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GWR 1366 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1934· class of 6 two-cylinder 0-6-0PT locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. GWR 1366 Class No. 1376 at Weymouth in 1961: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
2. A boat train approaches Weymouth Harbour station: Flying Stag· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. A GW Pannier tank heads a boat train: Flying Stag· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. 1369 at BFL: JHRailPhotography· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. 1369 on the South Devon Railway from near Dartington Hall (5170): Nilfanion· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. 1369 on the South Devon Railway from near Dartington Hall (5171): Nilfanion· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Bishops Bridge - 1369 and GWR Mogo 126359: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. Bishops Bridge - 1369 shunting the goods: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Buckfastleigh - 1369 arriving with goods train: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. GWR 1369, Oldland Common: My another account ( talk )· CC0

what is it?

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 1366 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotives built in 1934. They were a useful design because of their light weight and short wheelbase and were often used on dockside branches or other lines with sharp curvatures.

who runs it

Great Western Railway British Rail Western Region of British Railways

base stats

built 6made 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 92 years ago, in 1934.
Served for 30 years (1934–1964).

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

spec sheet

built: 1934
in service from: 1934
retired: 1964
status: preserved
number built: 6
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Swindon Works
designer: Charles Collett
operators: Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0PT
length: 7.9 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5514903, Wikipedia: GWR 1366 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.