GWR 2900 Class
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The Great Western Railway
2900 or Saint Class were a class of 4-6-0
steam locomotive
s for passenger train work. Number 2925 Saint Martin was later rebuilt as the prototype Hall Class
locomotive, and renumbered 4900.
, which was replaced with a half-cone boiler, and then the first superheated
half-cone boiler in 1910. G J Churchward
had studied American boiler design, but he was also influenced by continental
practice in efficient motion design. From the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques
(SACM) a De Glehn 4-4-2
compound engine was ordered for comparative trials on the GWR.
Number 98, the second prototype locomotive, was built with a half-cone boiler and a re-designed valve gear layout and cylinders. Valve diameters were increased from 6½ inches (165 mm) to 10 inches (254 mm).
Locomotive no. 171, the third prototype, was built as a 4-6-0
but was soon converted to 4-4-2
for the De Glehn trials. Boiler pressure was increased to 225 psi (1.55 MPa).
Even whilst 171 was undergoing trials nineteen locomotives were ordered to be built to a similar design, of which thirteen were built as 4-4-2s and six as 4-6-0s.
is currently reverting 4942 Maindy Hall
to be 2999 - Lady of Legend.
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
2900 or Saint Class were a class of 4-6-0
4-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular...
steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
s for passenger train work. Number 2925 Saint Martin was later rebuilt as the prototype Hall Class
GWR 4900 Class
The Great Western Railway 4900 Class or Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett. A total of 259 were built, numbered 4900–4999, 5900–5999 and 6900–6958. The LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 and LNER Thompson Class B1 both drew heavily on design features...
locomotive, and renumbered 4900.
Prototypes
Three prototype locomotives were constructed by the GWR in 1902 and 1903. The first prototype, numbered 100, was built initially with a parallel boilerFire-tube boiler
A fire-tube boiler is a type of boiler in which hot gases from a fire pass through one or more tubes running through a sealed container of water...
, which was replaced with a half-cone boiler, and then the first superheated
Superheater
A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into dry steam used for power generation or processes. There are three types of superheaters namely: radiant, convection, and separately fired...
half-cone boiler in 1910. G J Churchward
George Jackson Churchward
George Jackson Churchward CBE was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway in the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1922.-Early career:...
had studied American boiler design, but he was also influenced by continental
Continental Europe
Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands....
practice in efficient motion design. From the Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques
Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques
The Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques [Society of Alsatian mechanical engineering] was an engineering company with its headquarters in Mulhouse, Alsace which produced railway locomotives, textile and printing machinery, diesel engines, boilers, lifting equipment, firearms and mining...
(SACM) a De Glehn 4-4-2
4-4-2 (locomotive)
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...
compound engine was ordered for comparative trials on the GWR.
Number 98, the second prototype locomotive, was built with a half-cone boiler and a re-designed valve gear layout and cylinders. Valve diameters were increased from 6½ inches (165 mm) to 10 inches (254 mm).
Locomotive no. 171, the third prototype, was built as a 4-6-0
4-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular...
but was soon converted to 4-4-2
4-4-2 (locomotive)
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...
for the De Glehn trials. Boiler pressure was increased to 225 psi (1.55 MPa).
Even whilst 171 was undergoing trials nineteen locomotives were ordered to be built to a similar design, of which thirteen were built as 4-4-2s and six as 4-6-0s.
