GWR 6000 Class 6000 King George V

Specifications
Specifications
Leading dia.	3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 6 in (1.981 m)
Minimum curve	8 chains (530 ft; 160 m) normal,; 7 chains (460 ft; 140 m) slow
Length:;
• Over beams	68 ft 2 in (20.78 m)
Width	8 ft 11+1⁄2 in (2.73 m)
Height	13 ft 4+3⁄4 in (4.08 m)
Axle load	22 long tons 10 cwt (50,400 lb or 22.9 t) full
Adhesive weight	67 long tons 10 cwt (151,200 lb or 68.6 t) full
Loco weight	89 long tons 0 cwt (199,400 lb or 90.4 t) full
Tender weight	46 long tons 14 cwt (104,600 lb or 47.4 t) full
Total weight	135 long tons 14 cwt (304,000 lb or 137.9 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	6 long tons 0 cwt (13,400 lb or 6.1 t)
Water cap.	4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal)
Boiler:;
• Type	GWR Number 12
Boiler pressure	250 lbf/in2 (1.72 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	194 sq ft (18.0 m2)
• Tubes	2,008 sq ft (186.5 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	313 sq ft (29.1 m2)
Cylinders	Four, two inside, two outside
Cylinder size	16.25 in × 28 in (413 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear	Inside cylinders: Walschaerts; Outside cylinders: derived from inside cylinders via rocking levers
Valve type	Piston valves

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	C.B. Collett
Builder	GWR Swindon Works
Build date	June 1927
Website	Great Western Railway steam locomotive 'King George V' 4-6-0 King class, No 6000, 1927

*King George V*
King George V
	GWR No. 6000 King George V at STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	C.B. Collett
Builder	GWR Swindon Works
Build date	June 1927
Website	Great Western Railway steam locomotive 'King George V' 4-6-0 King class, No 6000, 1927
Leading dia.
Specifications
Leading dia.	3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 6 in (1.981 m)
Minimum curve	8 chains (530 ft; 160 m) normal,; 7 chains (460 ft; 140 m) slow
Length:;
• Over beams	68 ft 2 in (20.78 m)
Width	8 ft 11+1⁄2 in (2.73 m)
Height	13 ft 4+3⁄4 in (4.08 m)
Axle load	22 long tons 10 cwt (50,400 lb or 22.9 t) full
Adhesive weight	67 long tons 10 cwt (151,200 lb or 68.6 t) full
Loco weight	89 long tons 0 cwt (199,400 lb or 90.4 t) full
Tender weight	46 long tons 14 cwt (104,600 lb or 47.4 t) full
Total weight	135 long tons 14 cwt (304,000 lb or 137.9 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	6 long tons 0 cwt (13,400 lb or 6.1 t)
Water cap.	4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal)
Boiler:;
• Type	GWR Number 12
Boiler pressure	250 lbf/in2 (1.72 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	194 sq ft (18.0 m2)
• Tubes	2,008 sq ft (186.5 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	313 sq ft (29.1 m2)
Cylinders	Four, two inside, two outside
Cylinder size	16.25 in × 28 in (413 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear	Inside cylinders: Walschaerts; Outside cylinders: derived from inside cylinders via rocking levers
Valve type	Piston valves
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	39,700 lbf (176.6 kN) currently
Operators
Career
Operators	Great Western Railway/British Railways
Class	GWR 6000 Class
Power class	GWR: Special; BR: 8P
Number in class	1
Official name	King George V
Axle load class	GWR: Double Red
Locale	Western Region
Withdrawn	December 1962
Current owner	National Railway Museum

Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class King George V is a preserved British steam locomotive.