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The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6400 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive introduced by Charles Collett in 1932. All 40 examples were 'auto-fitted' – equipped with the remote-control equipment needed for working autotrains.The 1936 GWR 7400 Class was a similar class, without the autotrain apparatus, but with a higher boiler pressure of 180 psi, providing a small but useful increase in power. An initial build of 30 in 1936-1937 was added to by British Railways in two batches each of ten locos in 1948 and 1950. These were destined for a short life, the briefest being only nine years. A minor visual difference between the 64xx and 74xx classes was at the join between cab and bunker. The 64xx had an arc whereas the later class was straight. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
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Builder |
GWR (64xx & 30 x 74xx) & BR (20 x 74xx) |
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Build Date |
1932 - 1950 |
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Total Built |
90 (40 x 64xx & 50 x 74xx) |
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Tractive Effort |
64xx: 16,510 lbf / 74xx: 18,010 lbf |
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Operators |
GWR & British Railways |
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Main Duties |
Mixed Traffic |
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In Service Until |
1964 |
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Surviving Examples |
3 |