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GWR 3100 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 3100 Class was a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotive. History This class of large prairie was created in 1938 when Charles Collett, Collett rebuilt some of Churchward's GWR 3150 Class , 3150 Class with a view to using them as Bank engine, bankers, particularly from Severn Tunnel Junction shed. These engines used the standard class 4 boiler again, but pressed to . and using smaller coupled wheels of diameter, and increase in cylinder diameter, nominal tractive effort rose to . Almost impossible to pick out was a reduction in pony truck wheel diameter to . Only five engines were ever modified, namely 3173, 3156, 3181, 3155 and 3179 which were rebuilt as 3100 to 3104 respectively. None of these were preserved. See also *GWR 5100 Class, GWR 3100/5100 Class (1906) *GWR 3150 Class *GWR 5101 Class *GWR 6100 Class *GWR 8100 Class#8100 class, GWR 8100 Class *List of GWR standard classes with two outside cylinders References * External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swindon Works
Swindon railway works was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1843 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It served as the principal west England maintenance centre until closed in 1986. History In 1835 Parliament approved the construction of the Great Western Main Line between Paddington railway station, London and Bristol Temple Meads railway station, Bristol by the Great Western Railway (GWR). Its Chief Engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. From 1836, Brunel had been buying locomotives from various makers for the new railway. Brunel's general specifications gave the locomotive makers a free hand in design, although subject to certain constraints such as piston speed and axle load, resulting in a diverse range of locomotives of mixed quality. In 1837, Brunel recruited Daniel Gooch and gave him the job of rectifying the heavy repair burden of the GWR's mixed bag of purchased locomotives. It became clear that the GWR needed a central repair works so, in 1840 Gooch identified a sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
