4-6-0 Locomotives in Great_Britain


Railroads that used 4-6-0 Locomotives in Great_Britain (data provided by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media)

Surviving Examples of 4-6-0 Locomotives in Great_Britain

No.ClassF.M. WhyteGaugeRailroad LineLocationStatusBuilder InfoNotes
850LN4-6-04'-8½"Southern Watercress Line (Mid Hants Railway), Alresford, ENGoperationalSR Eastleigh Works, 08/1926Named Lord Nelson.
453795MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) Watercress Line (Mid Hants Railway), Alresford, ENGoperationalSir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. #1435, 07/1937
730965MT (Standard)4-6-04'-8½"BR Watercress Line (Mid Hants Railway), Alresford, ENGout of serviceBR Derby Works, 11/1955Restored to operation in October 1993. Suffered a catastrophic cylinder failure on March 14, 2009. Previously operated in 2011. Awaiting overhaul.
5025 (45025)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"LMS (BR) Strathspey Railway, Aviemore, SCToperationalVulcan Foundary, 1934Owned by the WEC Watkinson Trust. Restored to operation in 1969. Taken out of service in 2012. Returned to operation in May 2021. Currently certified for mainline operations.
45407 (5407)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) East Lancashire Railway, Bury, ENGoperationalArmstrong Whitworth Co. #1462, 1937Named The Lancashire Fusilier. Restored to operation in 1974. Taken out of service in early 2017. Returned to operation in June 2020. Currently certified for mainline operations.
44871 (4871)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) East Lancashire Railway, Bury, ENGoperationalLMS Crewe Works, 1945Previously named Sovereign. Currently certified for mainline operations.
44767 (4767)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) Midland Railway - Butterley, Butterley, ENGout of serviceLMS Crewe Works, 1947Named George Stephenson. Restored to operation in 1975. Taken out of service in February 2014. Acquired by the West Coast Railway Company in September 2018. Undergoing overhaul.
45551 (5551)Patriot4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) Midland Railway - Butterley, Butterley, ENGunder constructionThe LMS Patriot ProjectReplica. Named The Unknown Warrior. Construction started in 2008.
731295MT (Standard)4-6-04'-8½"BR Midland Railway - Butterley, Butterley, ENGoperationalBR Derby Works, 1956
46115 (6115)7P (Royal Scot)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) West Coast Railways Carnforth, Carnforth, ENGprivate operationalNorth British Locomotive Co. #23610, 1927Named Scots Guardsman. One of only two surviving LMS Royal Scott class locomotives, the other one being LMS (BR) 6100 "Royal Scot". Currently certified for mainline operations.
45231 (5231)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) West Coast Railways Carnforth, Carnforth, ENGprivate operationalSir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. #1286, 1936Named The Sherwood Forester.
45690 (5690)6P5F (Jubilee)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) West Coast Railways Carnforth, Carnforth, ENGprivate operationalLMS Crewe Works #288, 1936Named Leander. Currently certified for mainline operations.
45699 (5699)6P5F (Jubilee)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) West Coast Railways Carnforth, Carnforth, ENGprivate operationalLMS Crewe Works #297, 1936Named Galatea. Masqueraded as BR 45562 'Alberta' in 2020 and BR 45627 'Sierra Leone' in 2021. Currently certified for mainline operations.
45163 (5163)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) Colne Valley Railway, Castle Hedingham, ENGrestorationArmstrong Whitworth Co., 07/1935Owned by the BR 45163 Ltd. To eventually be restored to operating condition.
46100 (6100)7P (Royal Scot)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) Crewe Works (Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust), Crewe, ENGoperationalNorth British Locomotive Co., 06/1930Named Royal Scott. Previously named The King's Dragoon Guardsman. Restored to operation in 1972. Taken out of service in April 2009. Returned to operation in 2015 and painted in BR Brunswick green livery.
502940734-6-04'-8½"BR (GWR) Crewe Works (Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust), Crewe, ENGout of serviceGWR Swindon Works, 1934Named Nunney Castle. Restored to operation in 1990. Taken out of service in late 2015. Awaiting overhaul.
