GWR 34 Class
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Locomotives Nos. 34 and 35 were a pair of Great Western Railway 0-6-0 locomotives built at Wolverhampton Works under George Armstrong
in 1866 as reconstructions of old Shrewsbury & Chester Railway engines bearing the same numbers. The originals had been 0-4-0s with intermediate axles, and the reconstructions were unique among GWR 0-6-0 tender engines in having inside frames and being of the long boiler
type. Both spent their lives in the Chester area.
George Armstrong (engineer)
George Armstrong was in charge of standard gauge steam locomotives for the Great Western Railway at Stafford Road Works, Wolverhampton from 1864 to 1897...
in 1866 as reconstructions of old Shrewsbury & Chester Railway engines bearing the same numbers. The originals had been 0-4-0s with intermediate axles, and the reconstructions were unique among GWR 0-6-0 tender engines in having inside frames and being of the long boiler
Long Boiler locomotive
The Long Boiler locomotive was the object of a patent by Robert Stephenson and the name became synonymous with the pattern.-History:It is generally perceived that it arose out of attempts to match the power of broad gauge locomotives within the limitations of the loading gauge of Stephenson railways...
type. Both spent their lives in the Chester area.