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The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6400 Class is a type of 0-6-0T pannier tank steam locomotive built to operate passenger trains on branch lines in the western region of the United Kingdom. All 40 examples were 'auto-fitted' – equipped with the remote-control equipment needed for working autotrains.

Construction and Numbering[]

A total of 40 locomotives in the 6400 Class were built, numbered 6400-6439, by Swindon Works between 1932-1937.

  • 6400–6409 Lot No. 277 - 1932
  • 6410–6424 Lot No. 294 - 1934–35
  • 6425–6429 Lot No. 300 - 1935
  • 6430–6440 Lot No. 305 - 1937

Withdrawal and Preservation[]

Withdrawals of the class commenced in 1958 with the last member of the class, No. 6435, being withdrawn in 1964. Only three members of the class have survived into preservation.

In Fiction:[]

  • No. 6412 was used as the title character of the British 1970s TV series The Flockton Flyer.

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