GWR 6000 Class

The Great Western Railway 6000 Class or King class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive designed for express passenger work and introduced in 1927. They were the largest locomotives built by the GWR, apart from the unique Pacific.
== Stats ==
Build Date: 1927–1928 (20), 1930 (10), 1936 (1)
Locale: Western Region of British Railways
Number in Class: 30
Total Produced: 31
Builders: Great Western Railway, Swindon Works
Survivors: 3 (GWR No. 6000 "King George V, GWR No. 6023 "King Edward II, and GWR No. 6024 "King Edward I")
==Stock list==
Image	No. 	Name 	Build date	Notes
 	6000	King George V 	 	On static display at the Museum of the Great Western Railway, also known as Swindon Steam Railway Museum.
 	6011	King James I 	 	
 	6012	King Edward VI 	 	
 	6013	King Henry VIII 	 	
 	6014	King Henry VII 	 	
 	6021	King Richard II 	 	
 	6023	King Edward II 	 	
 	6024	King Edward I 	 	
 	6025	King Henry III 	 	
 	6027	King Richard I 	1930 	
 	6029	King Edward VIII	 	Originally named King Stephen, renamed May 1936.
==Preservation ==
Three members of the class have survived into preservatio
*6000 King George V is on static display at the Museum of the Great Western Railway, also known as Swindon Steam Railway Museum.
*6023 King Edward II is currently undergoing an overhaul at the Didcot Railway Centre.
*6024 King Edward I is currently undergoing an overhaul at the West Somerset Railway.
==Gallery==
File:Kings under construction at Swindon (CJ Allen, Steel Highway, 1928).jpg
File:GWR King, Castle and Star classes (CJ Allen, Steel Highway, 1928).jpg
File:6023 King Edward II train at scrapyard.jpg|GWR 6000 Class 6023 King Edward II at Woodham Brothers in 1982
File:6024 King Edward I-14.jpg
Category:Great Western Railway locomotives
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:Locomotives
Category:Swindon Works locomotives
Category:Built in 1927
Category:4-6-0 locomotives
Category:4-6-0 steam locomotives
Category:Tender locomotives
Category:Six-coupled locomotives
Category:Standard gauge locomotives
Category:4 foot 8 1⁄2 inch gauge
Category:United Kingdom
Category:Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
Category:Passenger locomotives
Category:Built in 1928
Category:Built in 1936
Category:Built in 1930