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GWR 6400 Class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1932· class of 40 two-cylinder 0-6-0PT autotrain locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 6422 Swindon 10-03-63 (29257321182): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
  2. 2. Hirwaun train at Merthyr Tydfil: Flying Stag· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. Stored line Aberdare MPD 15-4-63 (27362394186): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. 4. Yeovil Town railway station 2030322 91d10ab2: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. 5. 6412 at Bodmin Parkway (2023): Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. Bodmin Parkway - 6412 arriving from Bodmin (2023): Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. 6435 GWR Pannier Tank with Autocoach on Bodmin & Wenford Railway (8353186867): Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. 6435 GWR Pannier Tank with Autocoach on Bodmin & Wenford Railway (8353192591): Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England· CC BY 2.0
  9. 9. 6435 GWR Pannier Tank with Autocoach on Bodmin & Wenford Railway (8354251690): Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. Bodmin General - 6435 arriving in the rain (37142): Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 3.0
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GWR 6400 Class, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6400 Class is a class of 0-6-0PT type steam locomotives introduced by Charles Collett in 1932. All 40 examples were 'auto-fitted' – equipped with the remote-control equipment needed for working autotrains. The 1936 GWR 7400 Class was a similar class, without the autotrain apparatus, but with a higher boiler pressure of 180 psi, providing a small but useful increase in power.

who runs it

Great Western RailwayWestern Region of British Railways

base stats

  • built 40made in total

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 94 years ago, in 1932.
  • 9.5 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 32 years (1932–1964).

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

spec sheet

built
1932–1950
in service from
1932
retired
1964
status
retired
number built
40
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders
Swindon Works
designer
Charles Collett
operators
Great Western Railway, Western Region of British Railways
top speed
—
power
—
wheel arrangement
0-6-0
length
9.5 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5514998, Wikipedia: GWR 6400 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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