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GWR 56 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1871· class of 11 British 2-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The GWR 56 Class were 2-4-0 tender locomotives designed for the Great Western Railway by Joseph Armstrong and built at Swindon Works between 1871 and 1872.
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 155 years ago, in 1871.
- Served for 48 years (1871–1919).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1871–1872
- in service from
- 1871
- retired
- 1919
- status
- retired
- number built
- 11
- 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 Q5514990, Wikipedia: GWR 56 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.