GWR 4900 Class 4965 Rood Ashton Hall

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4965 Rood Ashton Hall
4965 Rood Ashton Hall at Tyseley Locomotive Works
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Charles Collett Builder Swindon Works Build date November 1929
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0  • UIC 2′C h2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Leading dia. 3 ft 0 in (0.914 m) Driver dia. 6 ft 0 in (1.829 m) Minimum curve 8 chains (528 ft; 161 m) normal, 7 chains (462 ft; 141 m) slow Length 63 ft 0+1⁄4 in (19.21 m) over buffers Width 8 ft 11+1⁄4 in (2.724 m) Height 13 ft 1 in (3.988 m) Axle load 18 long tons 19 cwt (42,400 lb or 19.3 t) (21.2 short tons) Adhesive weight 57 long tons 0 cwt (127,700 lb or 57.9 t) (63.8 short tons) Loco weight 75 long tons 0 cwt (168,000 lb or 76.2 t) (84.0 short tons) Fuel type Coal (Oil)[1]
Career Operators Vintage Trains Class 4900 Hall Class Numbers 4983; renumbered 4965 Official name Albert Hall; renamed Rood Ashton Hall Polar Star (temporarily) Retired March 1962 Current owner Vintage Trains Ltd Disposition Stored, Awaiting Overhaul

The Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 4965 Rood Ashton Hall is a 4-6-0 Hall class locomotive. It is preserved at Tyseley Locomotive Works. The engine operates in its Great Western Railway green livery, and performs regularly on the Shakespeare Express, operated by Vintage Trains, between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon, as well as various excursions.