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Churchward GWR Star 4000 class 4-6-0

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    The Great Western Railway 4000 or Star were a class of 4-cylinder 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler passenger steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward for the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1906. The prototype was built as a 4-4-2 Atlantic (but converted to 4-6-0 during 1909). They proved to be a successful design which handled the heaviest long distance express trains and established the design principles for GWR 4-cylinder classes over the next twenty-five years.
    During initial trials the prototype proved to be largely successful although Charles Rous-Marten commented that 'there were indications that with heavier loads, and less favourable weather, greater adhesion would be needed.'[4] The production series were therefore all built with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement.They also had inside walschaerts valve gear rather than the scissors gear.[5] Seven series of what would later be known as 'Star Class' locomotives built between 1907 and 1923 each of which contained detailed differences from the others
    Star series

    The first series of ten locomotives were built at Swindon in 1907 (Lot 168) numbered 4001-4010 and named after well-known Stars, perpetuating the names of the earlier broad gauge GWR Star Class of 1838.[5] All except for No. 4010 Western Star were built without superheaters. No. 4010 received a 'Swindon No. 1' superheater and the remainder received superheated boilers between August 1909 and October 1912. No. 4009 Shooting Star was rebuilt as a member of the Castle Class in April 1925. The surviving members of the series were withdrawn 1932-1951, although No. 4003 Lode Star was preserved.

    4002 Evening Star Exeter 1910


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    4003 Lode Star

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    4006 Red Star Dawlish 1908





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    4007 Rising Star


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    4008 Royal Star



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    4007 Swallowfield Park (renamed from Rising Star 1937)

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    The Great Western Railway 4000 or Star were a class of 4-cylinder 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler passenger steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward for the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1906. The prototype was built as a 4-4-2 Atlantic (but converted to 4-6-0 during 1909). They proved to be a successful design which handled the heaviest long distance express trains and established the design principles for GWR 4-cylinder classes over the next twenty-five years.
    During initial trials the prototype proved to be largely successful although Charles Rous-Marten commented that 'there were indications that with heavier loads, and less favourable weather, greater adhesion would be needed.'[4] The production series were therefore all built with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement.They also had inside walschaerts valve gear rather than the scissors gear. Seven series of what would later be known as 'Star Class' locomotives built between 1907 and 1923 each of which contained detailed differences from the others



    A second series of ten similar locomotives appeared in 1908 (Swindon Lot 173), with improved bogies, numbered 4011–20 and named after historical knights. Nos. 4011 was built with a Swindon No. 1 superheater, the remainder were fitted with the standard No.3 superheater between 1909 and 1911. They were withdrawn between 1932 and 1951.


    4012 Knight of the Thistle Dawlish


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    4011 Knight of the Garter


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    ex works 4014 Knight of the Bath

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    4017 Knight of Liege



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    Churchward Star class

    A third series of ten further locomotives appeared during 1909 (Swindon Lot 178), numbered 4021-30 and named after British Kings. The framing for these had curved ends under the cab and over the cylinders. In June 1909, No. 4021 King Edward was built with a Swindon No. 3 superheater but the remainder had saturated steam boilers until 1910-13.[6] The class were all renamed during 1927 to allow for their names to be used on the new King Class. Instead, they were given names of a country followed by the word 'Monarch' (e.g. The Norwegian Monarch). However, several of the names relating to enemy countries were removed during the Second World War (1940-1). They were all withdrawn between 1934 and 1952.


