#0223
GWR 481 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1869· class of 20 British 2-4-0 locomotives
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what is it?
The GWR 481 Class was a class of 20 2-4-0 mixed-traffic steam locomotives designed for the Great Western Railway by Joseph Armstrong and built at Swindon Works in 1869. They were similar in size to the 439 Class but differed in appearance, thanks to the flowing lines of their outside frames.
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 157 years ago, in 1869.
- Served for 52 years (1869–1921).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1869
- in service from
- 1869
- retired
- 1921
- status
- retired
- number built
- 20
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Swindon Works
- designer
- Joseph Armstrong
- operators
- Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5514975, Wikipedia: GWR 481 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.