BACHMANN 32-137B GWR 4575 PRAIRIE TANK 4584 BR BLACK (EARLY EMBLEM)

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4575 Class is a 2-6-2T Small Prairie type based on the 4500 Class.  It differed from the 4500 Class with an increased water capacity of 1300 gallons housed in larger tanks, with a sloping top to the front end.  The weight was thereby increased to 61 tons.  100 were built at Swindon Works, numbered 4575-4599 and 5500-5574.  These were the final batch of the 4500 Class.

Designed for branch line operation, these charming little engines were an everyday feature of the West Country scene.  The last 4 locomotives of the class were withdrawn  in December 1964, but 11 have survived into preservation.