GWR 9400 Class

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9466 is one of two preserved members of the 210-strong class. Its Great Western livery is inauthentic as it was one of those built for British Railways after nationalisation.

The first of the class 9400 is preserved as a static exhibit in Swindon and is part of the national collection.

9466 arriving at a station at the Didcot Railway Centre.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 9400 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive. The first ten were built by the GWR with the remaining 200 being built by private contractors for British Railways.

• 9400-9409 - Great Western, Swindon - 1947
• 9410-9459 - Robert Stephenson and Company - 1950
• 9460-9489 - Robert Stephenson and Company - 1950-1953
• 8400-8449 - W. G. Bagnall - 1949-1954
• 8450-8479 - Yorkshire Engine Company - 1949-1952
• 8480-8499 - Robert Stephenson and Company - 1952
• 9490-9499 - Yorkshire Engine Company - 1954-1955
• 3400-3409 - Yorkshire Engine Company - 1955-1956

They were essentially a pannier tank version of the 2251 Class. They were numbered 9400 - 9499, 8400 - 8499, and 3400 - 3409. BR gave them the power classification 4F.

Numbers 8400 to 8406 were used on the Lickey Incline after its transferral to the Western Region. Two, 9400 and 9466, have been preserved.

[edit] External links

• http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_060.htm
• Website for preserved 9466
• Guide to GWR Pannier Tank Classes

[edit] References

• A Pictorial Record of Great Western Engines, J.H.Russell, 1975

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