2P-000-284 N Gauge Collett Coach Choc & Crm Brake Composite Great West 6355 O Gauge B4 Spares leaving 30 D Class locomotives

leaving 30 D Class locomotives in operation

Many Y1’s and Y3’s were produced and continued to provide service until their phased withdrawal over the 1940’s and 1950’s

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These locomotives are now popular performers throughout much of the UK rail network

2P-000-284 N Gauge Collett Coach Choc & Crm Brake Composite Great <Crest> West 6355 O Gauge B4 Spares leaving 30 D Class locomotivesCharles Collett (1871 1952) succeeded G. J Churchward as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR in 1922. Collett has been accredited more with the implementation of the locomotives designed and planned by his predecessor than of his own original works. However, Collett made huge improvements on the manufacturing processes, design improvements and standardisation within the GWR. This can perhaps be best appreciated on his design of the coaches of the