GWR 6800 Class 6880 Betton Grange

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
• UIC	2'C h
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.	5 ft 8 in (1.727 m)
Minimum curve	8 chains (530 ft; 160 m) normal,; 7 chains (460 ft; 140 m) slow
Length	63 ft 0+1⁄4 in (19.21 m)
Width	8 ft 11+1⁄4 in (2.72 m)
Height	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
Axle load	18 long tons 8 cwt (41,200 lb or 18.7 t)
Adhesive weight	55 long tons 2 cwt (123,400 lb or 56 t)
Loco weight	74 long tons 0 cwt (165,800 lb or 75.2 t) full
Tender weight	40 long tons 0 cwt (89,600 lb or 40.6 t) full
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	7 long tons 0 cwt (15,700 lb or 7.1 t)
Water cap.	3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	27.07 sq ft (2.515 m2)
Boiler pressure	225 psi (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	154.78 sq ft (14.380 m2)
• Tubes and flues	1,686.60 sq ft (156.690 m2)
• Total surface	2,461.4 sq ft (228.67 m2)
Superheater:;
• 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	18.5 in × 30 in (470 mm × 762 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	C.B. Collett (original designer)
Builder	6800 Society
Build date	1998–2024

GWR 6800 Class 6880 *Betton Grange*
GWR 6800 Class 6880 Betton Grange
	Betton Grange in January 2025.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	C.B. Collett (original designer)
Builder	6800 Society
Build date	1998–2024
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
• UIC	2'C h
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 0 in (0.914 m)
Driver dia.	5 ft 8 in (1.727 m)
Minimum curve	8 chains (530 ft; 160 m) normal,; 7 chains (460 ft; 140 m) slow
Length	63 ft 0+1⁄4 in (19.21 m)
Width	8 ft 11+1⁄4 in (2.72 m)
Height	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)
Axle load	18 long tons 8 cwt (41,200 lb or 18.7 t)
Adhesive weight	55 long tons 2 cwt (123,400 lb or 56 t)
Loco weight	74 long tons 0 cwt (165,800 lb or 75.2 t) full
Tender weight	40 long tons 0 cwt (89,600 lb or 40.6 t) full
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	7 long tons 0 cwt (15,700 lb or 7.1 t)
Water cap.	3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	27.07 sq ft (2.515 m2)
Boiler pressure	225 psi (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	154.78 sq ft (14.380 m2)
• Tubes and flues	1,686.60 sq ft (156.690 m2)
• Total surface	2,461.4 sq ft (228.67 m2)
Superheater:;
• 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	18.5 in × 30 in (470 mm × 762 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	28,875 lbf (128.44 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators
Power class	GWR: D; BR: 5MT
Numbers	6880
Official name	Betton Grange
Axle load class	GWR: Red
Disposition	Operational, currently based at the Llangollen Railway

GWR 6800 Class No. 6880 Betton Grange is a steam locomotive built between 1998 and 2024 as a "new-build" project, originally based on the Llangollen Railway in Denbighshire, Wales, then subsequently at Tyseley Locomotive Works. Described on the project's website as "building the 81st Grange", the project started in 1998.

The locomotive was constructed because all of the original GWR 6800 Class Grange locomotives were withdrawn for scrap by the end of 1965. The locomotive is constructed from an assemblage of original GWR and newly manufactured components.

The locomotive's completion date was plagued by a number of delays. Initially expected to be operational in 2013, the locomotive steamed for the first time in April 2024 after more than 25 years of work.