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4965 Rood Ashton Hall
4965 Rood Ashton Hall at Tyseley Locomotive Works
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
Charles Collett
Builder
Swindon Works
Build date
November 1929
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-0
• UIC
2′C h2
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.
3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.
6 ft 0 in (1.829 m)
Minimum curve
8 chains (528 ft; 161 m) normal, 7 chains (462 ft; 141 m) slow
Length
63 ft 0+1⁄4 in (19.21 m) over buffers
Width
8 ft 11+1⁄4 in (2.724 m)
Height
13 ft 1 in (3.988 m)
Axle load
18 long tons 19 cwt (42,400 lb or 19.3 t) (21.2 short tons)
Adhesive weight
57 long tons 0 cwt (127,700 lb or 57.9 t) (63.8 short tons)
Loco weight
75 long tons 0 cwt (168,000 lb or 76.2 t) (84.0 short tons)
Fuel type
Coal (Oil)[1]
Career
Operators
Vintage Trains
Class
4900 Hall Class
Numbers
4983; renumbered 4965
Official name
Albert Hall; renamed Rood Ashton Hall Polar Star(temporarily)
Retired
March 1962
Current owner
Vintage Trains Ltd
Disposition
Stored, Awaiting Overhaul
The Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 4965 Rood Ashton Hall is a 4-6-0 Hall class locomotive. It is preserved at Tyseley Locomotive Works. The engine operates in its Great Western Railway green livery, and performs regularly on the Shakespeare Express, operated by Vintage Trains, between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon, as well as various excursions.
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