GWR 6800 CLASS

The Great Western Railway (GWR) '6800 Class' or 'Grange Class' was a class of steam locomotive. 80 were built.
The Granges were rebuilt from 4300 Class 2-6-0s, using the wheels and motion from those engines. World War 2 stopped this programme however and only 80 were rebuilt from the 300 strong 4300 Class. They were effectively a smaller-wheeled version of the GWR Hall Class.
GWR also built a lighter version of the Granges, the GWR 7800 Class, known as the Manor Class.
The Granges all fell victim to the cutters torch and none made it into preservation. The 6880 society (based at Llangollen) Are recreating the next Grange that was due to be built by the GWR. Betton Grange is currently under construction at the Llangollen_Railway.

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Details

Preservation

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Details

Number	Name
6800	''Arlington Grange''
6801	''Aylburton Grange''
6802	''Bampton Grange''
6803	''Bucklebury Grange''
6804	''Brockington Grange''
6805	''Broughton Grange''
6806	''Blackwell Grange''
6807	''Birchwood Grange''
6808	''Beenham Grange''
6809	''Burghclere Grange''
6810	''Blakemere Grange''
6811	''Cranbourne Grange''
6812	''Chesford Grange''
6813	''Eastbury Grange''
6814	''Enborne Grange''
6815	''Frilford Grange''
6816	''Frankton Grange''
6817	''Gwenddwr Grange''
6818	''Hardwick Grange''
6819	''Highnam Grange''
6820	''Kingstone Grange''
6821	''Leaton Grange''
6822	''Manton Grange''
6823	''Oakley Grange''
6824	''Ashley Grange''
6825	''Llanvair Grange''
6826	''Nannerth Grange''
6827	''Llanfrechfa Grange''
6828	''Trellech Grange''
6829	''Burmington Grange''
6830	''Buckenhill Grange''
6831	''Bearley Grange''
6832	''Brockton Grange''
6833	''Calcot Grange''
6834	''Dummer Grange''
6835	''Eastham Grange''
6836	''Estevarney Grange''
6837	''Forthampton Grange''
6838	''Goodmoor Grange''
6839	''Hewell Grange''
6840	''Hazeley Grange''
6841	''Marlas Grange''
6842	''Nunhold Grange''
6843	''Poulton Grange''
6844	''Penhydd Grange''
6845	''Paviland Grange''
6846	''Ruckley Grange''
6847	''Tidmarsh Grange''
6848	''Toddington Grange''
6849	''Walton Grange''
6850	''Cleeve Grange''
6851	''Hurst Grange''
6852	''Headbourne Grange''
6853	''Morehampton Grange''
6854	''Roundhill Grange''
6855	''Saighton Grange''
6856	''Stowe Grange''
6857	''Tudor Grange''
6858	''Woolston Grange''
6859	''Yiewsley Grange''
6860	''Aberporth Grange''
6861	''Crynant Grange''
6862	''Derwent Grange''
6863	''Dolhywel Grange''
6864	''Dymock Grange''
6865	''Hopton Grange''
6866	''Morfa Grange''
6867	''Peterston Grange''
6868	''Penrhos Grange''
6869	''Resolven Grange''
6870	''Bodicote Grange''
6871	''Bourton Grange''
6872	''Crawley Grange''
6873	''Caradoc Grange''
6874	''Haughton Grange''
6875	''Hindford Grange''
6876	''Kingsland Grange''
6877	''Llanfair Grange''
6878	''Longford Grange''
6879	''Overton Grange''

6880
Betton Grange

Preservation

Although none of the original 'Granges' survived in to preservation, there is the exciting 6880 Betton Grange Project already under way to build the 81st Grange.

6880 ''Betton Grange'' is being built at the Llangollen Railway using the boiler from Modified Hall Class 7927 ''Willington Hall''.

New frames have already been cut and the cab of 6880 completed.


The status of parts obtained is shown here. Status Diagram




The completed Betton Grange Cab on display at 'The Great Gathering', Crewe Works, 2005.

Photographed by Craig Tiley.

External links

★ Great Western Railway Archive entry on the 6800 class

★ Railways on line entry

★ Website of the Grange Project