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[[File:GWR 6106 Didcot Railway Centre 20th February 2023.jpg|left|thumb|6106 at Didcot in 2023.]] |
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One locomotive, 6106, has survived into preservation, and is at [[Didcot Railway Centre]], though currently non-operational.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/locos/6106/6106.html| title=6106 - 61xx Class| website=Didcot Railway Centre| access-date=2008-11-02}}</ref> |
One locomotive, 6106, has survived into preservation, and is at [[Didcot Railway Centre]], though currently non-operational.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/locos/6106/6106.html| title=6106 - 61xx Class| website=Didcot Railway Centre| access-date=2008-11-02}}</ref> |
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==Model railways== |
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The erstwhile [[Kitmaster]] company produced an unpowered polystyrene injection moulded model kit for [[OO gauge]]. In late 1962, the Kitmaster brand was sold by its parent company (Rosebud Dolls) to [[Airfix]], who transferred the moulding tools to their own factory; they re-introduced some of the former Kitmaster range, including this model. The tools were subsequently sold again to [[Dapol]] who have also produced this model.<ref>{{cite book |last=Knight |first=Stephen |title=Let's Stick Together: An Appreciation of Kitmaster and Airfix Railway Kits |year=1999 |publisher=Irwell Press |location=Clopthill |isbn=1-871608-90-2 }}</ref>{{page needed|date=November 2020}} [[Mainline Railways]] had OO gauge Class 6100 models in their catalogue in 1983, with models in GWR green and BR lined green.<ref name="Railmar83p36">{{cite magazine|title=Mainline's big plans for 1983|pages=36–7|magazine=[[RAIL (magazine)|Rail Enthusiast]]|publisher=EMAP National Publications|date=March 1983|issn=0262-561X|oclc=49957965}}</ref> [[Dapol]] announced in 2017 that it was producing a completely new OO gauge model of the class.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.dapol.co.uk/Proud-to-announce-the-launch-of-the-all-new-OO-Gauge-GWR-Large-Prairie-2-6-2-Locomotive| title=Proud to announce the launch of the all new OO Gauge GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2 Locomotive| website=Dapol| date=December 2017}}</ref> [[Hornby Railways]] is also retooling their OO gauge model of this class.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/gwr-class-61xx-large-prairie-2-6-2t-6110-era-3.html| title=GWR, Class 61xx 'Large Prairie', 2-6-2T, 6110 - Era 3| website=Hornby}}</ref> |
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For some time [[Graham Farish]] have produced a [[British N gauge]] model, it is dated compared with more modern models and its driving wheels are scale for the 3100 class, i.e. 5 feet 3 inches, but is still a reasonable representation which forms a good base to add detail to.{{cn|date=May 2015}} |
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[[Tri-ang Railways|Triang]] also produced a powered model of 6157 in [[TT scale]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Triang TT Locomotives| url=http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/TT/prarie.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608063217/http://www.tri-ang.co.uk/TT/prarie.htm| archive-date=8 June 2009}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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The GWR 6100 Class is a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotives.
History
The class was designed by Charles Collett and introduced in 1931, and were a straightforward development of the earlier 5101 class (and for that matter the 1905 3100/5100 class). The main difference from their predecessors was an increased boiler pressure of 225 psi (1.55 MPa) with a consequent increase in tractive effort.[1]
There were seventy in the class, built in two batches in 1931–1933 and 1935. They were frequently referred to by trainspotters as 'Tanner One-ers' – being a reference to their '61xx' numbering sequence using colloquial terms for a sixpence and a penny.
The class was specifically built for commuter services in the London area where they replaced the ageing 2221 class on these services. They lasted to the end of steam on the Western Region of British Railways in 1965, never straying far from their home turf. Typical duties were Paddington to Aylesbury via High Wycombe, and from the same terminus to Oxford, Windsor, Reading and Basingstoke. They were mainly shedded at Old Oak Common, Southall, Slough, Reading and Aylesbury throughout their lives. In the early 1960s, the advent of the first generation diesel multiple units made them semi-redundant though generally far from worn out. Their last few years saw them on more menial duties, as in the adjacent photograph, until scrapping.[1]
| Year | Quantity | Lot No. | Locomotive numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 30 | 269 | 6100–6129 | |
| 1932–33 | 30 | 278 | 6130–6159 | |
| 1935 | 10 | 291 | 6160–6169 |
Preservation
One locomotive, 6106, has survived into preservation, and is at Didcot Railway Centre, though currently non-operational.[3]
See also
- GWR 3100/5100 Class (1906)
- GWR 3150 Class
- GWR 5101 Class
- GWR 3100 Class (1938)
- GWR 8100 Class
- List of GWR standard classes with two outside cylinders
References
- ^ a b le Fleming (1962), pp. J33–J34.
- ^ Allcock et al. (1968), pp. 36–37.
- ^ "6106 - 61xx Class". Didcot Railway Centre. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- Allcock, N. J.; Davies, F. K.; le Fleming, H. M.; Maskelyne, J. N.; Reed, P. J. T.; Tabor, F. J. (1968) [1951]. White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part one: Preliminary Survey. Kenilworth: RCTS.
- le Fleming, H.M. (February 1962). White, D.E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part nine: Standard Two-Cylinder Classes. RCTS.
- Whitehurst, Brian (1973). Great Western Engines, Names, Numbers, Types and Classes (1940 to Preservation). Oxford, UK: Oxford Publishing Company. pp. 56, 102, 136. ISBN 978-0-9028-8821-0. OCLC 815661.
External links
- Class 6100 Details at Rail UK