWR 4936 Kinlet Hall''' is a GWR Collett 4900 Hall Class locomotive and sister to the SVR’s [[GWR 4930 Hagley Hall | 4930 Hagley Hall]]. The locomotive has spent two periods [[Steam Locomotives hired by the SVR | on hire to the SVR]] and appeared as a guest at four [[Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas | steam galas]]. |
==4936 Kinlet Hall in service== | ==4936 Kinlet Hall in service== | ||
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==4936 Kinlet Hall in preservation== | ==4936 Kinlet Hall in preservation== | ||
| − | Kinlet Hall left Barry in May 1981 as the 126th departure. After spells at Peak Rail, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway and Llangollen,<ref>The Barry Story, Martin Beckett, 2010</ref> restoration was finally completed at the Birmingham Railway Museum (now Tyseley Locomotive Works) in 2000. The locomotive was mainline certified in June 2000 and worked a ‘ten year ticket’.<ref name = "Kinlet" /> She appeared as a guest at the 2007 Autumn Steam Gala; as the line was only open between Kidderminster and Bewdley due to that summer’s [[2007 Storm Damage | storm damage]], Kinlet Hall and sister locomotive 4953 Pitchford Hall made a number of runs between Bewdley and Birmingham Snow Hill. In 2009, now out of mainline certification, Kinlet Hall spent the summer and autumn on hire to the SVR to cover for a locomotive shortage and also appeared at the Autumn Steam Gala. | + | Kinlet Hall left Barry in May 1981 as the 126th departure. After spells at Peak Rail, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway and Llangollen,<ref>The Barry Story, Martin Beckett, 2010</ref> restoration was finally completed at the Birmingham Railway Museum (now Tyseley Locomotive Works) in 2000. The locomotive was mainline certified in June 2000 and worked a ‘ten year ticket’.<ref name = "Kinlet" /> She appeared as a guest at the 2007 [[Autumn Steam Gala]]; as the line was only open between Kidderminster and Bewdley due to that summer’s [[2007 Storm Damage | storm damage]], Kinlet Hall and sister locomotive 4953 Pitchford Hall made a number of runs between Bewdley and Birmingham Snow Hill. In 2009, now out of mainline certification, Kinlet Hall spent the summer and autumn on hire to the SVR to cover for a locomotive shortage and also appeared at the Autumn Steam Gala. |
| − | After a further overhaul, Kinlet Hall was again mainline certified and returned to service in 2011.<ref name = "Kinlet" /> She arrived back on the SVR for a second period on hire in autumn of 2013. After appearing at the Autumn Steam Gala and working the Christmas services, Kinlet Hall made a final appearance at the Spring Steam Gala before moving on. | + | After a further overhaul, Kinlet Hall was again mainline certified and returned to service in 2011.<ref name = "Kinlet" /> She arrived back on the SVR for a second period on hire in autumn of 2013. After appearing at the [[Autumn Steam Gala]] and working the [[Christmas services]], Kinlet Hall made a final appearance at the [[Spring Steam Gala]] before moving on. |
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| + | ===Kinlet Hall Ltd=== | ||
| + | Kinlet Hall Ltd is a private company, Company number 01585117. The Company was incorporated on 10 September 1981 as Kinlet Hall Locomotive Co. Limited, re-registered as Kinlet Hall & Thornbury Castle Ltd on 26 January 2017 and re-registered under the present name on 17 January 2020. Companies House records show Jonathan Jones-Pratt became the the Company's sole Director and ultimate controlling party in 2016.<ref>[https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/01585117 Companies House, 2019 Accounts] (Retrieved 17 March 2020)</ref> {{As of|2020}} he is Chairman of West Somerset Railway PLC, where the locomotive is usually based. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Steam Locomotives hired by the SVR]] | ||
| + | *[[Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| − | [ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_4900_Class_4936_Kinlet_Hall GWR 4900 Class 4936 Kinlet Hall on Wikipedia] |
Revision as of 10:06, 17 March 2020
GWRGreat Western Railway 4936 Kinlet Hall is a GWRGreat Western Railway CollettCharles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941 4900 Hall Class locomotive and sister to the SVRSevern Valley Railway’s 4930 Hagley Hall. The locomotive has spent two periods on hire to the SVR and appeared as a guest at four steam galas.
4936 Kinlet Hall in service
Kinlet Hall was built at Swindon and entered service at Chester in June 1929. In 1941, the locomotive’s bogie and main frames were severely damaged when falling into a bomb crater after a heavy bombing raid on Plymouth. Repaired at Newton Abbott, the locomotive continued in GWRGreat Western Railway and BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) service until finally withdrawn from Cardiff East Dock shed January 1964. She was then acquired by Woodham's, Barry in June 1964.[1][2]
4936 Kinlet Hall in preservation
Kinlet Hall left BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. in May 1981 as the 126th departure. After spells at Peak Rail, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway and Llangollen,[3] restoration was finally completed at the Birmingham Railway Museum (now Tyseley Locomotive Works) in 2000. The locomotive was mainline certified in June 2000 and worked a ‘ten year ticket’.[2] She appeared as a guest at the 2007 Autumn Steam Gala; as the line was only open between Kidderminster and Bewdley due to that summer’s storm damage, Kinlet Hall and sister locomotive 4953 Pitchford Hall made a number of runs between Bewdley and Birmingham Snow Hill. In 2009, now out of mainline certification, Kinlet Hall spent the summer and autumn on hire to the SVRSevern Valley Railway to cover for a locomotive shortage and also appeared at the Autumn Steam Gala.
After a further overhaul, Kinlet Hall was again mainline certified and returned to service in 2011.[2] She arrived back on the SVRSevern Valley Railway for a second period on hire in autumn of 2013. After appearing at the Autumn Steam Gala and working the Christmas services, Kinlet Hall made a final appearance at the Spring Steam Gala before moving on.
Kinlet Hall Ltd
Kinlet Hall Ltd is a private company, Company number 01585117. The Company was incorporated on 10 September 1981 as Kinlet Hall Locomotive Co. Limited, re-registered as Kinlet Hall & Thornbury Castle Ltd on 26 January 2017 and re-registered under the present name on 17 January 2020. Companies House records show Jonathan Jones-Pratt became the the Company's sole Director and ultimate controlling party in 2016.[4] As of 2020[update] he is Chairman of West Somerset Railway PLC, where the locomotive is usually based.
See also
References
- ↑ Great Western Archive (Retrieved 2 June 2016)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kinlet Hall history page (Retrieved 2 June 2016)
- ↑ The BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. Story, Martin Beckett, 2010
- ↑ Companies House, 2019 Accounts (Retrieved 17 March 2020)
