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The Great Western Railway (GWR) steam locomotive No. 4936 ''Kinlet Hall'' is a preserved 4-6-0 Hall class locomotive that is currently () certified for mainline operation on Network Rail. ==Operation== ''Kinlet Hall'' was built in June 1929 at Swindon Works, at a cost of £5,209, and was first allocated to Chester.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kinlethall.co.uk/page3.html )〕 The locomotive first worked with a 3500-gallon tender, but this was changed for a 4000-gallon tender in 1938.〔 In 1941 ''Kinlet Hall'' ran into a bomb crater after a bombing raid at Plymouth, and was severely damaged. 1955 ''Kinlet Hall'' was fitted with manganese steel liners (rather than the usual bronze liners) to the main axle boxes.〔 This was unique among GWR locomotives.〔 At various times the locomotive was allocated to Cardiff Canton, Laira, Old Oak Common, Oswestry, Oxley, Oxford, Shrewsbury, Stafford Road, Swindon, Truro, and finally Cardiff East Dock.〔 After completing more than in service ''Kinlet Hall'' was withdrawn from service with British Railways in January 1964 and sold for scrap to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales in June later that year.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「GWR 4900 Class 4936 Kinlet Hall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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