5967 "Bickmarsh Hall" began its working life in the Midlands working out of the sheds at Chester, Oxley and Banbury. In the mid 1950's it moved to Newton Abbot in the West Country. Here it would have helped in summer with all the numerous holiday expresses and relief services that passed through on their way to and from the popular resorts in Devon and Cornwall. In 1960 the locomotive moved onto Westbury and then a few months later to Old Oak Common in London. For its last year in service it returned to Westbury once again before making its final journey to Woodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, following withdrawal.
"Bickmarsh Hall" left Woodham Brothers Scrapyard in 1994 for preservation and storage at the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway whilst awaiting restoration.
You can follow the restoration of "Bickmarsh Hall" at the locomotive's own website: www.bickmarshhall.co.uk
GWR Hall
Class No 5967 "Bickmarsh Hall" stands resplendent in the mid-day
sun south of Bridge 13 on 1st February 2008 Hall GWR 4-6-0 Class: 4900 Built:
1937
Cylinders: 18½
x 30" Weight:
121 tons Boiler
Pressure: 225psi Maximum
tractive effort: 27,275lb Current Condition:
Under Restoration Withdrawn:
June 1964 Last Amended: 28-Sep-2011 Copyright
© Northampton & Lamport Railway 1996-2011
Works Nº: 5967
Builder: GWR Swindon Works
Driving wheel diameter: 6' 0"
Maximum
speed: N/A
Ex BR Nº: 5967
Date Preserved:
1994
Arrived NLR:
28th January 2008
