King class 4-6-0 6008 "King James
II" at High Wycombe.
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The
King class 4-6-0s were designed under the leadership of the
Great Western Railway's Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles
Collett. With their distinctive curved outside steam pipes
and outside bearings on their leading bogie wheels they were introduced
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King class 4-6-0 6023 "King Edward
II" built Swindon 1930 at Didcot 7th August 2012.
King class 4-6-0. An unidentified
member of the class hauling the "Cambrian Coast Express" at
Saunderton.
King class 4-6-0 6023 "King Edward
II" built Swindon 1930 at Didcot 7th August 2012.
Diagram of GWR King class 4-6-0 steam
locomotive
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Class:
Builder:
Driving Wheels:
Cylinders:
Boiler Pressure:
Tractive Effort:
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King Class
GWR Swindon Works
6' 6"
4 (16.5 x 28 ins)
250 lbs / sq in
40,300 lbs
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King class 4-6-0 6023 "King Edward
II" built Swindon 1930 at Didcot 7th August 2012.
Sectioned view of a King class
locomotive.
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