The GWR 3501 Class were ten broad gauge

Broad gauge

Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...

 2-4-0

2-4-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels....

 locomotives built by 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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They were built in 1885 as 2-4-0T tank locomotives, but five were rebuilt in 1890 as 2-4-0

2-4-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels....

 tender locomotives for working express trains between Exeter

Exeter St Davids railway station

Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. Today the station is owned by Network Rail and operated by First Great Western.-History:...

 and Plymouth

Plymouth Millbay railway station

Plymouth Millbay railway station was the original railway terminus in Plymouth, Devon, England. It was used for passenger trains from 1849 to 1941.- History :...

. In 1892 the broad gauge was abandoned and the locomotives were all converted to standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

 tender locomotives, becoming a part of the 3201 Class

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...

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2-4-0T locomotives

• 3501 (1885 - 1890)
• 3502 (1885 - 1890)
• 3503 (1885 - 1892)
• 3504 (1885 - 1892)
• 3505 (1885 - 1890)
• 3506 (1885 - 1892)
• 3507 (1885 - 1891)
• 3508 (1885 - 1890)
• 3509 (1885 - 1892)
• 3510 (1885 - 1892)

2-4-0 locomotives

• 3501 (1890 - 1892)
• 3502 (1890 - 1892)
• 3505 (1890 - 1892)
• 3507 (1891 - 1892)
• 3508 (1890 - 1892)