GWR 2201 Class

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gaugeDriver dia.6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)Fuel typeCoalCylindersTwo, insideCylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)

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 1881–82, they were numbered 2201 to 2220.

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 Members of the class were in use on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway around 1910.^[3] They were all withdrawn by the end of 1921.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

Sources

• Allcock, N. J.; Davies, F. K.; le Fleming, H. M.; Maskelyne, J. N.; Reed, P. J. T.; Tabor, F. J. (1968) [1951]. White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part one: Preliminary Survey. Kenilworth: RCTS.
• Tabor, F.J. (February 1956). White, D.E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part four: Six-wheeled Tender Engines. Kenilworth: RCTS.
• MacDermot, E.T. (1982) [1964]. History of the Great Western Railway, volume 2, 1863-1921. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0412-9.