GWR 1854 Class
| GWR 1854 class | |
|---|---|
standard gauge | |
| Frame type | Inside, plate |
| Cylinders | Two, inside |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Operators | |
| Disposition | All scrapped |
The GWR 1854 Class was a class of T classes that leads towards the larger GWR pannier tanks of the 20th century.
Production
The 120 1854s were built in six batches between 1890 and 1895:
| Year | Quantity | Lot No. | Works Nos. | Locomotive numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 20 | 79 | 1159–1178 | 1854–1873 | |
| 1890–91 | 20 | 83 | 1201–1220 | 1874–1893 | |
| 1891 | 20 | 85 | 1241–1260 | 1701–1720 | |
| 1892 | 20 | 88 | 1301–1320 | 1721–1740 | |
| 1892–93 | 20 | 89 | 1321–1340 | 1751–1770 | |
| 1895 | 20 | 98 | 1433–1452 | 905–907, 1791–1800, 1894–1900 |
Rebuilding
The engines were rebuilt during their working lives with various forms of boiler and saddle tanks, and they were also rebuilt as pannier tanks between 1909 and 1932 as
British Railways stock in 1948, the last of them being withdrawn in 1951.[3]
Accidents and incidents
- On 3 September 1942, a Luftwaffe Ju 88 aircraft attacked the area around Castle Cary station and goods yard. No. 1729 was hit by a bomb, killing the driver. Another bomb hit a signal box, killing the signalman.[4] No. 1729 was later scrapped, and was one of two GWR locomotives damaged beyond repair in Britain during World War II. The other was GWR 4900 Class No. 4911 Bowden Hall.[5]
References
- ^ Allcock et al. (1968), pp. 27–27.
- ^ Allan (1975), Locoshed Book, nos. 1–9999, pp. 5,6.
- ^ le Fleming (1958), pp. E63–E67.
- ^ Bryan (1995), p. 115.
- ^ Stewart-David & Wood (2014), p. 50.
Sources
- Allcock, N. J.; Davies, F. K.; le Fleming, H. M.; Maskelyne, J. N.; Reed, P. J. T.; Tabor, F. J. (1968) [1951]. White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part one: Preliminary Survey. Kenilworth: RCTS.
- Bryan, Tim (1995). The Great Western at War 1939–1945 (1 ed.). Yeovil, Somerset, UK: Patrick Stephens. OCLC 60238810.
- le Fleming, H. M. (April 1958). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part five: Six-coupled Tank Engines. OCLC 500544510.
- Stewart-David, David; Wood, Peter (2 July 2014). "The role of railways in the Second World War". ISSN 0033-8923.
- British Railways Locomotives 1948–50. Shepperton: ISBN 0-7110-0401-3. 577 DM 375.