GWR 9400 Class

9466 is one of two preserved members of the 210-strong class. Its Great Western livery is inauthentic as it was one of those built for British Railways after nationalisation.

The first of the class 9400 is preserved as a static exhibit in Swindon and is part of the national collection.

9466 arriving at a station at the Didcot Railway Centre.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 9400 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive. The first ten were built by the GWR with the remaining 200 being built by private contractors for British Railways.

• 9400-9409 - Great Western, Swindon - 1947
• 9410-9459 - Robert Stephenson and Company - 1950
• 9460-9489 - Robert Stephenson and Company - 1950-1953
• 8400-8449 - W. G. Bagnall - 1949-1954
• 8450-8479 - Yorkshire Engine Company - 1949-1952
• 8480-8499 - Robert Stephenson and Company - 1952
• 9490-9499 - Yorkshire Engine Company - 1954-1955
• 3400-3409 - Yorkshire Engine Company - 1955-1956

They were essentially a pannier tank version of the 2251 Class. They were numbered 9400 - 9499, 8400 - 8499, and 3400 - 3409. BR gave them the power classification 4F.

Numbers 8400 to 8406 were used on the Lickey Incline after its transferral to the Western Region. Two, 9400 and 9466, have been preserved.

External links

• http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_060.htm
• Website for preserved 9466
• Guide to GWR Pannier Tank Classes

References

• A Pictorial Record of Great Western Engines, J.H.Russell, 1975