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GWR 1600 Class

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GWR 1600 class
1616 at Severn Bridge station in 1951
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerFrederick Hawksworth
BuilderSwindon Works
Order numberLots 381, 389, 417
Build date1949–1955
Total produced70
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0PT
 • UICC nt
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.4 ft 1+12 in (1.257 m)
Minimum curve4 chains (264 ft; 80 m) normal,
3.5 chains (231 ft; 70 m) slow
Wheelbase14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
Length30 ft 2+12 in (9.21 m) over buffers
Width8 ft 7 in (2.616 m)
Height11 ft 5+58 in (3.496 m)
Axle load13 long tons 18 cwt (31,100 lb or 14.1 t)
(14.1 t; 15.6 short tons) full
Loco weight41 long tons 12 cwt (93,200 lb or 42.3 t)
(42.3 t; 46.6 short tons) full
Fuel typeCoal
Water cap.875 imp gal (3,980 L; 1,051 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area14.9 sq ft (1.38 m2)
BoilerGWR Standard No. 16[1]
Boiler pressure165 lbf/in2 (1.14 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox79.5 sq ft (7.39 m2)
 • Tubes877.2 sq ft (81.49 m2)
SuperheaterNone
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size16.5 in × 24 in (419 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gearStephenson
Valve typeSlide valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort18,515 lbf (82.36 kN)
Career
OperatorsBritish Railways, National Coal Board
Power classGWR: A
BR: 2F
Numbers1600–1669
Axle load classGWR: unclassed
Withdrawn1959–1966
DispositionOne preserved, remainder scrapped

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 1600 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive designed for light branch lines, short-distance freight transfers and shunting duties.

History

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The class was based on the 2021 class designed by Dean and built from 1897 onwards. The 2021 class was in its turn an enlargement of the 850 class designed by Armstrong in 1874.

Construction and operations

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The 1600 Class was a pure GWR design but all 70 were built by the Western Region of British Railways. When the last member of the class was built in 1955, the basic design was over 80 years old; No. 1669 was the last one built, and in turn was the last GWR-design locomotive constructed at Swindon Works. BR gave the 1600 class the power classification 2F. Two locomotives (1646 and 1649) were transferred to the Scottish Region in 1957 and 1958 to operate the Dornoch Light Railway.[2] The class's service life was short; withdrawals started in 1959 and all were gone by 1966, with 1659 having the shortest service (built 1955, withdrawn 1960). Two were sold for further use to the National Coal Board: 1600 in 1959 (scrapped 1963), and 1607 in 1965 (scrapped 1970). The last three in BR service were Nos. 1628, 1638 and 1660, all withdrawn from Croes Newydd shed.[3]

Table of orders and numbers[4]
Year Quantity Lot No. Locomotive numbers Notes
1949–50 30 381 1600–1629
1951 20 389 1630–1649
1954–55 20 417 1650–1669

Preservation

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GWR 1600 No. 1638 at Llangollen Station on the Llangollen Railway

No. 1638 was the only member of the class to have been preserved. It was purchased in 1966 from BR for the Dart Valley Railway. In 1992 it was sold to its present home on the Kent and East Sussex Railway, and is currently operational after its latest overhaul was completed in 2016.

See also

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  • GWR 0-6-0PTlist of classes of GWR 0-6-0 pannier tank, including table of preserved locomotives

References

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  1. ^ Champ (2018), p. 319.
  2. ^ "1600 0-6-0T BR Hawksworth 1600 – 1669". Preserved British Steam Locomotives. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ Daniel, John. "'1600' tank class details: 1600 - 1669". The Great Western Archive. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ Allcock et al. (1968), p. 41.
  • Allcock, N. J.; Davies, F. K.; le Fleming, H. M.; Maskelyne, J. N.; Reed, P. J. T.; Tabor, F. J. (1968) [1951]. White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part one: Preliminary Survey. Kenilworth: RCTS.
  • Champ, Jim (2018). An Introduction to Great Western Locomotive Development. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Transport. ISBN 978-1-4738-7784-9. OCLC 1029234106. OL 26953051M.
  • Whitehurst, Brian (1973). Great Western Engines, Names, Numbers, Types and Classes (1940 to Preservation). Oxford, UK: Oxford Publishing Company. pp. 18–19, 81, 101, 153. ISBN 978-0-9028-8821-0. OCLC 815661.
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