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GWR 4400 Class

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GWR 4400 Class
4402 at Swindon 1950 awaiting scrapping
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerGeorge Jackson Churchward
Builder
  • Wolverhampton Works (10)
  • Swindon Works (1)
Serial number
  • Wolverhampton: 765–774
  • Swindon: 2023
Build date1905–1906, 1914
Total produced11
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-6-2T
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.3 ft 2 in (965 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 1+12 in (1,257 mm)
Trailing dia.3 ft 2 in (965 mm)
Length36 ft 4+12 in (11.087 m)
Width8 ft 7 in (2.616 m)
Height12 ft 5+916 in (3.799 m)
Loco weight56 long tons 13 cwt (57.6 t)
(63.4 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacityOriginally: 2 long tons 3 cwt (4,800 lb or 2.2 t)
Later: 2 long tons 17 cwt (6,400 lb or 2.9 t)
Water cap.1,000 imp gal (4,500 L; 1,200 US gal)
Boiler:
 • TypeStandard 5[1]
Boiler pressure180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort21,440 lbf (95.37 kN)
Career
Operators
LocaleWestern Region
WithdrawnDecember 1949 – September 1955
DispositionAll scrapped
Sources for technical data: [2]

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4400 Class was a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotive.

History

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They were introduced in 1904 for work on small branch lines. The 4500 class was a later development with larger driving wheels. The 4400s were particularly used in hilly districts, notably the Princetown and Much Wenlock Branches.[2] All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1949 and 1955.[2]

The 4400, 4500 and 4575 classes, which all had 24 in (610 mm) stroke cylinders, the Standard 5 boiler and driving wheels under 5 ft (1.524 m), were collectively known as "Small Prairies", as opposed to the 5100, 3150, 5101, 6100, 3100 and 8100 classes, with 30 in (762 mm) stroke cylinders, Standard 2 or 4 boilers and driving wheels over 5 ft (1.524 m), known as "Large Prairies".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Champ, Jim (2018). An Introduction to Great Western Locomotive Development. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Transport. p. 319. ISBN 978-1-4738-7784-9. OCLC 1029234106. OL 26953051M.
  2. ^ a b c le Fleming, H.M. (February 1962). White, D.E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part nine: Standard Two-Cylinder Classes. RCTS. p. J44–J46.
  • Whitehurst, Brian (1973). Great Western Engines, Names, Numbers, Types and Classes (1940 to Preservation). Oxford, UK: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-9028-8821-0. OCLC 815661.
Possibly 4401, somewhere between 1920 and 1940
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