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GWR Collett "6000" Class 4-6-0


Class Types
GWR Class 6000

General
Designer Charles Collett
Introduced 1927
Grouping Company Great Western Railway
Description (1957) `King' class 4-cylinder 4-6-0's, with 6' 6" wheels and 250 lbs. pressure, built by Collett from 1927 to 1930. These engines remained the Great Western's most powerful passenger engines until the end of its existence. Unlike the other three groups the G.W.R. never adopted the 'Pacific' type of locomotive for top-link work, after its experiment with The Great Bear in 1908.
Wheel Arrangement 4-6-0
Number Built as 6000 30
First in Service 06/1927
Last in Service 18/12/1962
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Swindon Works 31
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Swindon Works  243 1927 20
Swindon Works  267 1930 10
Swindon Works  309 03/1936 1

Power
Variant Introduced 1927

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