Talk:GWR 5600 Class
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There seems to be some disagreement about the weight of the 5600/6600 classes. The figures I have put in ==Dimensions== come from the Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives. 82.21.65.109 08:48, 25 March 2007 (UTC) Possibly, 62 tons is the weight without fuel and water and 68/69 tons is the weight with full tanks. 82.21.65.109 08:53, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Teething Troubles
There is a rather partisan description of how this design came about, and particularly of early problems with hot boxes resulting from Swindon tolerances being too tight for twisty South Wales coalfield lines, under the heading "Collett's Folly" in:
http://www.nlsme.co.uk/Newsletters/NLSME-March-2003.pdf http://www.nlsme.co.uk/Newsletters/NLSME-April-2003.pdf http://www.nlsme.co.uk/Newsletters/NLSME-May-2003.pdf
