| GWR 2301 'Dean Goods' Class |
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A class member as a War Department locomotive, Royal Engineers base supply park depot, Rennes, November 1939. |
| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | William Dean |
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| Builder | GWR Swindon Works |
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| Order number | Lots 61, 62, 63, 82, 87, 92, 99, 100, 104, 107, 108, 111 |
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| Build date | 1883–1899 |
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| Total produced | 260 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-0 |
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| • UIC | Cn2g |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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| Driver dia. | 5 ft 2 in (1.575 m) |
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| Loco weight | 36.8 long tons (37.4 t; 41.2 short tons) |
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| Tender weight | 34.25 long tons (34.80 t; 38.36 short tons) |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Boiler | GWR 2301 |
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| Boiler pressure | 180 psi (1,241.06 kPa) |
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| Cylinders | Two, inside |
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| Cylinder size | 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm), 17+1⁄2 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm) from 1908 |
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| Performance figures |
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| Tractive effort | 17,120 lbf (76.15 kN) or 18,140 lbf (80.69 kN) |
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| Career |
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| Operators | GWR, BR |
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| Class | 2301 |
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| Power class | Ungrouped (17 in or 432 mm cyls, 150 psi or 1,000 kPa)
A (17+1⁄2 in or 444 mm cyls, 180 psi or 1,200 kPa) |
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| Numbers | 2301–2360 and 2381–2580 |
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| Axle load class | Uncoloured |
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| Withdrawn | 1929-1957 |
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| Disposition | One preserved, remainder scrapped |
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The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2301 Class or Dean Goods Class is a class of British 0-6-0 steam locomotives.
Swindon Works built 260 of these goods locomotives between 1883 and 1899 to a design of William Dean. The 2301 class broke with previous GWR tradition in having inside frames only and changes were made in the boiler design during the period that they were being built. The first twenty engines were originally domeless though all were provided with domed boilers in due course. They were numbered 2301–2360 and 2381–2580 (2361–2380 were of the 2361 class, which were similar visually but had outside frames).