299929004-6-04'-8½"GWR Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, ENGoperationalGWR Swindon Works, 2019Named Lady of Legend. Construction completed in 2019. Second newly-built steam locomotive in the UK. Built using parts from GWR Hall class 4942 "Maindy Hall".
505140734-6-04'-8½"GWR (BR) Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, ENGout of serviceGWR Swindon Works, 05/1936Named Earl Bathurst. Previously named Drysllwyn Castle. Restored to operation in 1979. Previously operated in 2008. Awaiting possible overhaul.
494249004-6-04'-8½"GWR (BR) Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, ENGscrappedGWR Swindon Works, 1929Named Maindy Hall. Scrapped sometime during the late 2010s. Some parts have been reused for the construction of newly-built GWR Saint class 2999 "Lady of Legend".
602360004-6-04'-8½"BR (GWR) Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, ENGout of serviceGWR Swindon Works, 1930Named King Edward II. Taken out of service for major maintenance in September 2012. Returned to operation in January 2013. Taken out of service again in September 2020. Awaiting overhaul.
407940734-6-04'-8½"GWR (BR) Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, ENGoperationalGWR Swindon Works, 02/1924Named Pendennis Castle. Operated in excursion service in Australia from 1978 to 1994. Restored back to operation in August 2021. Debuted in excursion service in the UK on April 2, 2022.
101410004-6-04'-8½"GWR Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, ENGunder constructionGWR Swindon WorksNamed County of Glamorgan. Being built using parts from a GWR Hall class (the boiler will come from an LMS 8F class).
45596 (5596)6P5F (Jubilee)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Haworth, ENGoperationalNorth British Locomotive Co., 01/1934Named Bahamas. Only LMS Jubilee class preserved with a double chimney. Restored to operation in October 1972. Taken out of service in 2013. Returned to operation in early 2019. Currently certified for mainline operations.
45212 (5212)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Haworth, ENGoperationalArmstrong Whitworth Co., 1935Restored to operation in October 2016.
750784MT4-6-04'-8½"BR Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, Haworth, ENGoperationalBR Swindon Works, 1956
45110 (5110)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster, ENGout of serviceVulcan Foundary, 1935Restored to operation in 1970. Taken out of service in 1980. Returned to operation in 1998. Taken out of service again in 2008. Awaiting possible overhaul. Rumored to have been sold in August 2023. Current location unknown.
781278004-6-04'-8½"BR (GWR) Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster, ENGout of serviceGWR Swindon Works, 01/1939Named Erlestoke Manor. Owned by the Erlestoke Manor Fund. Restored to operation in September 1979. Taken out of service in December 2017. Undergoing major maintenance and repairs as of December 2022.
780278004-6-04'-8½"BR (GWR) Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster, ENGout of serviceGWR Swindon Works, 01/1938Named Bradley Manor. Owned by the Erlestoke Manor Fund. Restored to operation in 1993. Taken out of service in July 2019 due to a broken piston. Undergoing major maintenance and repairs as of November 2022.
77810-12-D4-6-0PT24"War Dept. Leighton Buzzard Railway, Leighton Buzzard, ENGoperationalBaldwin #44656, 1917
45337 (5337)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) Llangollen Railway, Llangollen, WALout of serviceSir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. #1392, 1937Restored to operation in 1995. Taken out of service in early 2014 due to a steam leak. Returned to operation in June 2015. Masqueraded as BR 45292 in April 2017. Taken out of service again in July 2017. Undergoing overhaul.
597249004-6-04'-8½"Hogwarts Railways (GWR) Warner Bros. Studio Tour London, London, ENGout of serviceGWR Swindon Works, 04/1937Named Olton Hall. Fictionally named Hogwarts Castle. Owned by West Coast Railway Co. Featured in the Harry Potter films. Taken out of service in 2014. Awaiting possible overhaul.
702740734-6-04'-8½"BR Great Central Railway, Loughborough, ENGrestorationBR Swindon Works, 1949Named Thornbury Castle. Sold to the 4709 Project Group, Didcot, ENG in August 2022. Rumored to be used as spare parts for the new-build GWR 4-4-0 County class 3840 "County of Montgomery" with the boiler being used from GWR 2-8-0 2800 class 2861.
