| GWR 2021 Class |
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No. 2080 at Berkeley Road station 1948 |
| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | George Armstrong |
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| Builder | Wolverhampton, GWR |
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| Order number | Lots: D3, F3, G3, H3, J3, K3, L3, M3 |
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| Serial number | Works Nos: 625–764 |
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| Build date | 1897 (1897) – 1905 |
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| Total produced | 140 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-0ST |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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| Driver dia. | 4 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.257 m) |
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| Wheelbase | 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) + 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m), total 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m) |
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| Length | 30 ft 1 in (9.17 m) over buffers |
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| Width | 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) |
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| Height | 11 ft 10+3⁄8 in (3.62 m) |
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| Frame type |
- Type: Inside
- Length: 25 ft 8 in (7.82 m)
- Width: 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
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| Axle load | 13 long tons 12+3/4 cwt (29,200 lb or 13.3 t) (13.9 t; 15.3 short tons) full |
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| Loco weight | 40 long tons 13+3/4 cwt (89,700 lb or 40.7 t) (41.3 t; 45.6 short tons) full |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Water cap. | 1,000 imp gal (4,500 L; 1,200 US gal) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Grate area | 14.5 sq ft (1.35 m2) |
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Boiler:
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| • Model | GWR 2021 |
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| • Pitch | 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.848 m) |
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| • Diameter | Barrel: 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) Outside diameter: 3 ft 9+7⁄8 in (1.165 m) and 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m) |
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| Boiler pressure | 150 lbf/in2 (1.03 MPa) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 92.5 sq ft (8.59 m2) |
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| • Tubes | 926.25 sq ft (86.051 m2) |
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| • Total surface | 1,018.75 sq ft (94.645 m2) |
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| Cylinders | Two, inside |
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| Loco brake | Steam |
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| GWR 2101 Class (differences from 2021 Class) |
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| Specifications |
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| Axle load | 14 long tons 6 cwt (32,000 lb or 14.5 t) (14.5 t; 16.0 short tons) full |
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| Loco weight | 41 long tons 0 cwt (91,800 lb or 41.7 t) (41.7 t; 45.9 short tons) full |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Grate area | 14.7 sq ft (1.37 m2) |
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| Boiler |
- Outside diameter: 3 ft 10 in (1.17 m) and 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m)
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| Boiler pressure | 165 lbf/in2 (1.14 MPa) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 95.81 sq ft (8.901 m2) |
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| • Tubes | 958.32 sq ft (89.031 m2) |
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| • Total surface | 1,054.13 sq ft (97.932 m2) |
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The GWR 2021 Class was a class of 140 0-6-0ST steam locomotives. They were built at the Wolverhampton railway works of the Great Western Railway between 1897 and 1905. 1897 was the very year of George Armstrong's retirement, so it is uncertain if the design should be attributed to him or to his superior at Swindon, William Dean.
In fact the 2021s were simple enlargements of the Armstrong-designed 850 class of 1874. The changes were fundamentally confined to a longer wheelbase to permit fitting of a larger firebox.