The Great Western Railway (GWR) 3901 Class is a class of 2-6-2 T steam locomotives rebuilt from class 2301 'Dean Goods' 0-6-0 tender locomotives. In 1907, a surplus of Dean Goods locomotives, and a requirement for more suburban tank locos, led to the rebuilding of twenty of the Dean Goods into 2-6-2T 'Prairie' tank locos.

Eleven 4900 Hall Class locos were renumbered into the 3900 range. Twelve 2800 Class 2-8-0s and eight of the 2884 Class were renumbered into the 4800 range. To make way for these, the 4800 Class 0-4-2Ts were renumbered to the 1400 range.

The Great Western Railway 4900 Class or Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed-traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett for the Great Western Railway. A total of 259 were built at Swindon Works, numbered 4900–4999, 5900–5999 and 6900–6958.

GJ Churchward's "Small Prairies" began with a low-drivered batch produced in 1904 (see Locobase 10478). Their handy size and power were an immediate hit, but the design was thought to be lacking in potential speed.

After three years of satisfactory trials with 4900 Collett placed an order with Swindon works and the first of the new two-cylinder Halls entered service in 1928. It is likely that the pressure to develop a more powerful express locomotive took priority so that the King class 4-6-0 was introduced a year before in 1927.

Dec 16, 2022 · 3900 was the most well-travelled of the fleet being tested on all the mainlines on many a service, notably working the Irish Mail and the Tyne-Pullman, and Devon Belle, this service was no stranger to the third batch, having handled Southern express.

Jackson is based of the GWR 3901 Class, built by William Dean and rebuilt by George Jackson Churchward! Voice: [] mr.slowking 64. Trivia: []

Eleven 4900 Hall Class locos were renumbered into the 3900 range. Twelve 2800 Class 2-8-0s and eight of the 2884 Class were renumbered into the 4800 range. To make way for these, the 4800 Class 0-4-2Ts were renumbered to the 1400 range.

Sep 23, 2024 · When the GWR was nationalised as part of British Railways in 1948, its steam locomotives retained their numbers unchanged and new steam engines built to GWR designs continued to be allocated numbers in the same way as the GWR had done. However, its diesel locomotives were completely renumbered.

GWR 2-6-2T 3901 Class No 3916 is standing fully serviced with Tyseley carriage sidings seen behind. Twenty 2301 class 0-6-0 Dean Goods were converted to 2-6-2T locomotives by Swindon Works under Lot 104 between February 1907 and January 1910 - No 3901 to No 3920, previously Dean Goods No 2491 to No 2502.