4-6-0 Class 40xx Star GWR Profile and Models

4-6-0 Class 40xx Star GWR

4003 'Lode Star' at the NRM in October 2010. © Hugh Llewelyn

The Great Western Railway 4000 or Star were a class of 4-cylinder 4-6-0 passenger steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward for the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1906 and introduced from early 1907. The prototype was built as a 4-4-2 Atlantic (but converted to 4-6-0 during 1909). They proved to be a successful design which handled the heaviest long-distance express trains, reaching top speeds of 90 mph (145 km/h), and established the design principles for GWR 4-cylinder classes over the next twenty-five years.

(Information provided by Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build Date

1906 to 1923

Total Built

73

Tractive Effort

25,090 to 27,800 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-6-0

Operated By

GWR & British Railways

Main Duties

Express Passenger

In Service Until

1957

Surviving Locos

1

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Alan Gibson PK17 GWR Star Class Loco Body Kit Requires assembly Not set PK17
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GWR Star Class Loco Body Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Pro-Scale PS5 GWR Star Class Locomotive Kit Requires assembly Not set PS5
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GWR Star Class Locomotive Kit Unpainted
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Wills Kits F127 GWR Star Class 4-6-0 Requires assembly Not set F127
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GWR Star Class 4-6-0 GWR green