Southern Railway 4-4-0 No. 30926 (926) 'Repton'
Grosmont, Yorkshire, UK 		Location: North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Status: Operational
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Posted: Aug 12, 2025 @ 14:08:56 by Russell Newman
The ex Southern Railway Schools Class 4-4-0 No. 926 "Repton", will be visiting the Swanage Railway for the first time for their Autumn Steam Gala from the 12th to 14th of September 2025.
Posted: Jun 9, 2025 @ 13:06:08 by Russell Newman
The ex Southern Railway Schools Class 4-4-0 No. 926 "Repton", will be visiting the Epping Ongar Railway in Essex for the very first time for their upcoming Southern Giants Steam gala from the 19th to 21st of September 2025.
Posted: Sep 18, 2024 @ 04:09:33 by Russell Newman
The ex Southern Railway Schools Class 4-4-0 No. 926 "Repton", is now back in traffic again following completion of her intermediate overhaul, and is currently undergoing test runs before entering service at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in time for their Annual Steam Gala from the 26th to 29th of September 2024.
Posted: Nov 11, 2023 @ 10:11:25 by Russell Newman
The ex Southern Railway Schools Class 4-4-0 No. 926 "Repton" has been taken out of service for an intermediate overhaul, which will involve re-boring its three cylinder valve liners along with examination and overhaul of the motion, which will include whitemetalling of the crossheads and also the bottom row of small tubes in the boiler will be removed for examination.
Posted: Apr 3, 2021 @ 13:04:13 by Russell Newman
The ex Southern Railway Schools Class 4-4-0 No. 926 "Repton" has been fitted with a Lemaitre chimney and blastpipe over the winter months as a trial by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to see how well the locomotive steams and performs on lower quality coal over a season or two. This chimney and blastpipe modification was carried out on a number of Maunsell Schools Class 4-4-0’s during the 1930’s and 1940’s under the Southern Railway’s then Chief Mechanical Engineer "Oliver Bulleid". If successful the North Yorkshire Moors Railway may use this blastpipe modification on other steam locomotives in its steam fleet in future.
Posted: Aug 1, 2019 @ 24:08:06 by Jack Spencer
Sorry, forgot to say that this is not 926s first visit to the Great Central. She last visited in 1992 as 30926.
Posted: Jul 30, 2019 @ 24:07:06 by Jack Spencer
Along with Greyhound 30120, Schools class Repton will be visiting the Great Central for their Autumn Gala. She is the first V class to visit the GCR since 30925 Cheltenham in 2012. Once again, this gala has a distinct Southern theme.
Posted: Jul 29, 2019 @ 14:07:39 by Russell Newman
Southern Railway Schools Class 4-4-0 No. 926 "Repton" will visit the Great Central Railway for their Autumn Steam Gala from the 3rd to 6th of October 2019. Which is to have a Southern theme to it this year.
Posted: Mar 25, 2019 @ 06:03:38 by Russell Newman
As a thank you for the visit of 34092 "City of Wells" No. 926 "Repton" will visit the East Lancashire Railway for the first time for their Autumn Steam Gala later this year on 18th to 20th of October 2019.
Posted: Nov 1, 2018 @ 07:11:24 by Russell Newman
Southern Railway Schools Class 4-4-0 No. 926 "Repton" is to head South next year for a visit to the Nene Valley Railway. Where it will join No. 34081 "92 Squadron" and to be one of several locomotives for there Southern Steam Gala on the weekend of March 9th and 10th 2019.
Posted: Jul 30, 2017 @ 06:07:28 by Russell Newman
No. 926 "Repton" is back in service at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway following completion of its overhaul. The locomotive has been painted back in Southern Railway Olive Green Livery and in September will be visiting the Severn Valley Railway for there Autumn Steam Gala on the 21st till the 24th that month.
Posted: Jun 16, 2016 @ 18:06:05 by Russell Newman
30926 is being overhauled is likely to return later in the year and painted in Southern Olive Green Livery.
Posted: Jun 26, 2006 @ 20:06:07 by Cornelius Brown
I often rode on the  '926' when it was a part of the Cape Breton Steam Railway in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada during the 1970's.  It was impressive to say the least.  Would anyone have any up-to-date photographs of the icon.  Riding on the 926 during my youth was one of my favourite past times.  The sight of her brings back lots of good memories.
Posted: Mar 5, 2004 @ 05:03:12 by Steve Frost
'Repton' is in need of new tyres to the drivers. It is hoped that it can see use this season, after which it will be withdrawn for the work to be done.
Posted: Jul 25, 2003 @ 16:07:07 by Michael Ledingham
This is Southern Railways #926, which you have listed as being in Pickering, Yorkshire.
Posted: Apr 27, 2003 @ 06:04:34 by Steve Frost

This is one of the Southern Railway's class V 4-4-0s; all were named after public schools, hence the title 'Schools Class'. Built surprisingly late for a 4-4-0, at a time   when 4-6-0s and Pacifics were top link power elsewhere, they were the last British 4-4-0s and, it is claimed by many, Europe's largest and most powerful 4-4-0s. With 3 cylinders and a big boiler they showed their power working from Waterloo to Bournemouth at speeds up to 90mph.

Repton was originally restored to Southern Railway livery and exported to the USA, being exhibited at Steamtown, Vermont. Fitted with a headlight and centre couplers, it was loaned to the Cape Breton Steam Railway, Nova Scotia, in 1974. Returning to the UK, 'Repton' has been based on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway since 1989. Despite some peoples' doubts about a large wheeled 4-4-0 on 1 in 49 banks, it has aquitted itself well over the years. I rode behind it on a damp day, and expected problems on the bank, but I was dead wrong. Not a sign of a slip.