    4022 King William passing Twyford signal box

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    now renamed 4022 Belgium Monarch Swindon shed

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    4023 King George



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    4023 now carrying no name



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    4029 Spanish Monarch Exeter 1933



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    4026 (ex King Richard) Bristol Temple Meads 1st June 1948 (note the tender branding) Churchward Star class



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    4030 Swedish Monarch




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    The Great Western Railway 4000 or Star were a class of 4-cylinder 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler passenger steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward for the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1906. The prototype was built as a 4-4-2 Atlantic (but converted to 4-6-0 during 1909). They proved to be a successful design which handled the heaviest long distance express trains and established the design principles for GWR 4-cylinder classes over the next twenty-five years.
    During initial trials the prototype proved to be largely successful although Charles Rous-Marten commented that 'there were indications that with heavier loads, and less favourable weather, greater adhesion would be needed.'[4] The production series were therefore all built with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement.They also had inside walschaerts valve gear rather than the scissors gear. Seven series of what would later be known as 'Star Class' locomotives built between 1907 and 1923 each of which contained detailed differences from the others

    Queen series 4031-4040

    A fourth series of ten further locomotives appeared during 1910 and 1911 (Swindon Lot 180). They were numbered 4031-40 and named after British Queens. This series (and subsequent members of the class) were all built with a Swindon No. 3 superheater.[6] This series was fitted with new style 3,500 imp gal (16,000 l; 4,200 US gal) tenders. Two examples (No. 4032 Queen Alexandara and No. 4037 Queen Philippa) were rebuilt as Castle class locomotives in 1926. The remainder were withdrawn by British Railways between 1950 and 1952



    4033 Queen Victoria 2 photos





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    4032 Queen Alexandria latter rebuilt as a Castle class loco

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    4034 Queen Adelaide Old Oak Common August 1931

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    4034 Queen Adelaide


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    4038 Queen Berengaria Paddington at night

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    4038 Queen Berengaria Slough

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    Prince series 4041-4045




    Five further locomotives appeared in 1913 (Swindon Lot 195). These were numbered 4041–5 and named after the sons of King George V. No. 4041 was built with enlarged 15 in × 26 in (381 mm × 660 mm) diameter cylinders giving a tractive effort of 27,800 lbf (123.66 kN). Once this was proved to be beneficial, this size gradually became the standard for the class, as they visited the works for their periodic overhaul. The boilers were given top-feed apparatus which also later became standard for the whole class. The locomotives were all withdrawn by British Railways between 1950 and 1953





    4041 Prince of Wales Newton Abbott 29th July 1950



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    4041 Prince of Wales minus nameplates and tender unknown location







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    4043 Prince Henry Birmingham Snow Hill date unknown





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    Princess Series

    The GWR experienced a substantial growth in long distance passenger traffic immediately before the First World War requiring a further series of fifteen locomotives during the first six months of 1914 (Swindon Lot 199).These were numbered 4046–60 and named after British princesses. They were all built with 15 in (381 mm) diameter cylinders and had improved boilers compared to the previous batch. They also introduced an improved four-cone vacuum ejector made necessary to improve braking on the increasingly long passenger trains. The locomotives were all withdrawn by British Railways between 1950 and 1957


    4046 Princess Mary

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    4047 Princess Louise

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    4049 Princess Maude

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    4052 Princes Beatrice

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    4053 Princess Alexandra

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    4054 Princess Charlotte

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    4057 Princess Margaret

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    4059 Princess Patricia

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    4060 Princes Eugenie

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    Abbey series

    A final batch of further locomotives appeared in 1922-1923 (Swindon Lot 217). These were numbered 4061–72 and were named after famous Abbeys in the GWR territory. They were built with improved crank axles. In 1937 Nos. 4063-4072 were all rebuilt as Castle Class locomotives, being renumbered 5083-5092 but retaining their original names. The remaining two locomotives were withdrawn by British Railways in 1956 and 1957

    4061 Glastonbury Abbey Swindon works

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    4061 Glastonbury Abbey Whitchurch c1956


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    4062 Malmesbury Abbey


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    4062 Malmesbury Abbey Swindon 26th August 1953

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    4063 Bath Abbey Dawlish 29th August 1935

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    4065 Evesham Abbey Twyford


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    4070 Neath Abbey


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    4072 Tresco Abbey

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