GWR 3501 class

3501 Class
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer William Dean Builder Great Western Railway Build date 1885 Total produced 10 Rebuild date 1890-1891 Number rebuilt 5
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-4-0T (as built) 2-4-0 (after rebuild) Gauge 84 Leading dia. 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Driver dia. 5 ft 1 in (1,549 mm) Wheelbase 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) Cylinder size 17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)
Career Number in class 10 Withdrawn 1892 Disposition All converted to 3201 Class

The GWR 3501 Class were ten broad gauge 2-4-0 locomotives built by the Great Western Railway.

They were built in 1885 as 2-4-0T tank locomotives, but five were rebuilt in 1890 as 2-4-0 tender locomotives for working express trains between Exeter and Plymouth. They comprised the first ten locomotives of Lot 64, the remainder of which comprised ten similar locomotive Nos. 3511 to 3520 built to the standard gauge. In 1892 the broad gauge was abandoned and the locomotives were all converted to standard gauge tender locomotives, becoming a part of the 3201 Class.

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)

References

• The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.
• Russell, J.H. (1975). A Pictorial Record of Great Western Engines, Volume 1. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-398-9.
• Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.