GWR 2201 Class

The GWR 2201 Class was a class of 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge 2-4-0 steam locomotives built at Swindon Works under the aegis of William Dean for express passenger service on the Great Western Railway.[1] Built in 1881-2, they were numbered 2201-2220.

GWR 2201 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJoseph Armstrong
BuilderGWR
Build date1881 to 1882
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-0
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinderstwo inside
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)

Design

They were, in essentials, a continuation of Joseph Armstrong's 806 Class of 1873. They differed from the originals in having a cab and a domeless boiler from the start.[2]

Use

The 2201s were widely distributed over the GWR system. Members of the class were in use on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway around 1910.[3] They were all withdrawn by the end of 1921.

References
  1. MacDermot E.T. History of the Great Western Railway, volume 2, 1863-1921, Ian Allan 1964 (reprinted 1982), page 289, ISBN 0-7110-0412-9
  2. Tabor 1956, pp. D32-D35.
  3. The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway (2)

Sources
  • Tabor, F.J. (February 1956). White, D.E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part four: Six-wheeled Tender Engines. Kenilworth: RCTS.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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