When was 1st batch of GWR 45xx (4575 type) built

robin · Post by **robin** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:25 pm

Hi folks,

Does anyone know when the first batch of GWR 4575 in the 45xx/55xx series were first built? I know the batches of 45xx/55xx range from 1906 - 1929 but somewhere in between they switched from straight top tanks to the familiar larger capacity slopping tanks from loco 4575 onwards.

chalkster · Post by **chalkster** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 6:36 pm

Robin,

According to my ABC book they were introduced in 1927.

chalkster

robin · Post by **robin** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 2:24 pm

chalkster wrote:Robin,

According to my ABC book they were introduced in 1927.

chalkster

Ta very much. Also I just had a look on the http://www.greatwestern.org.uk site and it has a nifty excel spreadsheet you can download with all the GWR locos and batch dates for production. It confirms what you said too.

davidaward · Post by **davidaward** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 2:59 pm

Does this mean Robin has a 4575 lined up then?????????

If so I can't wait to run it on the Cambrian