GWR 2800 Class

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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.

[edit] Preservation

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

No. 2807 Is being restored on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
No. 2818 Is at the National Railway Museum
No. 2857 Is under going a overhaul on the Severn Valley Railway
No. 2859 Is on the Llangollen Railway
No. 2861 Is on the Vale of Glamorgan Railway
No. 2873 Location unknown
No. 2874 is being restored on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway

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Locomotives of the Great Western Railway v • d • e
	Broad gauge locomotives
Brunel:	Haigh Foundry - Mather, Dixon - Sharp, Roberts - Charles Tayleur - Hurricane - Thunderer
Gooch:	Ariadne - Banking - Bogie - Caesar - Firefly - Hercules - Iron Duke - Leo - Metropolitan - Premier - Prince - Pyracmon - Star - Sun - Victoria - Waverley
J. Armstrong:	Hawthorn - Rover - Sir Watkin - Standard Goods - Swindon - 1076 Class
Dean:	3001 Class - 3501 Class - 3541 Class - Experimental locomotives
	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
Locomotives of:	BR (steam) • LMS • LNER • Southern