GWR 2600 Class

GWR 2600 'Aberdare' Class

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer William Dean Build date 1900–1907 Total produced 80

Specifications Configuration 2-6-0 Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Leading dia 2 ft 8 in (0.813 m) Driver diameter 4 ft 7.5 in (1.410 m) Boiler pressure 200 psi (1.38 MPa) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2600 Class or Aberdare Class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1900 and 1907. They were a freight version of the 3300 and 4120 classes designed for hauling coal trains between Aberdare and Swindon.

Numbering

The class began in 1900 with a prototype, No. 33, renumbered 2600 in 1912. The rest were numbered 2601-2680 and were built between 1901 and 1907.

British Railways

British Railways (BR) inherited nos. 2612/20/3/43/51/5/6/62/5/7/9/80 in 1948.^[1] By 31 August 1948, only four were left: nos. 2620, 2651, 2655, 2667.^[2]

Withdrawal

They were withdrawn from 1934 onwards. Some were reprieved due to the Second World War, but all were withdrawn by 1949 and none has survived to be preserved.

References

1. le Fleming, H.M. (October 1954). White, D.E., ed. The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part seven: Dean's Larger Tender Engines. Kenilworth: RCTS. p. G43. ISBN 0-901115-18-5. OCLC 655235293.
2. British Railways Locomotives 1948, Part 1, pp. 11, 17, Ian Allan, London, 1948

External links

• 2600 'Aberdare' class