Steam Locomotive Information

Here is the photo album for Great Western Railway No. 4277 'Hercules', a 2-8-0T located in Paignton, Devon. If you would like to suggest additional photos for this album, please click here.

Long before the move to Paignton and before it acquired a name, 4277 ran on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Here, the powerful eight coupled tank loco climbs the last few yards of the 1 in 49 bank into Goathland station.

At the North Norfolk Railway's Bank Holiday Gala on the 26th of August 2024, 4277 runs past working with new build 6880 'Betton Grange'. Western super power! Note the leading vehicle in the train - a CCT van. CCT stood for 'Closed carriage Truck', a somewhat archaic classification at the time the van was built!

4277, working with new build 6880 'Betton Grange'. stands at Holt station during the North Norfolk Railway's Bank Holiday Gala on the 26th of August 2024.

At the North Norfolk Railway's Bank Holiday Gala on the 26th of August 2024, 4277 pulls away with a passenger train - a far cry from the heavy freight work she was built to do.


Great Western Railway 2-8-0T No. 4277 'Hercules' Paignton, Devon, UK	Location: Dartmouth Steam Railway Status: Operational