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 Dumbleton Hall was withdrawn from British Railways service in December 1965 and sold to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales.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 typeSteam
DesignerCharles Collett
BuilderGWR Swindon Works
Build dateMarch 1929
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte4-6-0
Loco weight75 tons (67 long tons; 68 t)
Career
OperatorsGreat Western Railway
British Railways
ClassHall
Numbers4920
Official nameDumbleton Hall
First run1929
Last run31 October 1999
Withdrawn3 December 1965
Current ownerPrivate Owner
DispositionStored 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]

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