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Working Steam Collett Granges & Manors by Roy Hobbs Hard Cover
Working Steam Collett Granges & Manors by Roy Hobbs
Hard Cover
80 pages
Copyright 2003
CONTENTS
No 6368
No 6800
No 6841
No 6810
No 6864
No 6828
No 7818
No 7805
No 7816
No 7829
No 7813
No 6821
No 7814
No M21
No 6827
No 6834
No 6811
No 7809
No 6874
No 6802
No 6809
No 6842
No 6855
No 6860
No 6845
No 6849
No D817
No 6832
No 7809
No 7823
No 6808
No 6832
No 2377
No 6800
No 6805
No 6826
No 6838
No 6873
No 6818
No 6831
No 6803
No 6848
No 6811
No 6811
No 6858
No 6872
No 7814
No 6836
No 7805
No 6847
No 6813
No 6867
No 6859
No 7826
No 7826
No 6869
No 6833
No 7824
No 6879
No 6825
No 6871
No 6858
No 7815
No 6856
No 6855
No 6866
No 6861
No 7804
No 7821
No 7829
No 7822
No 7827
No 7810
No 7800
No 7811
No 7801
No 7819
No 7808
No 4700
Index of Locations
Aberdovey 72
Aberystwyth 76
Arddleen 77
Aynho 57
Backney 47
Banbury 58, 59, 60
Betchworth 9, 10
Birmingham 65, 66
Borth 74
Bow Street 75
Brent 29
Bristol 42, 43
Cardiff 49, 50, 51, 52
Carmarthen 54
Carno 68
Chacewater 39
Clinnick Viaduct 35
Dainton 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
Dovey Junction 73
Exeter 17
Hatton 61
Hemerdon 30, 31
Johnston 55
Kingswear 21
Ledbury 78
Llanvihangel 46
Machynlleth 71
Moat Lane Front cover
Newton Abbot 20
Old Oak Common 79
Oakengates 67
Penzance 4
Plymouth 32, 33
Redhill 12, 13
Reigate 11
St Mellons 48
St Pinnock Viaduct 34
Severn Bridge 44
Small Heath & Sparkbrook 64
Sonning 1
Starcross 18
Stratford-upon-Avon 62
Swansea 53
Swindon 3, 40, 41
Talerddig 69, 70
Teignmouth 19, Back cover
Tigley 28
Truro 36, 37, 38
Twyford 5, 6, 7, 8
Undy 45
West Ealing 56
Weymouth 15
Whitehall 16
Winchcombe 63
Yeovil 14
INTRODUCTION
With the production of the `Hall' class well under way Chief Engineer C. B. Collett decided that the remaining `43xx' class 2-6-0s would require replacing. Their use on main-line passenger duties had been largely superseded by the `Halls', and on freight workings by the `28xx' class 2-8-0s. With the heavier trains then becoming evident, it was decided to institute a rebuild programme; the earliest 43xx examples would be withdrawn for conversion into 4-6-0s. Wheels and motion would be retained and the Standard No 1 boiler, as fitted to the `Halls', utilised. The first of this new `Grange' class (68xx series), No 6800 Arlington Grange, was completed in August 1936 and entered service initially in the West Country, where its increased tractive effort, relative to the `Halls', on the severe banks and curves of the Cornish main line proved a distinct advantage.
An additional factor was the better stability given by the leading bogie, which eliminated the well known `nosing' characteristic of the 2-6-0s. With these improvements they quickly became favourites with loco crews, who often preferred them to the `Halls', having regard to their improved acceleration.
Following this successful conversion it was decided that similar action would be needed in respect of those more minor lines where the Blue Route classification applied, equally restricting both `Hall' and `Grange' classes. Plans were accordingly made for the conversion of further `43xx' into a new design, the smaller `Manor' (78xx series) class 4-6-0. Reconditioned wheels and motion would again be used, but this time a scaled-down No 1 Standard boiler would be employed. The first of 20 examples, No 7800 Torquay Manor, appeared in January 1938. Unfortunately a reputation for poor steaming was soon acquired, but it was not possible to seriously investigate this problem until after World War 2. Draughting modifications, in the blastpipe, chimney and grate areas following Swindon Test Plant experiments in the early 1950s made a radical improvement to the design, resulting in more than double the original power output being achieved.
A total of 80 `Granges' (Nos 6800-79) and 20 `Manors' (Nos 7800-19) had been completed by the outbreak of hostilities in 1939. Although the original plan had been to convert all the `43xx', the onset of the conflict plus Collett's retirement in 1941 halted this process. However, a further 10 `Manors' (Nos 7820-9), using new components, were completed in 1950.
Both designs were found extremely successful in their respective roles, the `Granges' being distributed widely across the system, and mainly used on fast freight and intermediate passenger duties. The `Manors' like the `Granges' were also widely spread, but came to be associated particularly with the Cambrian main line and piloting work in the West Country.
Withdrawals of both types started relatively slowly, No 6801 Aylburton Grange being the first casualty in October 1960, with only a further eight `Granges' being dispatched between 1961 and 1963. Of the `Manors', only No 7809 Childrey Manor had disappeared by April 1963. However, with the rapid spread of dieselisation during 1964, some 26 `Granges' and some 10 `Manors' had gone by the year's end. No 6872 Crawley Grange and No 7829 Ramsbury Manor were recorded as the last members of their respective classes in service, both being withdrawn in December 1965.
As with previous volumes, information has come from a variety of sources, and I would particularly single out the Great Western Railway Journal (Wild Swan) and Steam Days (Redgauntlet) magazines in this respect, along with Petos Register of GWR Locomotives: Vol 2 Manor 4-6-0s (Irwell Press). The usual loyal band of photographers have provided a comprehensive set of images for selection, and I am, once again, particularly indebted to them for their ongoing cooperation.
Roy Hobbs, .Exeter, February 2003
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