GWR 4000 Class

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GWR 4000 Class

Summary

GWR 4000 Class is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GWR 4000 Class is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • GWR 4000 Class is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • GWR 4000 Class's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[5].
  • GWR 4000 Class is a type of tender locomotive[6].
  • GWR 4000 Class's designed by is recorded as George Jackson Churchward[7].
  • GWR 4000 Class's Commons category is recorded as GWR 4000 Class[8].
  • GWR 4000 Class's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • GWR 4000 Class's service entry is recorded as April 1906[10].
  • GWR 4000 Class's service retirement is recorded as October 1957[11].
  • GWR 4000 Class's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[12].
  • GWR 4000 Class's total produced is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+73'}[13].
  • GWR 4000 Class's number of cylinders is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4'}[14].
  • GWR 4000 Class's replaced by is recorded as GWR 4073 Class[15].
  • GWR 4000 Class's stroke is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q218593', 'amount': '+26'}[16].
  • GWR 4000 Class's serial number is recorded as 2168, 2229–2238, 2300–2309, 2365–2374, 2380–2389, 2536–2540, 2572–2586, 2915–2926[17].
  • GWR 4000 Class's fleet or registration number is recorded as 4000–4072[18].
  • GWR 4000 Class's wheel arrangement is recorded as 4-6-0[19].
  • GWR 4000 Class's order number is recorded as 161, 168, 173, 178, 180, 195, 199, 217[20].

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Geography

Country listings include United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3], a sovereign state[21], in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[22], founded in 1801[23] and United Kingdom[4], a sovereign state[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1927[26].

Designation and Status

GWR 4000 Class's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[5].

Why It Matters

GWR 4000 Class ranks in the top 6% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 4d ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
    Stroke {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q218593', 'amount':
    Track gauge standard-gauge railway
    Manufacturer Swindon Works
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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