GWR 5101 Class
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The GWR 5101 Class or Large Prairie
was a class of 2-6-2
T steam locomotive
s of the Great Western Railway
. They were medium-sized tank engines used for suburban and local passenger services all over the Great Western Railway system. The class was a modification by Collett
of Churchward
's 1903 3100 Class
.
resembling the 4300 Class
, and numbered 9351.
Out of the ten surviving 5101's seven came from Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales
.
No.4115 was one of the later locomotives, being turned out by Swindon Works
in October 1936. It spent most of its working life in the Birmingham area but was based for a time at Croes Newydd Shed at Wrexham before being withdrawn from service in June 1965. It was one of the last locomotives (the "Barry Ten
") to leave Woodham Brothers and has not yet been restored.
GWR 2-6-2T
The GWR 2-6-2T was the mainstay of the Great Western Railway's suburban passenger services. Many classes were built and they were developed from one of George Jackson Churchward's pioneer designs – the experimental No 99...
was a class of 2-6-2
2-6-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels.Other equivalent classifications are:...
T steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
s of the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
. They were medium-sized tank engines used for suburban and local passenger services all over the Great Western Railway system. The class was a modification by Collett
Charles Collett
Charles Benjamin Collett was chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway from 1922 to 1941. He designed the GWR's 4-6-0 Castle and King Class express passenger locomotives.-Career:...
of Churchward
George Jackson Churchward
George Jackson Churchward CBE was Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway in the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1922.-Early career:...
's 1903 3100 Class
GWR 3100 Class
The Great Western Railway 3100 Class was a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotive. This was developed from one of George Jackson Churchward's pioneer designs; the experimental No 99...
.
Preservation
Ten have been preserved: 4110, 4115, 4121, 4141, 4144, 4150, 4160, 5164, 5193 and 5199. One of these, 5193, has been rebuilt by the West Somerset Railway into a 2-6-02-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Mogul...
resembling the 4300 Class
GWR 4300 Class
The Great Western Railway 4300 Class is a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive.- Overview :The class was introduced in 1911 to a G.J. Churchward design. 342 were built until 1932...
, and numbered 9351.
Out of the ten surviving 5101's seven came from Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
.
- 4110 – under restoration at Tyseley Locomotive Works
- 4115 – awaiting restoration at the Barry Island Railway
- 4121 – awaiting restoration at Tyseley Locomotive Works
- 4141 – under overhaul at the Llangollen RailwayLlangollen RailwayThe Llangollen Railway is a volunteer-run preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which operates between Llangollen and Carrog; at long, it is the longest preserved standard gauge line in Wales and operates daily in Summer as well as weekends throughout the Winter months using a wide variety of...
Return to steam late 2011/ early 2012. - 4144 – under overhaul at the Didcot Railway CentreDidcot Railway CentreDidcot Railway Centre, located in the town of Didcot in the English county of Oxfordshire, is based around the site of a comprehensive "engine shed" which became redundant after the nationalisation of the UK railways, due to the gradual changeover from steam to diesel motive power.-Description:The...
- 4150 – restoration progressing at the Severn Valley RailwaySevern Valley RailwayThe Severn Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The line runs along the Severn Valley from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route...
- 4160 – operational at the West Somerset RailwayWest Somerset RailwayThe West Somerset Railway is a railway line that originally linked and in Somerset, England.It opened in 1862 and was extended from Watchet to by the Minehead Railway in 1874. Although just a single track, improvements were needed in the first half of the twentieth century to accommodate the...
- 5164 – operational at the Severn Valley RailwaySevern Valley RailwayThe Severn Valley Railway is a heritage railway in Shropshire and Worcestershire, England. The line runs along the Severn Valley from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster, following the course of the River Severn for much of its route...
- 5199 – operational at the Llangollen RailwayLlangollen RailwayThe Llangollen Railway is a volunteer-run preserved railway in Denbighshire, Wales, which operates between Llangollen and Carrog; at long, it is the longest preserved standard gauge line in Wales and operates daily in Summer as well as weekends throughout the Winter months using a wide variety of...
. On loan at the Churnet Valley RailwayChurnet Valley RailwayThe Churnet Valley Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway to the east of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. The CVR has two main operational headquarters - Cheddleton station, where the motive power department is based and where the first trains ran, and Kingsley and Froghall station, where...
for a year.
No.4115 was one of the later locomotives, being turned out by Swindon Works
Swindon Works
Swindon railway works were built by the Great Western Railway in 1841 in Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire.-History:In 1835 Parliament approved the construction of a railway between London and Bristol. Its Chief Engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel.From 1836, Brunel had been buying...
in October 1936. It spent most of its working life in the Birmingham area but was based for a time at Croes Newydd Shed at Wrexham before being withdrawn from service in June 1965. It was one of the last locomotives (the "Barry Ten
Barry Ten
The Barry 10 is a collection of scrapyard locos that were removed from Woodham Brothers in 1990 when Dai woodham retired. They were then taken on by the Vale of Glamorgan Council. For the past 20 years the locos have been stored in scrapyard condition, although several have been bought.All these...
") to leave Woodham Brothers and has not yet been restored.
External links
- http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_262.htm
- http://www.4150.org.uk/