Production
| Year | Lot No. | Works No. | Quantity | GWR Numbers | Notes |
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| 1902 | |
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100 | Renumbered 2900 |
| 1903 | |
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98 | Renumbered 2998 |
| 1903 | |
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171 | Ran as 4–4–2 from 1904/10 to 1907/07. Renumbered 2971 |
| 1905 | |
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172 | Built as 4-4-2. Rebuilt as 4-6-0. Renumbered 2972 |
| 1905 | |
2107–2112 | |
173–178 | Renumbered 2973–2978 |
| 1905 | |
2113–2114 | |
179–180 | Rebuilt as 4-6-0. Renumbered 2979–2980 |
| 1905 | |
2128–2137 | |
181–190 | Rebuilt as 4-6-0. Renumbered 2981–2990 |
| 1906 | |
2199–2208 | |
2901–2910 | |
| 1907 | |
2259–2278 | |
2911–2930 | |
| 1911 | |
2426–2435 | |
2931–2940 | |
| 1912 | |
2476–2485 | |
2941–2950 | |
| 1913 | |
2506–2510 | |
2951–2955 |
Preservation
Because no Saints survived into preservation, the Great Western Society at DidcotDidcot Railway Centre
Didcot Railway Centre, located in the town of Didcot in the English county of Oxfordshire, is based around the site of a comprehensive "engine shed" which became redundant after the nationalisation of the UK railways, due to the gradual changeover from steam to diesel motive power.-Description:The...
is currently reverting 4942 Maindy Hall
GWR 4900 Class 4942 Maindy Hall
GWR 4900 Class No. 4942 Maindy Hall is a 4-6-0 steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway 4900 Class . She was built in 1929 at Swindon.- Preservation :...
to be 2999 - Lady of Legend.
List of locomotives
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| 2900 | William Dean | Originally un-named. Carried name Dean from June to November 1902 | ||
| 2901 | Lady Superior | Named October 1906 | ||
| 2902 | Lady of the Lake Lady of the Lake The Lady of the Lake is the name of several related characters who play parts in the Arthurian legend. These characters' roles include giving King Arthur his sword Excalibur, enchanting Merlin, and raising Lancelot after the death of his father... |
Named April 1907 | ||
| 2903 | Lady of Lyons | Named April 1907 | ||
| 2904 | Lady Godiva Lady Godiva Godiva , often referred to as Lady Godiva , was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants... |
Named April 1907 | ||
| 2905 | Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth may refer to:*Lady Macbeth, from William Shakespeare's play Macbeth**Queen Gruoch of Scotland, the real-life Queen on whom Shakespeare based the character... |
Named April 1907 | ||
| 2906 | Lady of Lynn | Named May 1907 | ||
| 2907 | Lady Disdain | Named April 1907 | ||
| 2908 | Lady of Quality | Named May 1907 | ||
| 2909 | Lady of Provence | Named May 1907 | ||
| 2910 | Lady of Shalott | Named May 1907 | ||
| 2911 | Saint Agatha | |||
| 2912 | Saint Ambrose | |||
| 2913 | Saint Andrew Saint Andrew Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him... |
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| 2914 | Saint Augustine | |||
| 2915 | Saint Bartholomew | |||
| 2916 | Saint Benedict | |||
| 2917 | Saint Bernard Bernard of Clairvaux Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order.After the death of his mother, Bernard sought admission into the Cistercian order. Three years later, he was sent to found a new abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen known as the Val... |
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| 2918 | Saint Catherine Catherine of Alexandria Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius... |
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| 2919 | Saint Cuthbert | Originally named Saint Cecelia; renamed October 1907 | ||
| 2920 | Saint David Saint David Saint David was a Welsh Bishop during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life. However, his birth date is still uncertain, as suggestions range from 462 to... |
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| 2921 | Saint Dunstan | |||
| 2922 | Saint Gabriel | |||
| 2923 | Saint George Saint George Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox... |
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| 2924 | Saint Helena Saint Helena (disambiguation) -Saints:*Saint Helena of Constantinople, Roman empress and the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great*Saint Helena of Skövde, Swedish twelfth century saint... |
