GWR 5800 Class explained

GWR 5800 class
Powertype:Steam
Designer:Charles Collett
Builder:Great Western Railway (GWR), Swindon Works
Ordernumber:Lot 279 (part)
Builddate:1933
Totalproduction:20
Whytetype:0-4-2T
Uicclass:B1 n2t
Driverdiameter:5feet
Trailingdiameter:3feet
Wheelbase:15feet
Length:29feet
Width:8feet
Height:12feet
Axleload:
(13LT) full
Weightondrivers:
(27LT) full
Locoweight:
(41LT) full
Fueltype:Coal
Fuelcap:
(2LT)
Watercap:800impgal
Boiler:GWR 4800
Boilerpressure:165psi
Firearea:12.8square feet
Tubearea:869.8square feet
Fireboxarea:83.2square feet
Superheatertype:None
Cylindercount:Two, inside
Cylindersize:16x
Valvegear:Stephenson
Valvetype:Slide valves
Tractiveeffort:13900lbf
Trainheating:Steam
Trainbrakes:Vacuum
Operatorclass:5800
Powerclass:GWR: Unclassified,
BR: 1P
Fleetnumbers:5800–5819
Axleloadclass:GWR: Unclassified
Locale:Western Region branch lines
Withdrawndate:1957–1961
Disposition:All scrapped

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5800 Class was a class of twenty 0-4-2T steam tank locomotives. They were built by the GWRs Swindon Works in 1933 and were used for light branch line work. They were similar to the GWR 1400 Class, but lacked the equipment for working autotrains. The last survivor of the class, number 5815, was with withdrawn in 1961. No members of the class were preserved.

Model form

A 5-inch gauge replica of No. 5801 has been built. It works at the Butterley Park Miniature Railway, part of the Swanwick Junction complex.

Dapol have announced O gauge versions to be released in 2018.

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