GWR 6000 Class 6024 King Edward I

what is it?

6024 King Edward I is a preserved Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class steam locomotive operated from 1930 to 1962 by the Great Western Railway and latterly British Railways hauling express passenger services. After withdrawal, it was sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales, where it remained for a number of years before being bought for preservation. It returned to steam in 1989 and has since been certified for mainline running.

who runs it

Great Western RailwayBritish RailWRWestern Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 90.4 tin working order
• built 30made 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 96 years ago, in 1930.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏20.7 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 32 years (1930–1962).

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

spec sheet

built

1930

in service from

1930

retired

1962

status

in service

number built

30

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Great Western Railway, Swindon Works

operators

Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

4-6-0

length

20.7 m

weight

90.4 t

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