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| 2925 | Saint Martin | Rebuilt to prototype Hall class GWR 4900 Class The Great Western Railway 4900 Class or Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett. A total of 259 were built, numbered 4900–4999, 5900–5999 and 6900–6958. The LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 and LNER Thompson Class B1 both drew heavily on design features... |
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| 2926 | Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker... |
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| 2927 | Saint Patrick Saint Patrick Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints.... |
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| 2928 | Saint Sebastian | |||
| 2929 | Saint Stephen Saint Stephen Saint Stephen The Protomartyr , the protomartyr of Christianity, is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox Churches.... |
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| 2930 | Saint Vincent Vincent de Paul Vincent de Paul was a priest of the Catholic Church who became dedicated to serving the poor. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. He was canonized in 1737.... |
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| 2931 | Arlington Court Arlington Court Arlington Court is an English country house designed in a severe neoclassical style circa 1820, situated in Arlington, near Barnstaple, north Devon, England.... |
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| 2932 | Ashton Court Ashton Court Ashton Court is a mansion house and estate to the west of Bristol in England. Although the estate lies mainly in North Somerset, it is owned by the City of Bristol. The estate has been a venue for a variety of leisure activities, including the now-defunct Ashton Court festival, Bristol... |
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| 2933 | Bibury Court | |||
| 2934 | Butleigh Court | |||
| 2935 | Caynham Court | |||
| 2936 | Cefntilla Court | |||
| 2937 | Clevedon Court Clevedon Court Clevedon Court is a manor house on Court Hill in Clevedon, North Somerset, England, dating from the early fourteenth century. It is now owned by the National Trust. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.-History:... |
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| 2938 | Corsham Court Corsham Court Corsham Court is an English country house in a park designed by Capability Brown. It is in the town of Corsham, 3 miles west of Chippenham, Wiltshire and is notable for its fine art collection, based on the nucleus of paintings inherited in 1757 by Paul Methuen from his uncle, Sir Paul... |
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| 2939 | Croome Court | |||
| 2940 | Dorney Court Dorney Court Dorney Court is an early Tudor manor house, dating from around 1440, located in the village of Dorney, Buckinghamshire. It is owned and lived in by the Palmer family.-Early history:... |
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| 2941 | Easton Court | |||
| 2942 | Fawley Court Fawley Court Fawley Court is a country house standing on the banks of the River Thames at Fawley in the English county of Buckinghamshire, just north of Henley-on-Thames. The former deer park extended over the border into Oxfordshire... |
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| 2943 | Hampton Court | |||
| 2944 | Highnam Court | |||
| 2945 | Hillingdon Court Hillingdon Court Hillingdon Court is a Grade II listed mansion in Hillingdon, within the London Borough of Hillingdon. Originally built in 1858 as the family home of the Mills family, the mansion has formed part of the ACS Hillingdon International School since 1978... |
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| 2946 | Langford Court | |||
| 2947 | Madresfield Court Madresfield Court Madresfield Court is a country house in England, in the village of Madresfield near Malvern in Worcestershire. The stately home, near the village centre has been the ancestral home for several centuries of the Lygon family, whose eldest sons took the title of Earl Beauchamp from 1815 until 1979,... |
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| 2948 | Stackpole Court Stackpole Estate Stackpole Estate is located between the villages of Stackpole and Bosherston near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire. It lies within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and is owned and maintained by the National Trust. The property consists of of farmland, lakes, woodland, beaches, and cliffs.The estate... |
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| 2949 | Stanford Court | |||
