GWR 1901 Class
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The GWR 1901 Class was a class of 120 small 0-6-0
saddle tank steam locomotive
s. Numbered 1901-2020, they were designed by George Armstrong
(responsible to William Dean at Swindon) and built at the Wolverhampton railway works
, England, of the Great Western Railway
between 1881 and 1895. They had wheels of 4'0" diameter and a coupled wheelbase of 13'8".
The class was considered to be part of the very similar 850
Class after the latter was reboilered in the 1890s. The whole series was later rebuilt again as pannier tanks and, in this form, 44 of them survived into British Railways ownership. Their BR numbers were 992 and 1903-2019 (with gaps).
0-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels...
saddle tank steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
s. Numbered 1901-2020, they were designed by George Armstrong
George Armstrong (engineer)
George Armstrong was in charge of standard gauge steam locomotives for the Great Western Railway at Stafford Road Works, Wolverhampton from 1864 to 1897...
(responsible to William Dean at Swindon) and built at the Wolverhampton railway works
Wolverhampton railway works
Wolverhampton railway works was in the city of Wolverhampton in the county of Staffordshire, England. It was almost due north of the city centre, and is commemorated with a small display of level crossing gates and a plaque...
, England, of the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
between 1881 and 1895. They had wheels of 4'0" diameter and a coupled wheelbase of 13'8".
The class was considered to be part of the very similar 850
GWR 850 Class
Class 850 of the Great Western Railway was an extensive class of small 0-6-0 saddle tank locomotives designed by George Armstrong and built at the Wolverhampton Works of the Great Western Railway between 1874 and 1895...
Class after the latter was reboilered in the 1890s. The whole series was later rebuilt again as pannier tanks and, in this form, 44 of them survived into British Railways ownership. Their BR numbers were 992 and 1903-2019 (with gaps).
See also
- GWR 0-6-0PT – list of classes of GWR 0-6-0 pannier tank, including table of preserved locomotives