Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Locomotive KING GEORGE V, glass negative

View of G.W.R. 4-6-0 locomotive number '6000' KING GEORGE V with caption top right reading '"KING GEORGE V" / (BRITAIN'S MOST POWERFUL PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVE). / DESIGNED AND BUILT AT SWINDON BY MR C.B. COLLETT, / CHIEF MECHANICAL ENGINEER, GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY'.

The KING GEORGE V was Britain's most powerful passenger locomotive at the time it was built. Designed and built by C.B. Collett at Swindon.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

1998.182/1

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: Great Western Railway
Association Type: Railway company
Date: unknown date

Creation/Production

Role: Photographer
Period: 20th century, early

Acquisition

old stock, 6/7/1998

Measurements

Length (mm): 82
Width (mm): 108

Material

Glass

Categories

Rail Transport King George V unknown date

Classification

wheeled transportation transportation steam powered (wheeled)
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