| 2950 | Taplow Court Taplow Court Taplow Court is a large Victorian house in the village of Taplow in Buckinghamshire, England.The Taplow burial, a 7th century Anglo-Saxon burial mound, is in the grounds of the house, near the church.... |
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| 2951 | Tawstock Court | |||
| 2952 | Twineham Court | |||
| 2953 | Titley Court | |||
| 2954 | Tockenham Court | |||
| 2955 | Tortworth Court Tortworth Court Tortworth Court is a Victorian mansion in South Gloucestershire built in Tudor style between 1848 and 1853 by Lord Ducie. Its architect was Samuel Sanders Teulon. During World War II the Grade II listed mansion became a naval training base for coding and signals, under the name of HMS Cabbala, and... |
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| 2971 | Albion Albion Albion is the oldest known name of the island of Great Britain. Today, it is still sometimes used poetically to refer to the island or England in particular. It is also the basis of the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland, Alba... |
Built as No. 171. Named Albion February 1904. Rebuilt to 4-4-2, October 1904. Renamed The Pirate The Pirate (novel) The Pirate is a novel by Walter Scott, based roughly on the life of John Gow who features as Captain Cleveland. The setting is the southern tip of the main island of Shetland , around 1700... March 1907. Rebuilt back to 4-6-0, July 1907 and renamed Albion. Renumbered 2971, 1913. |
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| 2972 | The Abbot The Abbot The Abbot is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. A sequel to The Monastery, it is one of Scott's Tales from Benedictine Sources and is set in the time of Mary, Queen of Scots... |
Built as 4-4-2 No. 172 Quicksilver, named after a stagecoach operating between London and Devonport. Renamed March 1907. Rebuilt as 4-6-0 April 1912. | ||
| 2973 | Robins Bolitho | Built as No. 173 | ||
| 2974 | Lord Barrymore | Built as No. 174 Barrymore. Renamed, May 1905 | ||
| 2975 | Lord Palmer Ernest Palmer, 1st Baron Palmer Ernest Palmer, 1st Baron Palmer , known as Sir Ernest Palmer, 1st Baronet, from 1916 to 1933, was a British business man and patron of music.... |
Built as unnamed No. 175. Named Viscount Churchill Viscount Churchill Viscount Churchill, of Rolleston in the County of Leicester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1902 for the Conservative politician Victor Spencer, 3rd Baron Churchill... , 1907. Renamed Sir Ernest Palmer Ernest Palmer, 1st Baron Palmer Ernest Palmer, 1st Baron Palmer , known as Sir Ernest Palmer, 1st Baronet, from 1916 to 1933, was a British business man and patron of music.... , February 1924. Renamed Lord Palmer, in October 1933. |
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| 2976 | Winterstoke | Built as unnamed No. 176. Named, April 1907. | ||
| 2977 | Robertson | Built as unnamed No. 177. Named, April 1907. | ||
| 2978 | Charles J. Hambro | Built as No. 178 Kirkland, named after racehorse owned by Sir Frank Bibby. Renamed, May 1935. | ||
| 2979 | Quentin Durward Quentin Durward Quentin Durward is a historical novel by Walter Scott, first published in 1823. The story concerns a Scottish archer in the service of the French King Louis XI .... |
Built as 4-4-2 No. 179 Magnet Magnet A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field is invisible but is responsible for the most notable property of a magnet: a force that pulls on other ferromagnetic materials, such as iron, and attracts or repels other magnets.A permanent magnet is an object... . Renamed, March 1907. Rebuilt as 4-6-0, August 1912. |
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| 2980 | Coeur de Lion Richard I of England Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period... |
Built as unnamed 4-4-2 No. 180. Named in March 1907 after subject of the novel Ivanhoe Ivanhoe Ivanhoe is a historical fiction novel by Sir Walter Scott in 1819, and set in 12th-century England. Ivanhoe is sometimes credited for increasing interest in Romanticism and Medievalism; John Henry Newman claimed Scott "had first turned men's minds in the direction of the middle ages," while... by Sir Walter Scott. Rebuilt as 4-6-0, January 1913. |
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| 2981 | Ivanhoe Ivanhoe Ivanhoe is a historical fiction novel by Sir Walter Scott in 1819, and set in 12th-century England. Ivanhoe is sometimes credited for increasing interest in Romanticism and Medievalism; John Henry Newman claimed Scott "had first turned men's minds in the direction of the middle ages," while... |
