Class Details
Collett design, King Class.
Weight 89 tons; Pressure: 250 lb; Cyls(4): 16 x28; DW: 6ft 6; TE: 40,300 lb.
Restricted by weight to working only the London - Plymouth lines and the London to Wolverhampton via Bicester line.
From 1955 on all were fitted with double chimneys.
BR # | GWR # | Great Western Railway # | Name | Built | Wdrn | 1950 shed | Last shed | Notes | Photos |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6000 | 6000 | King George V | Jun 1927 | Dec 1962 | 82A | 81A - Old Oak Common | Milage during service: 1,910,424. Preserved @ Swindon Rly Museum | ||
6001 | 6001 | King Edward VII | Jul 1927 | Sep 1962 | 81A | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6002 | 6002 | King William IV | Jul 1927 | Sep 1962 | 81A | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6003 | 6003 | King George IV | Jul 1927 | Jun 1962 | 81A | 86C - Cardiff Canton | |||
6004 | 6004 | King George III | Jul 1927 | Jun 1962 | 84A | 86C - Cardiff Canton | |||
6005 | 6005 | King George II | Jul 1927 | Nov 1962 | 84A | 81A - Old Oak Common | |||
6006 | 6006 | King George I | Feb 1928 | Feb 1962 | 84A | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6007 | King William III | Mar 1928 | Jan 1936 | PDN - Paddington | Condemned after collision at Shrivenham Jan-1936 | ||||
6007 | 6007 | King William III | Mar 1936 | Sep 1962 | 81A | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6008 | 6008 | King James II | Mar 1928 | Jun 1962 | 84A | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6009 | 6009 | King Charles II | Mar 1928 | Sep 1962 | 81A | 81A - Old Oak Common | |||
6010 | 6010 | King Charles I | Apr 1928 | Jun 1962 | 83D | 86C - Cardiff Canton | |||
6011 | 6011 | King James I | Apr 1928 | Dec 1962 | 84A | 81A - Old Oak Common | |||
6012 | 6012 | King Edward VI | Apr 1928 | Sep 1962 | 83D | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6013 | 6013 | King Henry VIII | May 1928 | Jun 1962 | 81A | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6014 | 6014 | King Henry VII | May 1928 | Sep 1962 | 81A | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | Silly Streamlining at one stage. | ||
6015 | 6015 | King Richard III | Jun 1928 | Sep 1962 | 81A | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6016 | 6016 | King Edward V | Jun 1928 | Sep 1962 | 83D | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6017 | 6017 | King Edward IV | Jun 1928 | Jul 1962 | 81A | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6018 | 6018 | King Henry VI | Jun 1928 | Feb 1963 | 81A | 81A - Old Oak Common | Worked one excursion 28/4/63 after withdrawal | ||
6019 | 6019 | King Henry V | Jul 1928 | Sep 1962 | 81A | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6020 | 6020 | King Henry IV | May 1930 | Jul 1962 | 84A | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6021 | 6021 | King Richard II | Jun 1930 | Sep 1962 | 81A | 81A - Old Oak Common | |||
6022 | 6022 | King Edward III | Jun 1930 | Sep 1962 | 83D | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6023 | 6023 | King Edward II | Jun 1930 | Jun 1962 | 83D | 86C - Cardiff Canton | Preserved @ GWS Didcot Rly Center (Brunel Trust) | ||
6024 | 6024 | King Edward I | Jun 1930 | Jun 1962 | 83D | 86C - Cardiff Canton | Preserved @ GWS Didcot Rly Center | ||
6025 | 6025 | King Henry III | Jun 1930 | Dec 1962 | 83D | 81A - Old Oak Common | |||
6026 | 6026 | King John | Jul 1930 | Sep 1962 | 83D | 81A - Old Oak Common | |||
6027 | 6027 | King Richard I | Jul 1930 | Sep 1962 | 83D | 84A - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | |||
6028 | 6028 | King Henry II / King George VI | Jul 1930 | Nov 1962 | 81A | 81A - Old Oak Common | Renamed January 1937. Covered 1,663,271 miles. | ||
6029 | 6029 | King Stephen / King Edward VIII | Aug 1930 | Jul 1962 | 83D | 81A - Old Oak Common |
Number of locomotives logged in this class is 31.
Number of locomotives with photos available in this class: 28.