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Collett GWR Hall Class locomotive Steam Locomotive 4930 HAGLEY HALL Heritage & Preserved Steam Locomotives [Author © Dr WP Brown PhD (plus 'DocsPics' help from AI these days), railway page updated September 25th 2025] My Archive Steam Photos from the 1960s Collett GWR Hall Class 4-6-0 4930 HAGLEY HALL on the SVR heritage line at Bridgnorth September 2024  (photos courtesy of Kentish Bob YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@kentishbob6423 ) * * Overview: GWR 4930 Hagley Hall Class & Type: GWR 4900 "Hall" Class Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-0 Designer: Charles Collett Builder: GWR Swindon Works Build Date: May 1929 Name Origin: Named after Hagley Hall, a stately home in Worcestershire Technical Specifications of 4930 Hagley Hall Feature Specification Configuration 4-6-0 (Whyte notation) Gauge Standard (4 ft 8½ in / 1,435 mm) Driving Wheel Dia. 6 ft 0 in (1.829 m) Leading Wheel Dia. 3 ft 0 in (0.914 m) Length 63 ft 0¼ in (19.21 m) Width 8 ft 11¼ in (2.724 m) Height 13 ft 3¼ in (4.045 m) Loco Weight 75 long tons 3 cwt (76.4 tonnes) Boiler GWR Standard No.1 Boiler Pressure 225 psi (1.55 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside (20 in × 26 in) Tractive Effort 27,275 lbf (121.3 kN) Fuel Type Coal Water Capacity 4,000 imperial gallons (18,000 L) Power Class GWR: D / BR: 5MT Heritage & Operational History of 4930 Hagley Hall GWR & BR Service (1929–1963) Entered service at Wolverhampton Stafford Road Depot Allocated to various sheds including Oxley, Chester, Tyseley, Leamington, Bristol, Weymouth, Taunton, Exeter, Old Oak Common, and Swindon Covered 1,295,236 miles before withdrawal in December 1963 Sold to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, arriving June 1964 Preservation Era Purchased by Severn Valley Railway (SVR) in June 1972 Arrived at SVR in January 1973; restored to steam by 1979 Became a mainline performer from 1979 to 1986, reaching cities like Plymouth, Chester, Cardiff, Andover Notable events: Hauled SVR’s Kidderminster Town station reopening train in 1984 Participated in GWR 150th anniversary celebrations in 1985 Withdrawn in 1986; displayed at Swindon and SVR’s Engine House Underwent major overhaul (2013–2022), including new cylinders and firebox work Returned to steam in September 2022, now operational on SVR Liveries & Numbering of 4930 Hagley Hall 4930 Hagley Hall has worn several liveries throughout its life: Era Livery Description GWR Service GWR Brunswick Green with GWR lettering BR Service BR lined green with early crest, later late crest Preservation Initially restored in GWR green with GWR lettering SVR Era Has worn BR green with crest, GWR green, and lined black during overhaul periods Current Returned in GWR Brunswick Green with GWR lettering (2022 relaunch) Loco Number: Always carried 4930 Nameplate: Hagley Hall (original name retained throughout) text picture My Archive Steam Photos from the 1960s docspics images of steam locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall photos of steam locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall photographs of steam locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall pictures of steam locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall © Dr Phil Brown * Treyn Railway Holidays to France, Italy and Spain from steam locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall Booking tickets for Great Railway Journey luxury Rail Trip holidays Train travel in Europe Rail holidays from steam locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall to the USA & Canada luxury train through the Rocky Mountain Canadian rail railway holidays through the Rockies US Cities by train from steam locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall  Continental rail holidays to France Germany Italy Austria Switzerland Glacier Express Treyn Holidays from steam locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall from Eurostar to Paris Brussels Avignon Turin Turino Rome Roma Florence Firenze TGV fast trains Railway travel holidays special steam excursions from steam locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall great steam heritage line and offers luxury Pullman coach dining trains steam locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall Travelling by train always seems a pleasure, especially if through wonderful scenery to steam locomotive 4930 Hagley Hall in England, Scotland, Wales or on holiday in the rest of Europe! 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