GWR 2201 Class
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The GWR 2201 Class was a class of standard gauge
2-4-0
steam locomotive
built at Swindon Works under the aegis of William Dean for express passenger service on the Great Western Railway
. Built in 1881-2, they were numbered 2201-2220 and were in essentials a continuation of Joseph Armstrong
's 806 Class
of 1873. They differed from the originals in having a cab and a domeless boiler from the start.
The 2201s were widely distributed over the GWR system. Members of the class were in use on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
around 1910. They were all withdrawn by the end of 1921.
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
2-4-0
2-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels....
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...
built at Swindon Works under the aegis of William Dean for express passenger service on 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...
. Built in 1881-2, they were numbered 2201-2220 and were in essentials a continuation of Joseph Armstrong
Joseph Armstrong (engineer)
Joseph Armstrong was a British locomotive engineer and the second locomotive superintendent of the Great Western Railway...
's 806 Class
GWR 806 Class
The 806 Class was Joseph Armstrong's last design of 2-4-0 mixed-traffic locomotives for the Great Western Railway, built at Swindon Works in 1873. A further 20 locomotives were added by Armstrong's successor William Dean in 1881-2; numbered 2201-2220, these had modern domeless boilers...
of 1873. They differed from the originals in having a cab and a domeless boiler from the start.
The 2201s were widely distributed over the GWR system. Members of the class were in use on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway
The Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway was a cross-country railway running north-south between Didcot, Newbury and Southampton although it actually reached the latter by running over the London and South Western Railway tracks from Shawford Junction, south of Winchester...
around 1910. They were all withdrawn by the end of 1921.