GWR Pannier Tanks: 5400/6400/7400 GWR

It is finally time to see some of the GWR Panniers in game!
Over the next few weeks we will be covering all of the engines and liveries in the upcoming pack and today we are starting with the 54/64/7400's under the GWR.

First up is the 5400 as built in 1930. This version has none of the later additions (steps, top feed, etc) and carries the early Great Western lettering. It is auto-fitted and is fully compatible with the included BR autocoach (although it would only run in this livery with these versions in preservation as they were built from 1951) and also with the autocoach from the GWR Class 14XX Loco Add-On.

Next we have the 6400. These had smaller driving wheels than the 5400 (4' 7½" versus 5' 2") but followed the same design and were also auto-fitted. As with all purpose built auto-fitted engines they had a screw reverser to make notching up and down easier for the fireman riding in the engine cab as the driver in the autocoach would not need to coordinate reducing the regulator.
It is seen here in the 1934-42 Roundel livery.

The 7400 was a derivation of the 6400, having a similar body but with an angled corner for the bunker and with an increased boiler pressure of 180 psi giving more power. The 7400 class was not auto-fitted and had a standard GWR lever reverser. Here we see it in the 1942-48 GWR lettered livery.

And for completeness here we have the short-lived BR livery used around 1948-49 which featured the British Railways text in the GWR serif font. Shown on No. 6419 some of the later modifications can be seen from this period including the whistle shield, bunker steps and top feed injectors.

All liveries and options are available on all engines types and have comprehensive lists already set up correctly when you add a locomotive into the game.

Inside the cab we see the typical GWR controls and layout. This is the 6400, the 7400's having a lever reverser instead.

Next week we'll take a look at the same engines under British Railways.