699069594-6-04'-8½"BR Great Central Railway, Loughborough, ENGout of serviceBR Swindon Works, 04/1948Named Witherslack Hall. Restored to operation in 1986. Taken out of service for boiler repairs in 2001. Returned to operation in 2015. Masqueraded as BR 6988 'Swithland Hall' in 2023. Taken out of service again in December 2023. Undergoing overhaul.
777 (30777)N154-6-04'-8½"Southern (BR) Great Central Railway, Loughborough, ENGout of serviceNorth British Locomotive Co., 06/1925Named Sir Lamiel. Owned by the National Railway Museum York. Restored to operation in 1982. Taken out of service in October 2017. Undergoing overhaul.
45305 (5305)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) Great Central Railway, Loughborough, ENGout of serviceSir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co. #1360, 01/1937Named Alderman A.E. Draper. Mainline certification expired in 2020. Taken out of service in October 2021. Undergoing overhaul.
602460004-6-04'-8½"BR (GWR) West Somerset Railway, Minehead, ENGoperationalGWR Swindon Works, 06/1930Named King Edward I. Owned by the Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust. Restored to operation in February 1989. Taken out of service in April 2012. Returned to operation in August 2022.
696069594-6-04'-8½"GWR (BR) West Somerset Railway, Minehead, ENGout of serviceGWR Swindon Works, 03/1944Named Raveningham Hall. Owned by the Locomotive Services Ltd. Restored to operation in 1975. Taken out of service in April 2003. Returned to operation in November 2011. Taken out of service again in July 2021. Awaiting overhaul.
782878004-6-04'-8½"BR West Somerset Railway, Minehead, ENGoperationalBR Swindon Works, 12/1950Named Odney Manor. Previously named Norton Manor. Restored to operation in December 1987. Taken out of service in 2016. Returned to operation in December 2018.
782278004-6-04'-8½"BR West Somerset Railway, Minehead, ENGoperationalBR Swindon Works, 12/1950Named Foxcote Manor. Owned by the Foxcote Manor Society. Restored to operation in 1988. Taken out of service in December 2014. Returned to operation in April 2016. On loan to the WSR until at least March 2026.
782778004-6-04'-8½"BR Dartmouth Steam Railway & River Boat Co., Paignton, ENGout of serviceBR Swindon Works, 12/1950Named Lydham Manor. Restored to operation in March 1973. Taken out of service in October 2020. Undergoing overhaul.
730505MT (Standard)4-6-04'-8½"BR Nene Valley Railway, Peterborough, ENGout of serviceBR Derby Works, 04/1954Named City of Peterborough. Owned by the Peterborough City Council. Restored to operation in 1972. Taken out of service in Sep 2014. Undergoing overhaul. Tender is temporarily used for BR 9F class 92134 at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering, ENG.
1264 (61264)B14-6-04'-8½"LNER (BR) North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering, ENGoperationalNorth British Locomotive Co., 1947One of only two surviving BR (LNER) class B1 locomotives, the other one being BR 61306 'Mayflower'. Restored to operation by the Great Central Railway in March 1997. Taken out of service in late 2014. Returned to operation in June 2016.
44806 (4806)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering, ENGout of serviceLMS Derby Works, 07/1944Named Kenneth Aldcroft. Previously named Magpie. Restored to operation in September 1995. Taken out of service in May 2017. Undergoing overhaul.
5428 (45428)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"LMS (BR) North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering, ENGoperationalArmstrong Whitworth Co., 1937Named Eric Treacy. Restored to operation in the early 1980s. Taken out of service in 2016. Returned to operation in July 2018. Painted into LMS wartime black livery in August 2021. Currently certified for mainline operations.
750294MT4-6-04'-8½"BR North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Pickering, ENGoperationalBR Swindon Works, 1954Named The Green Night.
8572 (61572)B124-6-04'-8½"LNER (BR) Poppy Line (North Norfolk Railway), Sheringham, ENGout of serviceBeyer, Peacock & Co. #6488, 1928Restored to operation in late 1994. Taken out of service in 2007. Returned to operation in 2012 and painted in LNER apple green livery. Taken out of service again in late October 2021. Undergoing overhaul.
