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GWR 1500 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1949· class of 10 two-cylinder 0-6-0PT locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Rth Rly GWR 1501 Bewdley 22.09.12R edited-2: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
2. 1501 at Old Oak Common depot open day 111 (36843340761): Train Photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. 1501 GWR Pannier (26611500781): Peter Broster· CC BY 2.0
4. 1501 in the Snow 1 (8585561850): Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0
5. 1501 in the Snow 2 (8584462225): Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0
6. Kidderminster - 1501, 3201 and 43924: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. 453. GWR Class 1509 N°1501: Two Penny Theatre· CC BY 2.0
8. Bewdley - 1501 with single coach: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Bewdley Viaduct - 1501: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. Bridgnorth Shed - 43106 and 1501: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 1500 Class is a class of 0-6-0PT type steam locomotive. Despite being a GWR Hawksworth design, all ten (nos 1500–1509) were completed under the administration of the Western Region of British Railways in 1949, just after Nationalisation.

who runs it

British Rail National Coal Board Western Region of British Railways

base stats

weight 58.9 tin working order
built 10made 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 77 years ago, in 1949.
Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
Served for 21 years (1949–1970).

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

spec sheet

built: 1949
in service from: 1949
retired: 1970
status: preserved
number built: 10
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Swindon Works
designer: Frederick Hawksworth
operators: British Rail, National Coal Board, Western Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
weight: 58.9 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5514906, Wikipedia: GWR 1500 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.