GWR 1400 Class

The GWR 1400 Class is a class of 0-4-2T tank engine steam locomotives designed by the Great Western Railway and built by Swindon Works for branch line passenger work. 
It was originally classified as the 4800 Class when they were first introduced in August 1932, In 1946 the class were rebranded as the 1400 class, as the GWR converted twelve of its 2800 Class of Consolidations to burn oil, reassigning the 4800 class to that series of experimental locomotives. 
In later British Rail days, some of the class were painted in fully lined out passenger green livery. 
==Overview==
Train brake: Vacuum brake
Train heating: Steam brake
Builders: Great Western Railway, Swindon Works
* 4800-4809 (1400-1409) Lot No. 279 - 1932
* 4810-4829 (1409-1429) Lot No. 279 - 1933
* 4830-4839 (1430-1439) Lot No. 288 - 1934
* 4840-4859 (1440-1459) Lot No. 288 - 1935
* 4860-4874 (1460-1474) Lot No. 287 - 1936
==Withdrawal==
Withdrawals commenced in the mid-1950s. Line closures and the increase use of diesel multiple units quickly took their toll.
The first withdrawals of the class were made in February 1956 with Nos. 1404, 1425 and 1460. The last two locomotives to be withdrawn were Nos. 1442 and 1450 in May 1965. 
== Preservation ==
Four members of the class have survived into preservation.
* No. 1420 is currently undergoing an overhaul at the South Devon Railway.
* No. 1442 is on static display at the Tiverton Museum of Mid Devon Life.
* No. 1450 is currently located at the Severn Valley Railway.
* No. 1466 is currently undergoing an overhaul at the Didcot Railway Centre.
== In fiction ==
* Nos. 1401, 1456, and 1462 of the class were used in the comedy film, "The Titfield Thunderbolt". Stock footage from the movie featuring No. 1401 was reused in the 1966 Hammer horror film "The Reptile".
*No. 1450 appeared in The Goodies episode, "Daylight Robbery of the Orient Express".
*Oliver, a character from "The Railway Series" books and its television adaptation "Thomas & Friends", is a member of this class.
*No. 1466 "sherlock holmes a games of shadows" movie 2011 germany trains. Didcot Railway Centre.train yard.
== Gallery ==
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