GWR Hall Class

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The GWR Hall Class was a highly successful class of mixed-traffic 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett for the Great Western Railway in the UK, renowned for their versatility and reliability.

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Label Occurrences
GWR Hall Class canonical 1
GWR Hall class locomotives 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf steam locomotive class ⓘ
boilerPressure 225 psi ⓘ
brakeType vacuum brake ⓘ
builder GWR Swindon Works ⓘ
linked to: Swindon Works
buildPeriodEnd 1943 ⓘ
buildPeriodStart 1928 ⓘ
configuration tender locomotive ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalAppearance No. 5972 Olton Hall used as the Hogwarts Express in Harry Potter films ⓘ
cylinderCount 2 ⓘ
cylinderPosition outside cylinders ⓘ
derivedFrom GWR Saint Class ⓘ
designer Charles Collett ⓘ
designerPosition Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway ⓘ
firstRunYear 1928 ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
heritageUse heritage railways in the UK ⓘ
inspiredClass GWR Modified Hall Class ⓘ
introduced 1928 ⓘ
livery BR black (some locomotives) ⓘ
BR lined green (later years) ⓘ
GWR green (pre-nationalisation) ⓘ
nickname Halls ⓘ
notableFeature good route availability on GWR lines ⓘ
versatility on both passenger and freight services ⓘ
notablePreservedExample No. 4930 Hagley Hall ⓘ
No. 5900 Hinderton Hall ⓘ
No. 5972 Olton Hall ⓘ
numberBuilt 259 ⓘ
operatedBy Great Western Railway ⓘ
operatorAfterNationalisation British Railways ⓘ
linked to: British Rail
powerType steam ⓘ
purpose mixed-traffic duties ⓘ
railGauge 4 ft 8½ in ⓘ
railwayRegion GWR Western Region ⓘ
status several examples preserved ⓘ
trainHeating steam heat ⓘ
typicalDuty cross-country passenger services ⓘ
fast fitted freight ⓘ
secondary express passenger services ⓘ
UICClassification 2′C h ⓘ
usedFor freight trains ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ
valveGear Stephenson valve gear ⓘ
wheelArrangement 4-6-0 ⓘ
withdrawalPeriodStart 1960s ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 → influencedBy → GWR Hall Class ⓘ
Swindon Works → produced → GWR Hall class locomotives ⓘ
linked to: GWR Hall Class