GWR Loco Classes – List

Great Western Archive site map – list of classes

GWR Liveries @ GWR Modelling

At Nationalisation on 31 December 1947, British Railways inherited from the GWR:

• 3856 steam locos
• 1 diesel shunter
• 5 service / departmental locos(all petrol)
• 98 locos on loan from WD (War Department).

View Steam Locos of British Railways inherited 1948;

Wheel Configurations:

Bogie / truck	4-coupled	6-coupled	8-coupled
0	0-4-0T: 17 (4 classes)	0-6-0T: 1,251 (30 classes). Mostly PT, some ST / T
		0-6-0: 183 (3 classes = 2301, 2361, 2251/32xx)
	0-4-2T: 100 (3 classes = 14/48/58xx, 517) **	0-6-2T: 391 ((16 classes = 56xx + Welsh Tanks)	0-8-2T: 1 (TVR)
2	2-4-0: 3 (1 class)	2-6-0: 253 (2 classes = 26xx, 43xx)	2-8-0: 221 (3 classes = 28/38xx, 30xx, 47xx) +89 WD 2-8-0 on loan.
	2-4-0T: 13 (3 classes = 455 Metro)		2-8-0T: 151 (1 class = 42xx / 52xx))
		2-6-2T: 458 (9 classes = 31xx, 41/51xx, 44xx, 45xx, 4575/55xx, 61xx)	2-8-2T: 54 (1 class = 72xx)
4	4-4-0: 85 (3 classes) 32xx Duke 33xx Bulldog 90xx Earl / Dukedog Withdrawn classes: 34/37xx City 38xx County 41xx Atbara/Flower	4-6-0: 675 (9 classes) 10xx County 29xx Saint 40xx Star 4073/50xx/70xx Castle 49xx Hall 60xx King 68xx Grange 6959/79xx Mod Hall 78xx Manor

** 14xx & 58xx are counted as a single class, as the locos were identical apart from the absence of “push-pull” equipment on the 58xx series. 

For its size, the GWR had relatively few 0-6-0 tender locos, but plenty of 0-6-0T.

Locomotive Classes List

List of GWR locomotives with Wikipedia profile links

Joseph Armstrong (Wolverhampton 1854 – 1864, Swindon 1864 – 1877)

• Queen/Sir Alexander Class 2-2-2
• Sir Daniel Class 2-2-2
• 7/8/30/32/110 Class 2-2-2
• 17 Class 2-4-0ST
• 56/717 Class 2-4-0
• 111 Class 2-4-0
• 302 Class 0-6-0ST
• 360 Class 0-6-0
• 388 Class “Standard Goods” 0-6-0
• 439 “Bicycle” Class 2-4-0
• 455 Class 2-4-0T Metro Tank
• 481 Class 2-4-0 River
• 806 Class 2-4-0
• 927 Class “Coal Goods” 0-6-0
• 1076 Class ‘Buffalo’ 0-6-0ST

George Armstrong (Wolverhampton 1864 – 1897)

• 34 Class 0-6-0
• 108 Class 2-4-0
• 119 Class 0-6-0ST
• 322 Class 0-6-0ST
• 517 Class 0-4-2T
• 633 Class 0-6-0T
• 645 Class 0-6-0ST
• 655 Class 0-6-0ST
• 850 Class 0-6-0ST
• 1016 Class 0-6-0ST
• 1501 Class 0-6-0ST
• 1901 Class 0-6-0ST

William Dean (1877 – 1902)

• No. 1 4-4-0T later 2-4-0T
• Nos. 7, 8, 14, 16 experimental 2-4-0, later 4-4-0 ‘Armstrong’ Class
• No. 13 2-4-2T, later 4-4-0ST
• Nos. 17-19 0-6-4PT crane tanks (based on 850 Class)
• No. 36 4-6-0
• No. 45 0-4-0ST
• River (69 Class) 2-4-0
• Sharpies/Cobham (157 Class) 2-2-2
• 1661 Class 0-6-0ST
• 1813 Class 0-6-0ST
• 1854 Class 0-6-0ST
• 2021 Class 0-6-0ST
• 2201 Class 2-4-0
• 2301 Class ‘Dean goods’ 0-6-0
• 2361 Class 0-6-0
• 2600 Class ‘Aberdare’ 2-6-0
• 2602 Class ‘Kruger’, one 4-6-0 and nine 2-6-0
• 2721 Class 0-6-0ST
• 3001 Class 2-2-2, later 4-2-2
• 3031 Class ‘Dean single’ or ‘Achilles’ 4-2-2
• 3201 Class 2-4-0 ‘Stella’
• 3206 Class ‘Barnum’ 2-4-0
• 3226 Class 2-4-0
• 3232 Class 2-4-0
• 3252 Class ‘Duke’ 4-4-0
• 3300 Class ‘Bulldog’ 4-4-0
• 3501 Class ex-broad gauge 2-4-0T
• 3521 Class 0-4-2T, later 0-4-4T then 4-4-0 (some tank locomotives ex-broad gauge)
• 3571 Class 0-4-2T
• 3600 Class 2-4-2T
• 4100 Class ‘Badminton’ 4-4-0
• 4120 Class ‘Atbara’ 4-4-0
• 4149 Class ‘Flower’ 4-4-0

