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GWR 1600 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1949· class of 70 British 0-6-0PT locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam preserved
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. GWR 1600 Class 0-6-0ST Stourbridge 1958: RuthAS· CC BY 3.0
  2. 2. 1626 & 8729 Lydney 13-4-63 (36439847900): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 3. 16xx Class 1638: Michael Roots· CC BY 3.0
  4. 4. GWR 1600 Class No. 1638 at Tenterden Station - October 2017: JOHN K THORNE· Public domain
  5. 5. GWR 1600 No. 1638 arrives at Bodiam station: DimiTalen· CC0
  6. 6. GWR 1600 No. 1638 at Bodiam on the Kent & East Sussex Railway: Bradley Wurth· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. GWR Class 1076 Pannier No 1638 (13643742455): Peter Broster· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. GWR Class 1076 Pannier No 1638 (13643765635): Peter Broster· CC BY 2.0
  9. 9. South Devon Railway Buckfastleigh: Manfred Heyde· CC BY-SA 3.0
  10. 10. South Devon Railway Dampflokomotive 1638: Manfred Heyde· CC BY-SA 3.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
GWR 1600 Class, photo 1 of 10
1/10 RuthAS· CC BY 3.0

what is it?

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 1600 Class is a class of 0-6-0PT type steam locomotive designed for light branch lines, short-distance freight transfers and shunting duties.

who runs it

British RailNational Coal BoardScottish Region of British RailwaysWestern Region of British Railways

base stats

  • weight 41.7 tin working order
  • built 70made 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 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 9.1 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 17 years (1949–1966).

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

spec sheet

built
1949–1955
in service from
1949
retired
1966
status
preserved
number built
70
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Swindon Works
designer
Frederick Hawksworth
operators
British Rail, National Coal Board, Scottish Region of British Railways, Western Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
—
wheel arrangement
0-6-0
length
9.1 m
weight
41.7 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q1487658, Wikipedia: GWR 1600 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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