GWR 111 The Great Bear
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| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Builder | Great Western Railway |
| Configuration | 4-6-2 |
| Career | Great Western Railway |
| Number | 111 |
| Official name | The Great Bear, renamed Viscount Churchill in 1924 |
| Retired | July 1953 |
The Great Bear, number 111, was a locomotive of the Great Western Railway. It was the first 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive in the United Kingdom, and the only one of that type ever built by the GWR, who subsequently persisted with the tried and true 4-6-0 locomotive type. In 1924 it was rebuilt as a Castle Class locomotive and given the name Viscount Churchill though it retained its number. No 111 was withdrawn in July 1953.
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