Built as unnamed 4-4-2 No. 181. Named in 1907. Rebuilt as 4-6-0, July 1912. | ||
| 2982 | Lalla Rookh | Built as unnamed 4-4-2 No. 182. Named in 1906. Rebuilt as 4-6-0, November 1912. | ||
| 2983 | Redgauntlet Redgauntlet Redgauntlet is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Dumfries, Scotland in 1765, and described by Magnus Magnusson as "in a sense, the most autobiographical of Scott's novels." It describes the beginnings of a fictional third Jacobite Rebellion, and includes "Wandering Willie's Tale", a... |
Built as 4-4-2 No. 183 Red Gauntlet. Rebuilt as 4-6-0, April 1912. Renamed Redgauntlet, June 1915. | ||
| 2984 | Guy Mannering Guy Mannering Guy Mannering or The Astrologer is a novel by Sir Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1815. According to an introduction that Scott wrote in 1829, he had originally intended to write a story of the supernatural, but changed his mind soon after starting... |
Built as 4-4-2 No. 184 Churchill. Renamed Viscount Churchill Viscount Churchill Viscount Churchill, of Rolleston in the County of Leicester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1902 for the Conservative politician Victor Spencer, 3rd Baron Churchill... in 1906. Renamed Guy Mannering, 1907. Rebuilt as 4-6-0, August 1912. |
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| 2985 | Peveril of the Peak Peveril of the Peak Peveril of the Peak is the longest novel by Sir Walter Scott. Along with Ivanhoe, Woodstock and Kenilworth, this is one of Scott's English novels, with the main action taking place around 1678.-Plot introduction:... |
Built as unnamed 4-4-2 No. 185. Named Winterstoke, February 1906. Renamed Peveril of the Peak, April 1907. Rebuilt as 4-6-0, May 1912. Withdrawn August 1931. | ||
| 2986 | Robin Hood Robin Hood Robin Hood was a heroic outlaw in English folklore. A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor", assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his "Merry Men". Traditionally, Robin Hood and his men are depicted wearing Lincoln green clothes.... |
Built as unnamed 4-4-2 No. 186. Named in April 1906. Rebuilt as 4-6-0, May 1912. | ||
| 2987 | Bride of Lammermoor The Bride of Lammermoor The Bride of Lammermoor is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland in the reign of Queen Anne . The novel tells of a tragic love affair between Lucy Ashton and her family's enemy Edgar Ravenswood. Scott indicated the plot was based on an actual incident... |
Built as unnamed 4-4-2 No. 187. Named Robertson after a GWR Director, November 1905. Renamed Bride of Lammermoor, April 1907. Rebuilt as 4-6-0, June 1912. | ||
| 2988 | Rob Roy Rob Roy (novel) Rob Roy is a historical novel by Walter Scott. It is narrated by Frank Osbaldistone, the son of an English merchant who travels first to the North of England, and subsequently to the Scottish Highlands to collect a debt stolen from his father. On the way he encounters the larger-than-life title... |
Built as unnamed 4-4-2 No. 188. Named, 1907. Rebuilt as 4-6-0, May 1912. | ||
| 2989 | Talisman | Built as unnamed 4-4-2 No. 189. Named, 1906. Rebuilt as 4-6-0, October 1912. | ||
| 2990 | Waverley Waverley (novel) Waverley is an 1814 historical novel by Sir Walter Scott. Initially published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, Waverley is often regarded as the first historical novel. It became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as being "by the author of... |
Built as unnamed 4-4-2 No. 190. Named, 1906. Rebuilt as 4-6-0, November 1912. | ||
| 2998 | Ernest Cunard | Built as unnamed No. 98. Named Persimmon Persimmon A persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros in the ebony wood family . The word Diospyros means "the fire of Zeus" in ancient Greek. As a tree, it is a perennial plant... , 1906. Renamed Vanguard, March 1907. Renamed Ernest Cunard, December 1907. Renumbered 2998 in 1913. |
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| 2999 | Lady of Legend | — | — | Modern conversion from previous 4900 class, 4942 Maindy Hall GWR 4900 Class 4942 Maindy Hall GWR 4900 Class No. 4942 Maindy Hall is a 4-6-0 steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway 4900 Class . She was built in 1929 at Swindon.- Preservation :... |
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External links
- Great Western Society "Great Western Archive", details of locomotives: 2900 - 2924, 2925 - 2955, 2971 - 2998