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GWR previously operated the two prototype three-car Class 150/0 units, which had transferred from London Midland and replaced the Class 165 and 166 Turbo units which were being used on the Reading to Basingstoke Line, which allowed the Turbo units to reinforce Thames Valley services.
Many of the most familiar GWR tank locomotive classes were designed during this period: the 1400 class for small branch lines and auto trains; the 4575 class (a development of the 4500 class with larger tanks) and the large 6100 class 2-6-2Ts; the massive 7200 class of rebuilt 4200 class 2-8-2Ts; and the iconic pannier tanks of the 5700 class ...
Certain ex-LMS and BR Standard steam locomotives allocated to the Western Region were given GWR style route classification discs, [4] usually without the power class letter. Some of these had the BR power class shown on the disc as a figure; for example, the Class 5 4-6-0 bore the figure "5" on a red disc. [5]
Feb 28, 2020 · At the end of March 2020, Great Western Railway says goodbye to the prototype Class 150s as they move on to pastures new. To mark their passing we are running a special tour with one of these historic trains over different parts of the GWR network to raise money for First Group’s chosen charity: Action for Children.
May 10, 2024 · GWR previously operated the two prototype three-car Class 150/0 units, which had transferred from London Midland and replaced the Class 165 and 166 Turbo units which were being used on the Reading to Basingstoke Line, which allowed the Turbo units to reinforce Thames Valley services.
Churchward had recently retired and his successor, Charles Benjamin Collett penned the four-cylinder 4-6-0 Castle class of engine. Painted in their full pre-war livery, the crews were to describe them as the equivalent to driving a Rolls-Royce. The General Strike beginning 3 May 1926 affected every corner of Britain including the Great Western.
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Apr 18, 2013 · Created in 1835, the GWR began with a 7 feet 0¼ inch broad gauge line from Bristol to London and grew into a network covering the South West, the Midlands and Wales.
