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GWR 9400 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns· from 1947· class of 210 two-cylinder 0-6-0PT locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. GWR 9400 Class Steam Locomotive Great Western Museum Swindon: BWard 1997· CC BY 3.0
2. GWR Class 9400 N°9466: Peter Broster· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Exeter St David's Locomotive Depot 2071679 b7561fb7: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0
4. Gloucester central railway station 2037091 1f68bdac: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. GWR Hawksworth "94XX" Class 0-6-0PT No.9423: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. Buckfastleigh SDR50 - 9462 (aka 9466): Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Totnes SDR50 - 9462 (aka 9466): Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. D6566, GWR Pannier 9466 and D7659 at Minehead on The West Somerset Railway 140623: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. GWR Pannier 9466 at Blue Anchor on The West Somerset Railway 140623: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. GWR Pannier 9466 at Minehead on The West Somerset Railway 140623: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 9400 Class is a class of 0-6-0PT pannier tank steam locomotive, used for shunting and banking duties. The first ten 9400s were the last steam engines built by the GWR. After nationalisation in 1948, another 200 were built by private contractors for British Railways (BR). Most had very short working lives as the duties for which they were designed disappeared through changes in working practices or were taken over by diesel locomotives.

who runs it

Great Western Railway British Rail Western Region of British Railways

base stats

weight 55.9 tin working order
built 210made 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 79 years ago, in 1947.
Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
10.1 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 18 years (1947–1965).

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

spec sheet

built: 1947–1956
in service from: 1947
retired: 1965
status: preserved
number built: 210
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, W. G. Bagnall Ltd., Yorkshire Engine Company, Swindon Works
designer: Frederick Hawksworth
operators: Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
length: 10.1 m
weight: 55.9 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5515020, Wikipedia: GWR 9400 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.