From West to East: The Story of Wallace Hall.

#5930 of the Western Region of British Railways, named Hannington Hall, was an Ex-GWR 4900 Class designed by Charles Collett and was built in Swindon Works on the 30th of June 1933. His class were designed to be Mixed-Traffic Engines, which is what Hannington was. Hannington was coloured Dark Green with Orange Lining, and he was very snooty engine who would boast how reliable he was, but he always followed his orders, and did his jobs as he was supposed to. In 1948, he slept at 84C Banbury, his first ever shed, and his last shed was 85A Worcester. However, it seemed that Hannington's life was cut short, as during the 30th of September 1962, he was sent to Cashmores, Great Bridge, a Scrapyard, and was due to be scrapped on the 31st of January 1964. One day, Sir Euston Charles Honeycole, director of the Honeycole, Isle of Yorr Eastern Railway, visited the Scrapyard. "I'm looking for an Engine that can take on mixed-traffic jobs, have you got any?" And it happened...