GWR 2800 Class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.	3 ft 2 in (0.965 m)
Driver dia.	4 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.410 m)
Minimum curve	7 chains (460 ft; 140 m) normal,; 6 chains (400 ft; 120 m) slow
Length	63 ft 2+1⁄4 in (19.26 m)
Width	8 ft 11 in (2.718 m)
Height	12 ft 11+1⁄4 in (3.943 m)
Axle load	17 long tons 5 cwt (38,600 lb or 17.5 t); (17.5 t; 19.3 short tons) full
Adhesive weight	67 long tons 10 cwt (151,200 lb or 68.6 t); (68.6 t; 75.6 short tons) full
Loco weight	75 long tons 10 cwt (169,100 lb or 76.7 t); (76.7 t; 84.6 short tons) full
Fuel type	Coal
Water cap.	3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	27.07 sq ft (2.515 m2)
Boiler	GWR Standard No. 1
Boiler pressure	225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	154.78 sq ft (14.380 m2)
• Tubes	1,686.60 sq ft (156.690 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	4-element or 6-element
• Heating area	4-element: 191.8 sq ft (17.82 m2),; 6-element: 253.38 sq ft (23.540 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	18+1⁄2 in × 30 in (470 mm × 762 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	George Jackson Churchward
Builder	GWR Swindon Works
Order number	Lots 139, 153, 155, 160, 181, 186, 190, 210
Build date	1905–1919
Total produced	84

GWR 2800 Class
GWR 2800 Class
	GWR 2800 class 2857 in 2017
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	George Jackson Churchward
Builder	GWR Swindon Works
Order number	Lots 139, 153, 155, 160, 181, 186, 190, 210
Build date	1905–1919
Total produced	84
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.	3 ft 2 in (0.965 m)
Driver dia.	4 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.410 m)
Minimum curve	7 chains (460 ft; 140 m) normal,; 6 chains (400 ft; 120 m) slow
Length	63 ft 2+1⁄4 in (19.26 m)
Width	8 ft 11 in (2.718 m)
Height	12 ft 11+1⁄4 in (3.943 m)
Axle load	17 long tons 5 cwt (38,600 lb or 17.5 t); (17.5 t; 19.3 short tons) full
Adhesive weight	67 long tons 10 cwt (151,200 lb or 68.6 t); (68.6 t; 75.6 short tons) full
Loco weight	75 long tons 10 cwt (169,100 lb or 76.7 t); (76.7 t; 84.6 short tons) full
Fuel type	Coal
Water cap.	3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	27.07 sq ft (2.515 m2)
Boiler	GWR Standard No. 1
Boiler pressure	225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	154.78 sq ft (14.380 m2)
• Tubes	1,686.60 sq ft (156.690 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	4-element or 6-element
• Heating area	4-element: 191.8 sq ft (17.82 m2),; 6-element: 253.38 sq ft (23.540 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	18+1⁄2 in × 30 in (470 mm × 762 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	35,380 lbf (157.4 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	GWR » BR
Power class	GWR: E; BR: 8F
Numbers	2800–2883
Axle load class	GWR: Blue
Withdrawn	1958–1965
Disposition	Five preserved, Two parts donor, remainder scrapped

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2800 Class is a class of steam locomotive designed in 1903 by George Jackson Churchward. Members of the class have a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement and were produced from 1905 to 1919 for heavy freight work, but members of the class were known to pull passenger trains when necessary. Six locomotives of this class have been preserved. The class was iterated upon by Charles Collett to create the 2884 class, constructed later in 1938.