GWR 3150 Class
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The Great Western Railway
(GWR) 3150 Class is a class of 2-6-2
T side tank steam locomotive
. Subclass of the large prairies
and were heavy suburban passenger traffic engines.
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...
(GWR) 3150 Class is a class of 2-6-2
2-6-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels.Other equivalent classifications are:...
T side 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...
. Subclass of the large prairies
GWR 2-6-2T
The GWR 2-6-2T was the mainstay of the Great Western Railway's suburban passenger services. Many classes were built and they were developed from one of George Jackson Churchward's pioneer designs – the experimental No 99...
and were heavy suburban passenger traffic engines.