GWR 2251 Class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
• UIC	C h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 2 in (1.575 m)
Minimum curve	4+1⁄2 chains (297 ft; 91 m) normal,; 4 chains (264 ft; 80 m) slow
Length	53 ft 8+1⁄4 in (16.36 m)
Width	8 ft 5 in (2.565 m)
Height	12 ft 8+7⁄16 in (3.872 m)
Axle load	15 long tons 15 cwt (35,300 lb or 16 t); (17.6 short tons) full
Loco weight	43 long tons 8 cwt (97,200 lb or 44.1 t); (48.6 short tons) full
Tender weight	36 long tons 15 cwt (82,300 lb or 37.3 t); (41.2 short tons) full
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t); (5.6 short tons)
Water cap.	3,000 imp gal (14,000 L; 3,600 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	17.40 sq ft (1.617 m2)
Boiler	GWR Standard No. 10
Boiler pressure	200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	102 sq ft (9.5 m2)/
• Tubes	1,069 sq ft (99.3 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	4-element or 6-element
• Heating area	4-element: 52.98 sq ft (4.922 m2),; 6-element: 70.00 sq ft (6.503 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17+1⁄2 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Collett
Builder	GWR Swindon Works
Order number	Lots 261, 283, 298, 312, 322, 337, 347, 360
Build date	1930–1948
Total produced	120

GWR 2251 Class
GWR 2251 Class
	2242 at Tramway Junction, Gloucester in 1962
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Collett
Builder	GWR Swindon Works
Order number	Lots 261, 283, 298, 312, 322, 337, 347, 360
Build date	1930–1948
Total produced	120
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0
• UIC	C h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 2 in (1.575 m)
Minimum curve	4+1⁄2 chains (297 ft; 91 m) normal,; 4 chains (264 ft; 80 m) slow
Length	53 ft 8+1⁄4 in (16.36 m)
Width	8 ft 5 in (2.565 m)
Height	12 ft 8+7⁄16 in (3.872 m)
Axle load	15 long tons 15 cwt (35,300 lb or 16 t); (17.6 short tons) full
Loco weight	43 long tons 8 cwt (97,200 lb or 44.1 t); (48.6 short tons) full
Tender weight	36 long tons 15 cwt (82,300 lb or 37.3 t); (41.2 short tons) full
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t); (5.6 short tons)
Water cap.	3,000 imp gal (14,000 L; 3,600 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	17.40 sq ft (1.617 m2)
Boiler	GWR Standard No. 10
Boiler pressure	200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	102 sq ft (9.5 m2)/
• Tubes	1,069 sq ft (99.3 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	4-element or 6-element
• Heating area	4-element: 52.98 sq ft (4.922 m2),; 6-element: 70.00 sq ft (6.503 m2)
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	17+1⁄2 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	20,155 lbf (89.65 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	GWR » BR
Power class	GWR: B,; BR: 3MT
Numbers	2251–2299, 2200–2250, 3200–3219
Axle load class	Yellow
Withdrawn	1958–1965
Disposition	One preserved, remainder scrapped

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2251 Class or Collett Goods Class was a class of 0-6-0 steam tender locomotives designed for medium-powered freight. They were introduced in 1930 as a replacement for the earlier Dean Goods 0-6-0s and were built up to 1948.