Gwr Grange

1936 1938 6800 6879 to lot number 308.

Gwr grange. 1 boiler have been donated by modified hall class 4 6 0 no. The betton grange group regularly visit the gloucestershire warwickshire. This project is. If you would like to see these details in a table format click here grange class details 6840 6879.

A further nineteen locomotives had entered traffic by the year end followed by forty in. No 6880 betton grange is a steam locomotive which is under construction as a new build project based on the llangollen railway in denbighshire wales described as building the 81st grange the project started in 1998 and the locomotive was expected to be operational by 2013. Welcome to the betton grange society website where you will find information about the ex great western grange class locomotive and our project to build no. Attractive weight and solidity.

7927 willington hall the frames of that locomotive are incidentally being incorporated into a new build county 4 6 0 at didcot railway centre plugging another great western gap. Moved to newton abbot and then st blazey before ending its days at st philips marsh. The great western railway gwr 6800 class or grange class was a mixed traffic class of 4 6 0 steam locomotive built to replace the gwr 4300 class 2 6 0 there were 80 in the class all built at the swindon works using some reconditioned parts from withdrawn 4300 class locomotives. Barrett steam models designs and manufactures model steam locomotives in gauge 1.

For example the swindon no. The grange class of locomotives were the 5 feet 8 inch 4 6 0 s outlined as long ago as 1901 by churchward s standardisation plan and for so long advocated by the running department until the advent of the hall class. Great western railway grange class details 6840 6879 in non table form. Ex gwr grange class 4 6 0 locomotive number 6814 built swindon works december 1936 and allocated initially to exeter.

All of the original gwr 6800 class grange locomotives were withdrawn for scrap by the end of 1965. 4 6 0 menu. 6880 the 81st grange from a class of 80 locomotives no granges survived the cutters torch a glaring omission in the ranks of preserved locomotives. This is the final slide from this railtour.

The granges were intended to replace the 300 strong class. High quality extremely durable hornby r3552 gwr 6800 grange. Gwr nameplate enborne grange. First shed allocation newport ebbw junction.

The gwr 6800 grange class utilised a number of parts from the rapidly withdrawn 4300 s in their construction notably the driving wheels and motions and the first example no 6800 arlington grange was turned out from swindon on august 27 1936.