GWR 4-6-0 4000 Star, 4073 Castle

GWR 4-6-0 4000 'Star' class & GWR 4-6-0 4073 'Castle' class. GWR 4-6-0 4000 Star Available: 1906-1948 (GWR) / 1948 - 1966 (BR) Top Speed: 80mph (129kph) Power: 1100kW Tractive Effort: 112kN Weight: 116t Lifespan: 30 years Cost & Maintenance: Set by game. GWR 4-6-0 4000 Castle Available: 1923-1948 (GWR) / 1948 - 1966 (BR) Top Speed: 95mph (153kph) (GWR) / 100mph (161kph) (BR) Power: 1750kW Tractive Effort: 141kN Weight: 122t Lifespan: 30 years Cost & Maintenance: Set by game. GWR 4-6-0 4000 'Star' class. Designed for heavy express passenger trains, 73 were built between 1906 and 1923. Following various experiements with 3 French engines, the design incorporated some of the best technology from the French designs. The four cyclinder, 4-6-0 design was so sucessful it became the basis for all subsequent GWR heavy passenger engines and the pacific (4-6-2) design, popular with other railways, was never embraced by the GWR, with only one prototype ever being built. The last Star was withdrawn in 1957 and 4003 'Lode Star' has been preserved, after covering more than 2 million miles. GWR 4-6-0 4000 'Star' class, BR livery. 22 of the 73 Stars were still in service when the railways were nationalised in 1948. The last Star was withdrawn in 1957 and 4003 'Lode Star' has been preserved, after covering more than 2 million miles. GWR 4-6-0 4073 'Castle' class. Designed to succeed the Star Class for increasingly heavy express passenger trains. The Castles were an upgrade to the highly successful Star design, with a larger boiler on an extended frame, allowing for a larger cab with side windows. When launched they were publicised as being Britain's most powerful passenger engine - even more so than the LNER A1 Flying Scotsman - and subsequent exchange trials proved the point (and that it had better fuel efficiency). As the big four British railway companies competed for speed in the 1930s, Castles hauled the GWR's 'Cheltenham Flyer', which was for a time the fastest train service in