#0253
GWR 633 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Wolverhampton railway works· from 1871· class of 12 British 0-6-0T locomotives
what is it?
The GWR 633 Class were 0-6-0Ts designed by George Armstrong and built at the Wolverhampton railway works of the Great Western Railway between November 1871 and April 1872. These were always Southern Division locomotives, but over the years some were fitted to work the Metropolitan lines and played a large role in the transportation of goods from Acton to Smithfield. Unusually for the GWR, they had side tanks instead of saddle tanks and inside 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 155 years ago, in 1871.
- Served for 63 years (1871–1934).
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
- 1934
- status
- retired
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Wolverhampton railway works
- designer
- George Armstrong
- operators
- Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5514997, Wikipedia: GWR 633 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.