Talk:GWR 6000 Class
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Re: "but with the final pair of engines later renamed for George V's eldest sons, who succeeded him)."
This, the current version, reflects my insertion of "eldest" to avoid the implication that George V had only two sons.
But there is a possible problem that I don't know enough to be able to deal with. To judge from the text as it stands, the final pair must have been named King Henry II and King Stephen. Did the GWR really stop short of naming locomotives for Henry I, William II and William I? The inclusion of Edward V suggests an intention to commemorate all the kings from the Conquest; omitting the Conqueror seems very odd. Is there an explanation for this?
Samhook 04:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] most powerful locomotive
I've added "express passenger" to the description of the "King" class as the most powerful steam locomotive in Britain. The MR 0-10-0 Lickey Banker was more powerful.--Mabzilla 10:27, 6 November 2007 (UTC) --Mabzilla 13:10, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
