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BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1951· class of 80 two-cylinder 4-6-0 locomotives

BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The British Railways Standard Class 4 4-6-0 is a class of steam locomotives, 80 of which were built during the 1950s. Six have been preserved.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 80made 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 75 years ago, in 1951.
  • 18.3 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 17 years (1951–1968).

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

spec sheet

built
1951–1957
in service from
1951
retired
1968
status
preserved
number built
80
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Swindon Works
designer
R. A. Riddles
operators
British Rail, Southern Region of British Railways, London Midland Region of British Railways, Western Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
4-6-0
length
18.3 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q4836491, Wikipedia: BR Standard Class 4 4-6-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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