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GWR 3501 class

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3501 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Dean
BuilderGreat Western Railway
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-4-0T
Gauge7 ft 0¼ in
Wheelbase17 ft 0 in
Cylinder size17 in dia × 26 in stroke

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. In 1892 the broad gauge was abandoned and the locomotives were all converted to standard gauge tender locomotives, becoming a part of the GWR 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. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)