GWR 4900 Class 4965 Rood Ashton Hall

Specifications
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)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Collett
Builder	Swindon Works
Build date	November 1929

4965 *Rood Ashton Hall*
4965 Rood Ashton Hall
	4965 Rood Ashton Hall at Tyseley Locomotive Works
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Collett
Builder	Swindon Works
Build date	November 1929
Configuration:;
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)
Operators
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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