GWR 4900 Class 4920 Dumbleton Hall

Dumbleton Hall is a British Collett-built GWR 4900 Class (Hall Class) 4-6-0 steam locomotive, built in Swindon in March 1929. Its first shed allocation was at Old Oak Common. In August 1950, the next shed allocation was Reading, and in March 1959 it was allocated to Newton Abbot. The locomotive's last shed allocation was Bristol Barrow Rd. Dumbleton Hall was withdrawn from British Railways service in December 1965 and sold to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales.

GWR 4900 Class 4920 Dumbleton Hall
4920 Dumbleton Hall in preservation at the South Devon Railway in 2011
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Charles Collett Builder GWR Swindon Works Build date March 1929
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0 Loco weight 75 tons (67 long tons; 68 t)
Career Operators Great Western Railway British Railways Class Hall Numbers 4920 Official name Dumbleton Hall First run 1929 Last run 31 October 1999 Withdrawn 3 December 1965 Current owner Private Owner Disposition Stored awaitng restoration

It was sold to BTSR, Buckfastleigh and left as the 82nd departure from Barry in June 1976 before being fully restored in 1988. It is currently stored out of use at Buckfastleigh on the South Devon Railway, awaiting overhaul. The engine is in its Great Western Railway green livery. As of April 2018, the track she sat in has been connected for her to be moved for her overhaul to commence. In December 2020 it was confirmed that the locomotive had been sold but not who had purchased it.[1]

References

1. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/12/new-year-new-home-for-steam-locomotive-4920-dumbleton-hall.html/amp

External links

• South Devon Railway
• Dumbleton Hall retires South Devon Railway