George Jackson Churchward (1902–1922)

• 101 Class 0-4-0T (oil burning): 101
• The Great Bear (4-6-2): 111
• 1361 Class (0-6-0 ST): 1361–1365
• County Tank Class (4-4-2T): 2221–2250
• 2800 Class (2-8-0): 2800–2883
• Saint Class (4-6-0): 2900–2955, 2971-2990, 2998
• 3100 Class (2-6-2 T): 31xx (later 51xx)
• 3150 Class (2-6-2 T): 3150–3190
• City Class (4-4-0): 3700–3719
• County Class (4-4-0): 3800–3839
• Star Class (4-6-0): 4000–4072
• 4200 Class (2-8-0 T): 4200–4299, 5200–5204
• 4300 Class (2-6-0): 4300-4399, 5300-5399, 6300-6399, 7300-7321, 8300-8399, 9300-9320
• 4400 Class (2-6-2 T): 4400–4410
• 4500 Class (2-6-2 T): 4500–4574
• 4600 Class (4-4-2 T): 4600
• 4700 Class (2-8-0): 4700–4708
• Steam railmotors
• Petrol-electric railcar

Charles Collett (1922-1941)

• Sentinel geared locomotive (0-4-0 TG): 12
• 1101 Class (0-4-0 T): 1101–1106
• 1366 Class (0-6-0 PT): 1366–1371
• 1400 Class (0-4-2 T): 1400–1474 (renumbered 1946 from corresponding numbers in 48xx group – below)
• 2251 Class (0-6-0): 2200–2299, 3200–3219
• 2884 Class (2-8-0): 2884–2899, 3800–3866
• 3100 Class (2-6-2 T): 3100–3104
• Earl or Dukedog Class (4-4-0): 3200–3228, 3265 (later 9000–9028, 9065)
• Castle Class (4-6-0): 4073–4099, 5000–5099, 7000–7037
• 4575 Class (2-6-2 T): 4575–4599, 5500–5574
• 4800 Class (0-4-2 T): 4800–4874 (later 1400–1474)
• Hall Class (4-6-0): 4900–4999, 5900–5999, 6900–6958
• 5101 Class (2-6-2 T): 5101–5199, 4100–4179
• 5205 Class (2-8-0 T): 5205–5264
• 5400 Class (0-6-0 PT): 5400–5424
• 5600 Class (0-6-2 T): 5600–5699, 6600–6699
• 5700 Class (0-6-0 PT): 57xx, 67xx, 77xx, 87xx, 97xx, 36xx, 37xx, 46xx, 96xx
• 5800 Class (0-4-2 T): 5800–5819
• King Class (4-6-0): 6000–6029
• 6100 Class (2-6-2 T): 6100–6169
• 6400 Class (0-6-0 PT): 6400–6439
• Grange Class (4-6-0):6800–6879
• 7200 Class (2-8-2 T): 7200–7253
• 7400 Class (0-6-0 PT): 7400–7449
• Manor Class (4-6-0): 7800–7829
• 8100 Class (2-6-2 T): 8100–8109
• GWR diesel shunters: Diesel shunters 1 and 2
• GWR railcars: Diesel railcars 1–38

Frederick Hawksworth (1941-1949)

• County Class (4-6-0): 1000–1029
• 1500 Class (0-6-0 PT): 1500–1509
• 1600 Class (0-6-0 PT): 1600–1669
• Modified Hall Class (4-6-0): 6959–6999, 7900–7929
• 9400 Class (0-6-0 PT): 9400–9499, 8400–8499, 3400–3409
• GWR diesel shunters: Diesel shunters 501-507 (Introduced as BR 15101-15107)
• GWR Gas turbine-electric locomotives, introduced as British Rail 18000 and British Rail 18100