4-6-0 Class 68xx Grange GWR Profile and Models

4-6-0 Class 68xx Grange GWR

6845 at Birmingham Snow Hill in August 1964. ©Ben Brooksbank

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6800 Class or Grange Class was a mixed-traffic class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive, built to replace the GWR 4300 Class 2-6-0. There were 80 in the class, all built at the Swindon works, using some reconditioned parts from withdrawn 4300 Class locomotives. The Granges were effectively a smaller-wheeled version of the Hall Class. The wheels, valve motion and tenders were taken from the withdrawn engines, reconditioned and then used in the construction of the 100 new locomotives; the components from one old locomotive were spread amongst more than one of the new engines. They were all named after Granges in the area covered by the GWR. Although built to a thirty five-year-old design, in service they proved to be reliable performers. With their power and mixed traffic characteristics they could handle most duties on the network. The entire class was withdrawn from service between 1960 and 1965 and no examples were preserved.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build Date

1936 to 1939

Total Built

80

Tractive Effort

28,875 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-6-0

Operated By

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Mixed Traffic

In Service Until

1965

Surviving Examples

0 (1 new build under construction)

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Keyser (K's) KB530 Grange Class 4-6-0 6844 "Penhydd Grange" in BR Green with Early Emblem - Built From Keyser Kit RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set KB530
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Grange Class 4-6-0 6844 "Penhydd Grange" in BR Green with Early Emblem - Built From Keyser Kit BR green with early emblem
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Malcolm Mitchell Design No image available Requires assembly Not set 68XXMMD
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GWR Grange 68XX Class 4-6-0 steam locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Sutherland Models GWR460 GWR County Class 4-6-0 white metal kit with tender - requires a motor to run RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set GWR460
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GWR County Class 4-6-0 white metal kit with tender - requires a motor to run Awaiting Categorisation
N Gauge P & D Marsh A13PD GWR Grange body kit Requires assembly Not set A13PD
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GWR Grange body kit Awaiting Categorisation