GWR 1101 Class

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GWR 1101 Class
Swansea Danygraig Depot Collett GWR 0-4-0 Dock Tank geograph-2591752-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
No. 1105 at Danygraig Depot 1946
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerCharles Collett
BuilderAvonside Engine Company
Order numberGWR lot 246
Serial number1987–1992
Build date1926
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-0T
 • UICB nt2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.3 ft 9+12 in (1.156 m)
Wheelbase6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Length25 ft 5+12 in (7.76 m) over buffers
Width8 ft 8 in (2.642 m)
Height11 ft 10 in (3.607 m)
Axle load19 long tons 8 cwt (43,500 lb or 19.7 t)
(21.7 short tons) full
Loco weight38 long tons 4 cwt (85,600 lb or 38.8 t)
(42.8 short tons) full
Fuel typeCoal
Water cap.1,000 imp gal (4,500 l; 1,200 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area
12.5 sq ft (1.16 m2)
Boiler pressure170 lbf/in2 (1.17 MPa)
Heating surface864 sq ft (80.3 m2)
 • Tubes788 sq ft (73.2 m2)
 • Firebox76 sq ft (7.1 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort19,510 lbf (86.8 kN)
Career
OperatorsGWR » BR
Power classGWR: B
Numbers1101–1106
Axle load classGWR: Red
Withdrawn1959–1960
DispositionAll scrapped

The GWR 1101 Class was a class of 0-4-0T side tank steam locomotives built by the Avonside Engine Company to the order of the Great Western Railway in 1926 for dock shunting.

British Railways[]

They passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and were numbered 1101–1106.

Withdrawal[]

All were withdrawn between 1959 and 1960 with all of them being scrapped with none being preserved.

Model[]

A 7+14 in (184 mm) gauge GWR 1101 class loco

Sources[]

  • Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, winter 1957/8 edition, part 1, page 24
  • Whitehurst, Brian (1973). Great Western Engines, Names, Numbers, Types and Classes (1940 to Preservation). Oxford, UK: Oxford Publishing Company. pp. 17, 102, 142. ISBN 978-0-9028-8821-0. OCLC 815661.

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