0-6-0PT Class 57xx/ 67xx/ 8750 GWR Profile and Models
4612 at the Mid Hants Railway in April 2021. ©Hugh Llewelyn
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The GWR 5700 Class, or 57xx class, was a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive, built by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and British Railways (BR) between 1929 and 1950. With 863 built, they were the most prolific class of the GWR, and one of the most numerous classes of British steam locomotive. Although officially designated by GWR as "light goods and shunting engines", they were also used for passenger working on branch, suburban, and shorter mainline journeys. They were distributed across most of the GWR network and, after nationalisation of the railways in 1948, across the British Railways Western Region, and also other regions. The 5700s were not as glamorous as the GWR Castles and Kings, but became just as much of an icon of the GWR. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
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Builder |
GWR Swindon Works Armstrong Whitworth W.G. Bagnall Beyer, Peacock & Co. Kerr Stuart North British Locomotive Co. Yorkshire Engine Co. |
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Build Dates |
1929 to 1950 |
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Total Built |
863 |
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Tractive Effort |
22,515 lbf |
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Wheel Configuration |
0-6-0PT |
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Operated By |
Great Western Railway British Railways National Coal Board London Transport Stephenson Clarke Ltd. |
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Main Duties |
Mixed Traffic |
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In Service Until |
1971 |
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Surviving Examples |
16 |
GWR green
GWR black
London Transport
NCB - National Coal Board
BR plain black
BR green with early emblem
BR black with early emblem
BR black with late crest
Private Owner
Freelance
Uncategorised
(Fictitious) 
BR black with British Railways lettering
BR green with late crest
Products awaiting categorisation
| Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Jamieson - Eames kits |
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Requires assembly | Not set |
JPannier View |
0-6-0 57XX Pannier Steam Locomotive GWR/BR Kit (Wheels not included) | Awaiting Categorisation |
| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Keyser (K's) |
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Requires assembly | Not set |
L17 View |
GWR 57xx 0-6-0PT Loco Kit | GWR green |
| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Samhongsa Co. Ltd. |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
RTR103 View |
Class 57XX 0-6-0PT (unpainted brass) - limited edition of 300 | Awaiting Categorisation |
| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Wills Kits |
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Requires assembly | Not set |
F130 View |
GWR 1854 Pannier Kit | Unpainted |
| O Gauge (1:43 Scale) | ACE Trains |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | DCC incompatible |
E21C View |
Class 57xx 5701 0-6-0PT in GWR gloss green | Awaiting Categorisation |
| O Gauge (1:43 Scale) | RPM Models |
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RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
57XX-RPM View |
GWR/BR Class 57xx 0-6-0 pannier tank | Awaiting Categorisation |
| O Gauge (1:43 Scale) | Vulcan Engineering kits |
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Requires assembly | Not set |
VLK74 View |
GWR Class 5700 0-6-0T Kit | Awaiting Categorisation |
| TT gauge (1:120 scale) | GEM |
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Requires assembly | Not set |
LG1 View |
Class 57xx 0-6-0PT kit | Awaiting Categorisation |