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GWR 6000 Class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (820 words) |
 | This class was designed under the direction of Charles B Collett, partly as a response to the Great Western Railway's publicity department, in order to regain the 'most powerful steam locomotive in Britain' Title, which had been taken from Collett's Castle Class in 1926 by the Southern Railway's Lord Nelson Class. |
| 6000 King George V was presented with a brass bell to mark the occaison. |
| An interesting fact is that although the railway claimed that the class was built in response to longer and heavier trains, It was several years after the introduction of the class before the platforms at the company's major stations were lengthened to accommodate these trains. |
| GWR 6000 Class 6024 King Edward I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (175 words) |
| King Edward I is a GWR 6000 Class steam locomotive. |
| The locomotive was built in June 1930, and was originally housed at Plymouth Laira dept, before being transferred to Old Oak Common, London, in March 1959 and finally to Cardiff Canton depot in 1962. |
| It has since been preserved, and is now used for passenger charters such as the Torbay Express. |
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