GWR 6959 Class 6990 Witherslack Hall

GWR 6959 Class 6990 Witherslack Hall
Witherslack Hall during the 1948 locomotive exchange trials
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerFrederick Hawksworth
BuilderSwindon Works
Build date1948
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Career
OperatorsBritish Railways
Numbers6990
LocaleWestern Region of British Railways
WithdrawnJanuary 1966
Current ownerWitherslack Hall Locomotive Society

6990 Witherslack Hall is a steam locomotive. It was built at Swindon by British Railways to a Great Western Railway design in 1948. It took part in the 1948 Locomotive Trials, on 24th and 25 June 1948, running on the Great Central Main Line from Marylebone.

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