#0997· GWR 2600
GWR 2600 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1900· class of 81 British 2-6-0 locomotives (1900–1949)
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 2-6-0 GWR Aberdare Official Photo: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. GWR no. 2610 (45866239964): Trainiac from Australia· Public domain
what is it?
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2600 or Aberdare class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1900 and 1907. They were a freight and light mineral development of the 3300 Bulldog and 4100 Badminton classes, both 4-4-0 locomotives. Therefore, the design was adapted and became a 2-6-0 type; the resulting locomotives were used for hauling coal trains between Aberdare and Swindon.
who runs it
base stats
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 126 years ago, in 1900.
- Served for 49 years (1900–1949).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1900–1907
- in service from
- 1900
- retired
- 1949
- status
- retired
- number built
- 80
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Swindon Works
- designer
- William Dean
- operators
- Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-0
- Dutch name
- GWR 2600
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5514919, Wikipedia: GWR 2600 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.