49xx Class 5900 'Hinderton Hall' GWR Lined Green

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 49XX ‘Hall’ Class locomotives were designed by Charles B. Collett for mixed traffic use. A prototype locomotive was produced in 1924 when Collett modified No. 2925 ‘Saint Martin’ of the Churchward ‘Saint’ Class by fitting smaller driving wheels, realigning the cylinders and fitting a ‘Castle’-style cab. Extensive trials ensued and small modifications were made before orders were placed for the first production series of ‘Hall’ Class locomotives in 1928. The first engine soon emerged, and the class received names of country houses in England and Wales with ‘Hall’ in their titles, so becoming the ‘Hall’ Class.

By all accounts the ‘Halls’ were very successful mixed traffic locomotives, 258 were built and the later-built Stanier 5MT ‘Black Five’ and Thompson B1 – built by the GWR’s competitors the LMS and LNER respectively and both of which were more numerous still – each followed some of the principles employed in the earlier ‘Hall’ Class design.

When the GWR required further mixed traffic locomotives, Collett’s successor Frederick W. Hawksworth modernised the design producing the ‘Modified Hall’ Class and a further 71 locomotives were built between the GWR and BR, with construction continuing until 1950. BR gave both types locomotive the power classification 5MT, the same as their previously-mentioned LMS and LNER counterparts.

One 49XX ‘Hall’ Class locomotive was withdrawn prior to Nationalisation, however the rest of the class remained in traffic until 1959 when withdrawals commenced, and all had gone by the end of 1965. Thankfully, eleven locomotives were saved for preservation, although one example has subsequently been rebuilt into GWR ‘Saint’ Class No. 2999 ‘Lady of Legend’.

Model

1:76 Scale model of a 4900 Class Steam Locomotive decorated in GWR livery. This model features lots of expertly applied details as based on the prototype, a high level of body detail and excellent running characteristics.

Features

• 1:76 Scale Model
• Analogue DC Model
• NEM Couplings
• Hghly Detailed Finish
• Etched Nameplates and Numberplates included
• Adjustable Tender Drawbar
• Sprung Buffers
• Accessory Pack

Contents

• 1 x Bachmann Steam Locomotive

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