Steam Locomotive Information

Here is the photo album for Great Western Society No. 2999 'Lady of Legend' (4942 'Maindy Hall'), a 4-6-0 located in Didcot, Berkshire. If you would like to suggest additional photos for this album, please click here.

2999 'Lady of Legend' on show at the Great Western Society's Diamond Jubilee Gala in the summer of 2021. The work to re-create this lost class of loco using some components from Hall class 'Maindy Hall' shows what the earliest Great Western 4-6-0 class looked like. This was a very influential design on British locomotive development.

On a visit to the Severn Valley Railway on 23rd April 2022.

Running tender first on a visit to the Severn Valley Railway on 23rd April 2022. Notice the uncapacious Great Western cab design. The 'Hall' class, of which 4942 'Maindy Hall was a member, was developed from the 'Saint' class had a larger side window cab.

Running tender first on a visit to the Severn Valley Railway on 23rd April 2022.

The picture shows the boiler of the donor 'Hall class 4942 'Maindy Hall' that was used in the construction of the 'Saint' class 2999 'Lady of Legend' See the notes section for some of the story.

"Lady of Legend" double heading with No. 6990 "Witherslack Hall" running in the guise of No. 6988 "Swithland Hall" at the Great Central Railway's Autumn Steam Gala on 7th of October 2023

The high stepping wheels of the 'Saint' class are shown well in this photo of the loco at the Great Central Railway's Autumn Steam Gala on 7th of October 2023

'Lady of Legend' at North Weald station during the Epping Ongar Railway's Steam Festival on the 5th of May 2024.

"Lady of Legend" stands alongside "Hall" class 4-6-0 No. 6990 "Witherslack Hall" running in the guise of long lost sister Modified Hall Class No. 6988 "Swithland Hall" at the Great Central Railway's Autumn Steam Gala on 7th of October 2023

'Lady of Legend' at North Weald station during the Epping Ongar Railway's Steam Festival on the 5th of May 2024. North Weald was once one of the stations that was least used by passengers in London Transport days. How different it is today!

'Lady of Legend' attracts a lot of interest at every railway she visits. This was during the Epping Ongar Railway's Steam Festival on the 5th of May 2024.

'Lady of Legend' at the Bluebell Railway's 'Giants of Steam' gala from 19th October 2025. The gala brought together this loco and three other new build locos, 'Tornado', Betton Grange' and 'Beachy Head'. Back in the early days of railway preservation, who would have ever imagined that this would be possible?


Great Western Society 4-6-0 No. 2999 'Lady of Legend' (4942 'Maindy Hall') Didcot, Berkshire, UK	Location: Didcot Railway Centre Status: Operational