GWR King class in close-up

Todays post, 21 November 2022, describes a 600-piece jigsaw from Sovereign publications showing a locomotive from the most powerful class of 4-6-0 locomotives designed in the UK. The Great Western Railway Chief Mechanical Engineer Charles Collett designed the class of 30 locos which ran from 1927 until withdrawal in 1962. Three are preserved; No's 6000, 6023 and 6024.

The doyen of the class is No.6000 King George V shown in the Bill Sharman photograph in splendid close-up. The title of the jigsaw is G.W.R 'King' Class 4-6-0 No.6000 King George V. Shortly after the locomotive was built it was sent to the USA in 1927 to join the celebrations for the Centenary of The Baltimore and Ohio Railway. Commemorating the visit, the Americans attached a plaque and bell to No.6000, the latter to the front buffer beam, clearly seen in the photograph.The Welsh Marches is a Heritage, 'upmarket passenger' train owned by 'Saphos Trains'. For information on Saphos Trains go to saphostrains.com