The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class or King Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed for express passenger work and introduced in 1927. They were the largest locomotives built by the GWR, apart from the unique Pacific ( The Great Bear ).

Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class King George V is a preserved British steam locomotive. After developing the "new" GWR Star Class in the form of the GWR Castle Class, chief mechanical engineer Charles Collett was faced with the need to develop an even more powerful locomotive to pull 13+ carriage express trains. [1]

The King class locomotives were only allowed to operate on a limited number of lines on the GWR because of their size. 6000 was thus allowed on one or two lines but never operated outside of the Western Region.

The King class were the ultimate development of the GWR four-cylinder 4-6-0 engines. Stanier based his LMS Princess Royal class design on the King Class, but with an enlarged boiler and firebox necessitating a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.

6024 King Edward I is a preserved Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class steam locomotive operated from 1930 to 1962 by the Great Western Railway and latterly British Railways hauling express passenger services.

2013年7月21日 · The first 'King' locomotive, number 6000 King George V was completed in June 1927 and shortly afterwards it was shipped to America to participate in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad centenary celebrations. There the engine was presented with a bell and plaques to commemorate its contribution and these are still carried by the locomotive today.

The Great Western Railway 6000 Class or King class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed for express passenger work and introduced in 1927. They were the largest locomotives built by the GWR, apart from the unique Pacific.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class or King Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed for express passenger work and introduced in 1927. They were the largest locomotives built by the GWR, apart from the unique Pacific (The Great Bear).

2018年10月28日 · English: The Great Western Railway GWR 6000 Class or King is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed for express passenger work. They were the largest locomotives the GWR built.

Summary: GWR 6000 King Class was a range of 30 steam locomotives built by Great Western Railways at Swindon Works from 1927 to 1928, 1930 and 1936, and named after Great British Kings. The locos were the Railway's largest express passenger trains and they were designed by Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Benjamin Collett.