6880 Betton Grange, GWR 6800 Grange Class (new build)
A preserved gwr 6800 grange class locomotive, built in 1933.
Last recorded as based at the Llangollen Railway, owned by 6880 Betton Grange Society. Operating status: Under construction / restoration. Current livery: GWR Middle Chrome Green.
Location, livery and operating status last confirmed pre-2024 and subject to change. Check with the owning organisation or heritage railway for current information.
Additional notes
Status last confirmed August 2026. Subject to verification. The location recorded here predates completion and has not been re-established; the locomotive was launched at Tyseley Locomotive Works on 27 April 2024 and has travelled since.
New build, but substantially from real locomotives. The frames, cab and cylinders were newly made from 1998 onwards, but the major components came from genuine Great Western engines: the boiler from Modified Hall 7927 Willington Hall, the driving wheels from 4300 Class 7325, the leading bogie from Hall 5952 Cogan Hall and the tender frame from Hall 4936 Kinlet Hall. It first steamed on 11 April 2024, completing the Grange class, of which no original survived.
