GWR 4500 CLASS

The Great Western Railway (GWR) '4500 Class' or 'Small Prairie' is a class of steam locomotive. They are 2-6-2T type. A total of 75 were built; 55 were built in 4 batches between 1906 and 1915. A 5th batch of 20 locos was built in 1924, during Collett's tenure at Swindon. The first 2 batches were originally numbered 2161-2190 but were renumbered 4500-4529 during 1912. The first batch (2161-2180) is significant in that it was the last batch of locos to be built at Stafford Road Works, Wolverhampton. Of this batch 2168 (as 4507) was the last Wolverhampton-built loco to remain in service with BR, not being withdrawn until 1963.
The 4575 Class was a later development with larger side tanks.

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Preservation

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Preservation

Three of the class survive to this day and two of them come from Barry Scrapyard 4561 which left the scrapyard on September 1975 and 4566 which left on August 1970.

★ 4555 is awaiting overhaul on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway (In GWR Green)

★ 4561 is awaiting overhaul on the West Somerset Railway (In BR Black)

★ 4566 is currently in service on theSevern Valley Railway(In GWR Green)

External links

★ http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_262_4500.htm

★ 4566 Overhaul