6960 'Raveningham Hall' - Modified Hall class mixed traffic locomotive, built 1944. Normally resident on the GWR.

Photograph copyright Dave Robinson, 2000

Wheel arrangement:

4-6-0

Origin:

Great Western Railway

Introduced:

The Hall class was introduced in 1924, although the prototype, no. 4900 Saint Martin, was rebuilt from a Saint class locomotive in 1924. The Modified Hall class was introduced in 1944

Working weight:

122  tons

Water capacity:

4,000 gallons

Purpose:

A powerful mixed-traffic locomotive, as at home on express passenger trains as on freight work. 330 of the class were built and could be found all over the Great Western system. Raveningham Hall has been on the GWR for some years. During 2004, it departed for overhaul but is expected to return within the next couple of years when that work is completed.