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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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GWR Collett "4900" Class 4-6-0


Class Types
GWR Class 4900

General
Designer Charles Collett
Introduced 1928
Grouping Company Great Western Railway
Description (1957) Collett 2-cylinder 4-6-0's, with 6' 0" wheels, for general purpose express duties. The original engine, No. 4900 Saint Martin, was a reconstruction of a Churchward 'Saint' (see '2900' class). The remainder of the class were built at varying dates between 1928 and 1950 and all are named after 'Halls'. The missing engine in the series, No. 4911, was destroyed in an air raid in 1941. Between 1946 and 1950 some of the class ran as oil burners and were renumbered temporarily in the 3900's, reverting to their original numbers on reconversion to coal burning.
Wheel Arrangement 4-6-0
Number Built as 4900 258
First in Service 12/1924
Last in Service 03/12/1965
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Swindon Works 259
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Swindon Works  254 1928 80
Swindon Works  268 1931 20
Swindon Works  275 1931 20
Swindon Works  281 1932 20
Swindon Works  290 1933 10
Swindon Works  297 1935 15
Swindon Works  304 1937 10
Swindon Works  311 1938 10
Swindon Works  327 1939 10
Swindon Works  333 1940 10
Swindon Works  338 1940 10
Swindon Works  340 1941 43

Illustration
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Power
Variant Introduced 1924

Wheels

Dimensions

Boiler & Firebox