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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.
From April 2012 the locomotive is currently undergoing a 10 yearly heavy general overhaul at the West Somerset Railway's workshops at Minehead, Somerset. 6024 undertook a steam test in late 2022 and left the West Somerset Railway by road for Crewe in February 2023 for the completion of its overhaul. As of February 2024, 6024 is still undergoing ...
The Rail Motor Vehicles (etc.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway. Vol. Part 11. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. pp. L4 – L11. ISBN 0-901115-38-X. Davies, F.K. (May 1974). A Chronological and Statistical Survey. The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway. Vol. Part 12. RCTS. pp. M120, M124 – M125, M127 – M128.
The 85 broad gauge locomotives added to the Great Western Railway fleet on 1 February 1876 included not just the South Devon Railway locomotives but also the 19 owned by the Cornwall Railway and 8 from the West Cornwall Railway, which had all operated in a common pool since 1866. They were numbered in the 2096 – 2180 series but, generally ...
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class or King Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed for express passenger work and introduced in 1927. They were the largest locomotives built by the GWR, apart from the unique Pacific (The Great Bear).
Sold again in January 2019 to the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway. It was sent to the East Somerset Railway in January 2020. Returned to steam in 2023: 4115 Oct 1936 Jun 1965 28 Years, 8 months Great Western Society: Didcot Railway Centre: Donor locomotive, frames scrapped in 2016. [9] Built October 1936, withdrawn from service in June 1965.