0-6-2T Class 56xx/ 66xx GWR Profile and Models

0-6-2T Class 56xx/ 66xx GWR

5619 on the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway in May 2009. ©Andrew Wilkinson

The GWR 5600 Class is a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotive built between 1924 and 1928. They were designed by Charles Collett for the Great Western Railway (GWR), and were introduced into traffic in 1924. After the 1923 grouping, Swindon inherited a large and variable collection of locomotives from historic Welsh railway companies, which did not fit into their standardisation programme. GWR boiler inspectors arrived en masse and either condemned the original locomotives or had them rebuilt. The systematic destruction of many examples of locomotives, most still in serviceable condition, followed, but various were worked alongside 5600 Class. Two hundred GWR 5600 Class replacement locomotives were built and remained in service until withdrawn by British Railways between 1962 and 1965. Nine of the class have survived into preservation.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GWR Swindon Works
Armstrong Whitworth

Build Dates

1924 to 1928

Total Built

200

Tractive Effort

25,800 lbf

Wheel Configuration

0-6-2T

Operated By

Great Western Railways
British Railways

Main Duties

Freight

In Service Until

1966

Surviving Examples

9

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Comet Models LCP28 Chassis pack for GWR 56XX 0-6-2t Requires assembly Not set LCP28
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Chassis pack for GWR 56XX 0-6-2t Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) GEM 56XX Class 56XX 0-6-2T Kit Requires assembly Not set 56XX
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Class 56XX 0-6-2T Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Trix F103B Collett 56xx 0-6-2T 6664 in BR Black RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set F103B
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Collett 56xx 0-6-2T 6664 in BR Black BR black with late crest
N Gauge Langley B1Langley GWR 0-6-2T 56XX Loco Body Kit Requires assembly Not set B1Langley
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GWR 0-6-2T 56XX Loco Body Kit Awaiting Categorisation
N Gauge Sonic Models S2101-04A Class 56xx 5619 in BR black RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled DCC Ready. 6-pin socket S2101-04A
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Class 56xx 5619 in BR black BR black with early emblem