2-6-2T Class 5101/ 61xx Large Prairie GWR Profile and Models

2-6-2T Class 5101/ 61xx Large Prairie GWR

5164 at Highley on the Severn Valley Railway in September 2013. ©Geof Sheppard

The GWR Class 5101 (aka ‘Large Prairies’) were a class of medium sized tank engines produced for the GWR and designed by Charles Collett. Originally built to haul suburban and local passenger services all over the GWR network, the class later found use on support duties such as banking and piloting as traffic declined following World War II. Several members of the class have been preserved and can be seen in use today. 

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build Dates

1929 - 1949

Total Built

140

Tractive Effort

24,300 lbf

Wheel Configuration

2-6-2T

Operated By

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Suburban and Local Passenger Services (later Mixed Traffic)

In Service Until

1965

Surviving Examples

8 Preserved, 1 used for spares and 1 rebuilt as tender engine

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Airfix 04655-6 Prairie Tank Model Kit Not set Not set 04655-6
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Prairie Tank Model Kit BR green with early emblem
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Airfix A04655 Class 61xx 2-6-2 Prairie Tank kit Requires assembly Not set A04655
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Class 61xx 2-6-2 Prairie Tank kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Airfix R301 Prairie Tank Kit Requires assembly Not set R301
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Prairie Tank Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Airfix No image available Not set Not set R301Prairie
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Prairie Tank Locomotive Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Graham Farish 8105 GWR Class 81xx 'Prairie' Tank 2-6-2 (1951) in BR Green RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set 8105
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GWR Class 81xx 'Prairie' Tank 2-6-2 (1951) in BR Green BR green with early emblem
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Kitmaster KM7 GWR Prairie Tank locomotive Kit RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set KM7
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GWR Prairie Tank locomotive Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Martin Finney No image available Requires assembly Not set L12M
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GWR 51XX Class 2-6-2T Steam locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) South Eastern Finecast F178-SEF GWR 61XX Prairie Etched Nickel Silver Chassis 'OO' or EM (Requires Wheels, Axles, Motot & Transfers to Complete) Requires assembly Not set F178-SEF
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GWR 61XX Prairie Etched Nickel Silver Chassis 'OO' or EM (Requires Wheels, Axles, Motot & Transfers to Complete) Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Wills Kits F134 GWR Large "Prairie" 6100 Metal kit (Body only) Requires assembly Not set F134
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GWR Large "Prairie" 6100 Metal kit (Body only) Unpainted
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) ACE Trains E29A Class 51xx 2-6-2T Prairie 6164 in GWR Livery RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set E29A
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Class 51xx 2-6-2T Prairie 6164 in GWR Livery Awaiting Categorisation
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) ACE Trains No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set E29G
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BR Green 2-6-2 Prairie Tank Loco #4160 Awaiting Categorisation
TT3 Gauge (1:100 scale) Tri-ang T99 Class 61xx 2-6-2 Prairie Tank RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set T99
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Class 61xx 2-6-2 Prairie Tank Awaiting Categorisation