#1299· GWR 4500

GWR 4500 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1906· class of 75 two-cylinder 2-6-2T locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Hugh llewelyn 4566 (6901248518): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. GWR 4500 Class Small Prairie 4555 Severn Valley Railway (1): BWard 1997· CC BY 3.0
3. GWR 4500 Class Small Prairie 4555 Severn Valley Railway: BWard 1997· CC BY 3.0
4. GWR Churchward 4558 (8167480394): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. 4569 Whitland 15-04-63 (27610496951): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. Lustleigh Station - 1912: Chapman of Dawlish· Public domain
7. Moretonhampsteadstation: The original uploader was Rosser1954 at English Wikipedia .· Public domain
8. 4555 at Paignton (2023): Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Paignton - GWR 158745 shunting from platform 1 (4555 behind): Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. Paignton - GWR 166220 departing for Exmouth: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4500 Class or Small Prairie is a class of 2-6-2T steam locomotives.

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.

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

built: 1906–1924
in service from: 1906
retired: 1964
status: preserved
number built: 75
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Swindon Works, Wolverhampton railway works
designer: George Jackson Churchward
operators: Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 2-6-2T
Dutch name: GWR 4500

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5514969, Wikipedia: GWR 4500 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.