5000 (45000)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"LMS (BR) Locomotion: the National Railway Museum at Shildon, Shildon, ENGdisplayLMS Crewe Works, 03/1935Owned by the National Railway Museum York. Restored to operation in 1979. Retired from excursion service in 1989 due to a failed steam test.
44932 (4932)5MT (5)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) West Coast Railways Southall, Southall, ENGprivate operationalHorwich Works #154, 09/1945Restored to operation in 1972. Taken out of service in 2020. Returned to operation in August 2022. Currently certified for mainline operations.
61306 (1306)B14-6-04'-8½"LNER West Coast Railways Southall, Southall, ENGprivate operationalNorth British Locomotive Co. #26207, 1948Named Mayflower. One of only two surviving BR (LNER) class B1 locomotives, the other one being BR 61264. Never carried LNER livery prior to preservation. Currently certified for mainline operations.
407340734-6-04'-8½"GWR (BR) Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, ENGdisplayGWR Swindon Works, 08/1923Named Caerphilly Castle. Owned by the National Railway Museum York.
600060004-6-04'-8½"BR (GWR) Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, ENGdisplayGWR Swindon Works, 06/1927Named King George V. Owned by the National Railway Museum York. Restored to operation in November 1968. Retired from excursion service in September 1987.
10-12-D4-6-0PT600mmNorthwestern (British Govt) Statfold Barn Railway, Tamworth, ENGstoredBaldwin #44657, 12/1916
105810-12-D4-6-0PT600mmNorthwestern (British Govt) Statfold Barn Railway, Tamworth, ENGstoredBaldwin #45190, 02/1917
782078004-6-04'-8½"BR Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Toddington, ENGoperationalBR Swindon Works, 1950Named Dinmore Manor.
45593 (5593)6P5F (Jubilee)4-6-04'-8½"BR (LMS) Tyseley Locomotive Works, Tyseley, ENGout of serviceNorth British Locomotive Co. #24151, 1934Named Kolhapur. Restored to operation in the 1980s. Previously operated in 1997. Awaiting overhaul.
702940734-6-04'-8½"BR Tyseley Locomotive Works, Tyseley, ENGprivate operationalBR Swindon Works, 1950Named Clun Castle. Restored to operation in 1967. Taken out of service in October 1988. Returned to operation in October 2017. Currently certified for mainline operations.
508040734-6-04'-8½"GWR (BR) Tyseley Locomotive Works, Tyseley, ENGout of serviceGWR Swindon Works, 05/1939Named Defiant. Previously Named Ogmore Castle. Restored to operation in July 1987. Previously operated in 1997. Loaned to the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton, ENG from January 2002 to May 2017. Awaiting possible overhaul.
496549004-6-04'-8½"GWR Tyseley Locomotive Works, Tyseley, ENGout of serviceGWR Swindon Works, 1931Named Rood Ashton Hall. Taken out of service in June 2019 due to major boiler work. Awaiting overhaul.
504340734-6-04'-8½"BR (GWR) Tyseley Locomotive Works, Tyseley, ENGprivate operationalGWR Swindon Works, 1936Named Earl of Mount Edgcumbe. Previously named Banbury Castle. Taken out of service in 2018. Returned to operation on February 24, 2023. Currently certified for mainline operations.
688068004-6-04'-8½"GWR Tyseley Locomotive Works, Tyseley, ENGoperationalGWR Swindon Works, 04/2024Named Betton Grange. Construction completed on April 12, 2024. Third newly-built steam locomotive in the UK. Built using parts from a GWR Hall class.
847 (30847)S154-6-04'-8½"Southern (BR) Bluebell Railway, Uckfield, ENGoperationalSR Eastleigh Works, 1936
730825MT (Standard)4-6-04'-8½"BR Bluebell Railway, Uckfield, ENGoperationalBR Derby Works, 06/1955Named Camelot. Restored to operation in 1995. Owned by the 73082 Camelot Locomotive Society. Previously overhauled in 2015. Currently certified for mainline operations.
400340004-6-04'-8½"GWR National Railway Museum, York, ENGdisplayGWR Swindon Works, 1907Named Lode Star. Only surviving GWR Star class locomotive.
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