#0281
G&SWR 6 Class
built by Kilmarnock Locomotive Works· from 1873· class of 22 British 4-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Glasgow and South Western Railway (GSWR) 6 class were a class of twenty-two 4-4-0 steam locomotives built in 1873. They were designed by James Stirling to handle express passenger trains taken over from the Midland Railway at Carlisle between there and Glasgow on the newly opened Glasgow and Kilmarnock Joint Railway.
base stats
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 153 years ago, in 1873.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1873–1877
- retired
- 1901
- status
- retired
- number built
- 22
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- builders
- Kilmarnock Locomotive Works
- designer
- James Stirling (1835–1917)
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5511852, Wikipedia: G&SWR 6 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.