GWR Churchward 40xx ‘Star’ class 4-6-0
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GWR Churchward 40xx ‘Star’ class 4-6-0
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Summary from Wikipedia
List of models in the collection:
- 4000 ‘North Star’ – GWR Castle rebuild
- 4001 Dog Star
- 4003 Lode Star – preserved NRM collection
- 4005 Polar Star (participated in loco exchanges with LNWR)
- 4006 Red Star
- 4007 Swallowfield Park – BR
- 4008 Royal Star
- 4009 Shooting Star – GWR Castle rebuild
- 4011 Knight of the Garter
- 4014 Knight of the Bath
- 4016 Knight of the Golden Fleece – GWR Castle rebuild
- 4018 Knight of the Black Eagle / Knight of Liege
- 4019 Knight Templar
- 4022 Belgian Monarch
- 4026 Japanese Monarch
- 4033 Queen Victoria
- 4034 Queen Adelaide
- 4037 Queen Philippa – GWR Castle rebuild
- 4038 Queen Berengaria
- 4039 Queen Matilda
- 4040 Queen Boadicea
- 4041 Prince of Wales
- 4049 Princess Maud
- 4050 Princess Alice
- 4054 Princess Charlotte
- 4055 Princess Sophia
- 4056 Princess Margaret – BR (last of class, withdrawn 1957 – a regular Hereford locomotive)
- 5087 (ex-4067) Tintern Abbey – GWR Castle rebuild
Useful ‘Star’ References
- Loco List – Numbers and Names (Wikipedia)
- Locomotives Illustrated no 86 ‘North Star to The Great Bear’
- ‘GW Star Class Locomotives‘ Pen & Sword loco profile by Lawrence Waters
- Shed Allocations
- GWR Modelling – notes on the Stars – outlines detail variations between members of the class
- GW Archive – intro to the Star Class
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