Great Western Railway (GWR) 4200 Class No. 4277 is a preserved British steam locomotive. In preservation it has carried the name Hercules.

4277 was built at Swindon in 1920 and retained the inside steam pipes to the cylinders. BR motive power depot allocations since 1948.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4200 Class is a class of 2-8-0 T steam locomotives. After the GWR took over operations and then absorbed the various South Wales based railways from the late 1800s, operational practice on most was defined by moving heavy coal trains on sharp, steep and undulating tracks.

The overhaul on former GWR 42XX Class 2-8-0T No. 4277 "Hercules" has just been completed and the locomotive has been turned out in British Railways Black livery. No. 4277 will soon undergo testing and running in trials before entering service at the Dartmouth Steam Railway during the summer season.

This class of locomotive was designed for use on heavy coal trains in the Welsh valleys, although two of the class were allocated to St. Blazey in Cornwall for china clay traffic.

Jan 14, 2019 · In 2008 4277 changed ownership, and following its first overhaul in preservation, the engine was returned to traffic on its home line of Dartmouth Steam Railway, where 4277 spent most of its second boiler ticket in preservation.

The North Norfolk Railway has welcomed visiting engine No. 4277 “Hercules” in readiness for the re-opening of the line for its half term running from 17 – 25 February. The engine made the long trip from her usual home at the Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway in South Devon and arrived at Sheringham Station on February 6.

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.

May 22, 2021 · This class of locomotive was designed for use on heavy coal trains in the Welsh valleys, although two of the class were allocated to St. Blazey in Cornwall for china clay traffic.4277 was based at Aberbeeg for most of its working life being withdrawn from there in 1964 and sent to Barry scrapyard.

Great Western Railway 4200 Class No. 4277 is a preserved British steam locomotive of a powerful tank engine design by Churchward and built at Swindon Works in 1920. In preservation it has been named Hercules, but this is not an authentic name!