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* Caledonia Works made a model of the Cathedral Class for [[Train Simulator Classic|Train Simulator 2022]], |
* Caledonia Works made a model of the Cathedral Class for [[Train Simulator Classic|Train Simulator 2022]], With the commissioners of the project writing their own fictional history for the class.<ref>{{cite web |title=GWR 8000 Class "Cathedrals" {{!}} Caledonia Works |url=https://caledoniaworks.com/product/gwrcathedralclass/ |access-date=24 March 2022 |website=Caledonia Works}}</ref> |
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The Great Western Railway (GWR) 8000 or Cathedral Class was a class of proposed 4-6-2 steam locomotive. This locomotive class would have been the GWR's second attempt at designing a 4-6-2 locomotive, following No. 111 The Great Bear.[1][2][3]
History
Proposal
The proposal for the Cathedral Class was submitted by Frederick Hawksworth in 1941. It was designed for post-war rail traffic.[1]
Design
The Cathedral Class would have featured similar features from other locomotives in the UK, such as having 4-cylinders, an all-new tender design from the Hall Class and 1000 County Class that would come years later, same pony truck from the King Class 4-6-0s, different trailing bogie design coming from the LMS Princess Royal Class 4-6-2 Pacifics and, the same body design from the LMS Princess Royal Class 4-6-2 Pacifics but designed with the smokebox from the GWR Star Class.[2]
The locomotive was to have a boiler pressure of 250 psi (1.7 MPa).[3] The locomotive's tractive effort was raised from 31,625 lbf (140.68 kN) on the Castle Class to 40,300 lbf (179 kN) on the Cathedral Class.[3] The 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) driver diameter on the King Class was kept for the Cathedral Class.[1]
In games
- Caledonia Works made a model of the Cathedral Class for Train Simulator 2022, With the commissioners of the project writing their own fictional history for the class.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Griffiths (1987), pp. 46–48
- ^ a b Nock (1984), p. 51
- ^ a b c Jackson (2018), p. 175
- ^ "GWR 8000 Class "Cathedrals" | Caledonia Works". Caledonia Works. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
Bibliography
- Griffiths, Denis (1987). Locomotive engineers of the GWR. Wellingborough: Stephens. pp. 46–48. ISBN 0-85059-819-2.
- Jackson, Allen (2018). Great Western Railway Stars, Castles and Kings. Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1-78500-482-7.
- Nock, Oswald Stevens (1984). Tales of the Great Western Railway - Informal Recollections of a Near-lifetime's Association with the Line. David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8347-6.
Further reading
- Nock, Oswald (1967). The GWR Stars, Castles & Kings. Crowood Press.