GWR 2800 Class

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2818 at National Railway Museum, York with the Mallard in the background
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2818 at National Railway Museum, York with the Mallard in the background

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2800 Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for heavy freight work. They were the first 2-8-0 class in Great Britain.

Designed by G.J. Churchward, the prototype, originally numbered 97 but later renumbered 2800, appeared in 1903. Construction of the production series commenced in 1905 and continued until 1919. The 2884 Class which appeared in 1938-1942 were developed from these and are sometimes classified with them.

The GWR railway experimented with oil fired 28xx locomotives they renumbered these locomotives as the 4800 Class, stripping the number from the autotanks, which in turn were reclassified as 1400 Class.

Seven 2800 class survive, these being 2807, 2818, 2857, 2859, 2861, 2873, 2874, along with nine 2884 class.

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Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
Broad gauge locomotives
Gooch: Ariadne - Banking - Bogie - Caesar - Caliph - Firefly - Iron Duke - Leo - Metropolitan - Premier - Prince - Pyracmon - Star - Sun - Victoria - Waverley
J. Armstrong: Hawthorn - Iron Duke - Sir Watkin - Swindon
Standard gauge locomotives
Dean: Dean Goods - Aberdare - Dean Single - Duke - Bulldog - 3600 - Badminton
Churchward: The Great Bear - 1361 - County Tank - 2800 - Saint - 3100 - City - County - Star - 4200 - 4300 - 4400 - 4500 - 4700
Collett: 1366 - 1400 - 2251 - 2884 - ex-ROD 2-8-0 - Earl - Castle - 4575 - Hall - 5101 - 5205 - 5400 - 5600 - 5700 - 5800 - King - 6100 - 6400 - Grange - 7200 - 7400 - Manor
Hawksworth: County - 1500 - 1600 - Modified Hall - 9400