GWR 6000 Class - List of King Class Locomotives

List of King Class Locomotives

No. Name Date built Date Double Chimney Date withdrawn First shed Last shed Notes
6000 King George V 01927-06-01June 1927 01956-12-01December 1956 01962-12-01December 1962 Old Oak Common Old Oak Common Shipped to America August 1927 to join in Baltimore & Ohio Centenary celebrations. Presented with bell and cabside medallions. Alfloc water treatment fitted 1954. 1,910,424 miles (3,074,529 km) recorded on withdrawal. Restored by Bulmer's Railway Centre, Hereford. Preserved, National Railway Museum, York
6001 King Edward VII 01927-07-01July 1927 01956-02-01February 1956 01962-09-01September 1962 Old Oak Common Wolverhampton, Stafford Road Scrapped at Cox & Danks, Oldbury
6002 King William IV 01927-07-01July 1927 01956-03-01March 1956 01962-09-01September 1962 Plymouth Laira Wolverhampton, Stafford Road 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped at Cox & Danks, Oldbury
6003 King George IV 01927-07-01July 1927 01958-07-01July 1958 01962-06-01June 1962 Old Oak Common Cardiff Canton Involved with incident at Midgham August 1927 when bogie derailed producing redesign of bogie springing on the whole of 'King' class. Scrapped by Swindon Works
6004 King George III 01927-07-01July 1927 01958-07-01July 1958 01962-06-01June 1962 Plymouth Laira Old Oak Common Scrapped by Swindon Works.
6005 King George II 01927-07-01July 1927 01956-07-01July 1956 01962-11-01November 1962 Old Oak Common Old Oak Common 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped at Cashmore's, Great Bridge.
6006 King George I 01928-02-01February 1928 01956-06-01June 1956 01962-02-01February 1962 Plymouth Laira Wolverhampton, Stafford Road 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped by Swindon Works.
6007 King William III 01928-03-01March 1928 01956-09-01September 1956 01962-09-01September 1962 Old Oak Common Wolverhampton, Stafford Road Severely damaged in Shrivenham collision 15 January 1936 and condemned 5 March 1936. Replacement 6007 King William III built March 1936 using some parts of the original engine. 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped at Cox & Danks, Oldbury
6008 King James II 01928-03-01March 1928 01958-12-01December 1958 01962-06-01June 1962 Plymouth Laira Wolverhampton, Stafford Road 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped by Swindon Works.
6009 King Charles II 01928-03-01March 1928 01956-05-01May 1956 01962-09-01September 1962 Old Oak Common Old Oak Common 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped at Cashmore's, Newport.
6010 King Charles I 01928-04-01April 1928 01956-03-01March 1956 01962-06-01June 1962 Plymouth Laira Cardiff Canton Scrapped by Swindon Works.
6011 King James I 01928-04-01April 1928 01956-03-01March 1956 01962-12-01December 1962 Old Oak Common Old Oak Common 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. 1,718,295 miles (2,765,328 km) recorded on withdrawal. Scrapped by Swindon Works.
6012 King Edward VI 01928-04-01April 1928 01958-02-01February 1958 01962-09-01September 1962 Newton Abbot Wolverhampton, Stafford Road 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped at Cox & Danks, Oldbury
6013 King Henry VIII 01928-05-01May 1928 01956-06-01June 1956 01962-06-01June 1962 Old Oak Common Wolverhampton, Stafford Road 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped by Swindon Works
6014 King Henry VII 01928-05-01May 1928 01957-09-01September 1957 01962-09-01September 1962 Newton Abbot Wolverhampton, Stafford Road Fitted with streamlining from March 1935, but all removed by January 1943 except for 'v'-shaped cab. 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. 1,830,386 miles (2,945,721 km) on withdrawal. Scrapped at Cox & Danks, Oldbury
6015 King Richard III 01928-06-01June 1928 01955-09-01September 1955 01962-09-01September 1962 Old Oak Common Wolverhampton, Stafford Road 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped at Cox & Danks, Oldbury.
6016 King Edward V 01928-06-01June 1928 01958-01-01January 1958 01962-09-01September 1962 Plymouth Laira Wolverhampton, Stafford Road 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped at Cox & Danks, Oldbury
6017 King Edward IV 01928-06-01June 1928 01955-12-01December 1955 01962-07-01July 1962 Old Oak Common Wolverhampton, Stafford Road 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped at Cox & Danks, Oldbury
6018 King Henry VI 01928-06-01June 1928 01958-03-01March 1958 01962-12-01December 1962 Plymouth Laira Cardiff Canton Re-instated to work last King journey under BR from Birmingham via Southall to Swindon. Scrapped by Swindon Works
6019 King Henry V 01928-07-01July 1928 01957-04-01April 1957 01962-09-01September 1962 Wolverhampton, Stafford Road Wolverhampton, Stafford Road Scrapped at Cashmore's, Newport.
6020 King Henry IV 01930-05-01May 1930 01956-02-01February 1956 01962-07-01July 1962 Plymouth Laira Wolverhampton, Stafford Road 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped at Cox & Danks, Oldbury.
6021 King Richard II 01930-06-01June 1930 01957-03-01March 1957 01962-09-01September 1962 Old Oak Common Old Oak Common Scrapped at Cashmore's, Newport.
6022 King Edward III 01930-06-01June 1930 01956-05-01May 1956 01962-09-01September 1962 Plymouth Laira Wolverhampton, Stafford Road 'Alfloc' water treatment fitted 1954. Scrapped at Cox & Danks, Oldbury.
6023 King Edward II 01930-06-01June 1930 01957-06-01June 1957 01962-06-01June 1962 Newton Abbot Old Oak Common Acquired by Woodham's, Barry in December 1962. One pair of driving wheels deliberately cut to enable shunting within the scrap yard. Sold to Brunel Trust, Bristol Temple Meads and left as the 159th departure from Barry December 1984. After protracted preservation (with new driving wheels having been cast; the only steam locomotive in preservation to have received such treatment), the locomotive was restored and entered traffic with an official launch ceremony at Didcot on 2 April 2011.
6024 King Edward I 01930-06-01June 1930 01957-03-01March 1957 01962-06-01June 1962 Plymouth Laira Cardiff Canton Acquired by Woodham's, Barry in December 1962. Sold to Quainton Road, Bucks and left as the 36th departure from Barry March 1973. Preserved, owned and operated by the 6024 Preservation Society.
6025 King Henry III 01930-07-01July 1930 01957-03-01March 1957 01962-12-01December 1962 Old Oak Common Old Oak Common Scrapped by Swindon Works.
6026 King John 01930-07-01July 1930 01958-03-01March 1958 01962-09-01September 1962 Old Oak Common Old Oak Common Scrapped by Swindon Works.
6027 King Richard I 01930-07-01July 1930 01956-08-01August 1956 01962-09-01September 1962 Old Oak Common Wolverhampton, Stafford Road Scrapped at Cox & Danks, Oldbury.
6028 King George VI 01930-07-01July 1930 01957-01-01January 1957 01962-11-01November 1962 Old Oak Common Cardiff Canton Originally built as King Henry II, renamed January 1937. 1,663,271 miles (2,676,775 km) at withdrawal. Scrapped at Bird's, Newport. Involved in Norton Fitzwarren rail crash (1940); severely damaged but repaired.
6029 King Edward VIII 01930-08-01August 1930 01957-12-01December 1957 01962-07-01July 1962 Old Oak Common Old Oak Common Originally built as King Stephen, renamed May 1936. Scrapped at Cashmore's, Newport

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