4-6-0 Class 6959 Modified Hall GWR Profile and Models

4-6-0 Class 6959 Modified Hall GWR

7903 'Foremarke Hall' at Toddington in May 2013. ©Tony Hisgett

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6959 or Modified Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive. They were a development by Frederick Hawksworth of Charles Collett's earlier Hall Class named after English and Welsh country houses. he Modified Halls marked the most radical change to Swindon Works' practice since Churchward's time as chief mechanical engineer and was very far from a simple modification of the Hall design. 'Although in outward appearance it looked almost the same, nearly everything about it was new.' The Modified Hall class 'ran freely, steamed well and were popular with both footplate and maintenance staff. After the unambitious designs of Collett's final years, they restored Swindon's reputation.' Fourteen survived until the end of steam on the former GWR in 1965.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GWR/ BR Swindon Works

Build Date

1944 to 1950

Total Built

71

Tractive Effort

27,275 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-6-0

Operated By

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Mixed Traffic

In Service Until

1965

Surviving Examples

6