Description: Antique Original Great Western Railway Large Cast Iron Cabside Number plate Steam Locomotive No 8775 Collet 0-6-2 PT build at Swindon in 1934 100% Original The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838 with the initial route completed between London and Bristol in 1841. It was engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who chose a broad gauge of 7 ft (2,134 mm)—later slightly widened to 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)—but, from 1854, a series of amalgamations saw it also operate 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard-gauge trains; the last broad-gauge services were operated in 1892. Allocated to 87A Neath Court Sart from where it was withdrawn in April 1962 and scrapped at Swindon Works. Very heavy: aprox about 12 kg Size: Full length 65 cm, wide 30.5 cm The GWR 5600 Class is a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotive built between 1924 and 1928. They were designed by Charles Collett for the Great Western Railway (GWR), and were introduced into traffic in 1924. After the 1923 grouping, Swindon inherited a large and variable collection of locomotives from historic Welsh railway companies, which did not fit into their standardisation programme. GWR boiler inspectors arrived en masse and either condemned the original locomotives or had them rebuilt. The systematic destruction of many examples of locomotives, most still in serviceable condition, followed, but various were worked alongside 5600 Class. Two hundred GWR 5600 Class replacement locomotives were built and remained in service until withdrawn by British Railways between 1962 and 1965. Nine of the class have survived into preservation. Condition: Overall Fair condition marks, scratches, Face previously lightly restored. Charles Benjamin Collett OBE JP MInstCE MIMechE[1] (10 September 1871 – 5 April 1952) was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway from 1922 to 1941. He designed (amongst others) the GWR's 4-6-0 Castle and King Class express passenger locomotives. Please visit my Ebay I have few more GWR number plates Please Make me offers £££ I will do good deals! Shop@auctions, more antiques, starting price 0.99p stock id 3376 Regarding my feedback please buy with 100% confidence!!! Original Great Western Railway Cast Iron Number Plate Steam Locomotive 8775 Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
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