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GWR 6800 Class 6880 Betton Grange

built by Unknown builder· from 1998· new-build British 4-6-0 locomotive

🚂 steam locomotive steam ✓ in service
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. GWR 6880 Betton Grange at Great Central Railway Winter Gala 2025: Peter Broster· CC BY 2.0
  2. 2. GWR 6880 Betton Grange Toddington (1): BWard 1997· CC BY 4.0
  3. 3. 6880 Betton Grange Broadway Station: BWard 1997· CC BY 4.0
  4. 4. 6880 Betton Grange in Llangollen Shed: David Moyle· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. 6880 Betton Grange Toddington Station: BWard 1997· CC BY 4.0
  6. 6. Grange Class 6880 Betton Grange and 2800 Class 2807 Shackerstone Battlefield Line 11-01-25: Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
  7. 7. Grange Class 6880 Betton Grange Shakerstone Battlefield Line 11-01-25: Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. GWR 6800 Class 6880 Betton Grange: BWard 1997· CC BY 4.0
  9. 9. GWR 6880 Betton Grange - Great Central Railway Winter Gala 2025: Peter Broster· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. GWR 6880 Betton Grange at Cheltenham Racecourse - 54550918056: Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
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GWR 6800 Class 6880 Betton Grange, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Peter Broster· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

GWR 6800 Class No. 6880 Betton Grange is a steam locomotive built between 1998 and 2024 as a "new-build" project, originally based on the Llangollen Railway in Denbighshire, Wales, then subsequently at Tyseley Locomotive Works. Described on the project's website as "building the 81st Grange", the project started in 1998.

base stats

  • weight 75.2 tin working order

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 28 years ago, in 1998.
  • Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 19.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built
1998–2024
status
in service
number built
—
kind
Steam
traction
steam
builders
Unknown builder
designer
C.B. Collett (original designer)
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
4-6-0
length
19.2 m
weight
75.2 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5515002, Wikipedia: GWR 6800 Class 6880 Betton Grange (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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