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GWR 5600 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Armstrong Whitworth· from 1924· class of 200 two-cylinder 0-6-2T locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 5649 Aberdare MPD 15-4-63 (27297998962): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. GWR Collett 5674 (8155250455): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. 6606 0-6-2T: John Griffiths· Copyrighted free use
4. 6645 & 5640 Wolverhampton Stafford road MPD 17-02-63 (2) (26273657610): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. 5637 east somerset railway 050507 d.adkins: llamafish· Public domain
6. Class 108 running day on The East Somerset Railway 08: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. East Somerset Railway 04: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. The Somerset Strimmer 10: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. ... getting up steam ... (2410328597): BazzaDaRambler· CC BY 2.0
10. Cheltenham Racecourse railway station MMB 02 5619: mattbuck ( category )· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The GWR 5600 Class is a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotive built between 1924 and 1928. They were designed by Charles Collett for the Great Western Railway (GWR), and were introduced into traffic in 1924. After the 1923 grouping, Swindon inherited a large and varied collection of locomotives from historic Welsh railway companies, which did not fit into their standardisation programme.

who runs it

Great Western Railway British Rail Western Region of British Railways

base stats

weight 69.1 tin working order
built 200made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 102 years ago, in 1924.
Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
Served for 42 years (1924–1966).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1924–1928
in service from: 1924
retired: 1966
status: preserved
number built: 200
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Armstrong Whitworth, Swindon Works
designer: Charles B. Collett
operators: Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-6-2T
weight: 69.1 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q5514989, Wikipedia: GWR 5600 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.