GWR 2361 Class
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The 2361 Class is a class of steam locomotive
s of the Great Western Railway
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It is sometimes described, erroneously, as the "outside-framed version of the Dean Goods
". While it is true that there is a superficial resemblance, above the running plate; that the 2361s likewise have 5'0" diameter wheels; and that they are numbered in the same sequence; they are nevertheless a quite separate class, having a longer cylinder stroke, larger boiler, longer wheelbase, and consequently greater tractive effort.
There were twenty 2361s, numbered 2361-2380 and built at Swindon Railway Works at Lot 67 in 1885/6. They were part of an unusual standardisation scheme whereby William Dean designed four double-framed classes with similar boilers but different wheel arrangements, the others being the 1661
, 3201
and 3501. The 2361s were originally allocated to the Worcester Division, and then worked in the London area. Some subsequently worked in the Wolverhampton Division, and at miscellaneous sheds such as Neath, Llanelly, Bristol and Oswestry. Most were withdrawn in the 1930s, and all had gone by the end of 1946.
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 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...
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It is sometimes described, erroneously, as the "outside-framed version of the Dean Goods
GWR 2301 Class
The Great Western Railway 2301 Class or Dean Goods Class is a class of British 0-6-0 steam locomotives.Swindon railway works built 260 of these goods locomotives between 1883 and 1899 to a design of William Dean...
". While it is true that there is a superficial resemblance, above the running plate; that the 2361s likewise have 5'0" diameter wheels; and that they are numbered in the same sequence; they are nevertheless a quite separate class, having a longer cylinder stroke, larger boiler, longer wheelbase, and consequently greater tractive effort.
There were twenty 2361s, numbered 2361-2380 and built at Swindon Railway Works at Lot 67 in 1885/6. They were part of an unusual standardisation scheme whereby William Dean designed four double-framed classes with similar boilers but different wheel arrangements, the others being the 1661
GWR 1661 Class
The 1661 Class was William Dean's second design of tank locomotive for England's Great Western Railway. Like the 1813 Class which preceded them, there were 40 1661s, turned out at Swindon in two batches:* Nos. 1661-1680 * Nos...
, 3201
GWR 3201 Class
The 3201 or Stella Class was a class of standard gauge 2-4-0 steam locomotive designed by William Dean and built at Swindon Works for the Great Western Railway in 1884/5. They were part of an interesting standardisation scheme of Dean's, whereby he designed four classes with similar boilers, double...
and 3501. The 2361s were originally allocated to the Worcester Division, and then worked in the London area. Some subsequently worked in the Wolverhampton Division, and at miscellaneous sheds such as Neath, Llanelly, Bristol and Oswestry. Most were withdrawn in the 1930s, and all had gone by the end of 1946.