#2155· GWR 4575

GWR 4575 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1927· class of 100 two-cylinder 2-6-2T locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 5539 GWR 4575 Class: Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
2. GWR Collett 5541 (8167482200): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. Bristol, UK - panoramio: IIya Kuzhekin· CC BY 3.0
4. GWR Collett 2-6-2T 5521 as London Transport L.150: Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. L.150 Avon Valley Railway - 15399681298: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. L.150 Avon Valley Railway - 15399795237: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. L.150 Avon Valley Railway - 15399819067: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. L.150 Avon Valley Railway - 15400201130: hugh llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. Bodmin General - 5552 under wraps to keep the rain off: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. Bodmin General 5552 arriving: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4575 Class is a class of 2-6-2T British 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: 1927–1929
in service from: 1927
retired: 1964
status: preserved
number built: 100
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: 2-6-2T
length: 11 m
weight: 62 t
nicknames: Small Prairie
Dutch name: GWR 4575

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5514972, Wikipedia: GWR 4575 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.