GWR 1101 Class

GWR 1101 Class

No. 1105 at Danygraig Depot 1946
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Charles Collett
Builder Avonside Engine Company
Order number GWR lot 246
Serial number 1987–1992
Build date 1926
Total produced 6
Specifications
Configuration 0-4-0T
UIC classification B nt2
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter 3 ft 9 1⁄2 in (1.156 m)
Wheelbase 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Length 25 ft 5 1⁄2 in (7.76 m) over buffers
Width 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
Height 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
Axle load 19 long tons 8 cwt (43,500 lb or 19.7 t) full
Locomotive weight 38 long tons 4 cwt (85,600 lb or 38.8 t) full
Fuel type Coal
Water capacity 1,000 imp gal (4,500 l; 1,200 US gal)
Boiler pressure 170 lbf/in2 (1.17 MPa)
Firegrate area 12.5 sq ft (1.16 m2)
Heating surface:
– Tubes		 788 sq ft (73.2 m2)
– Firebox 76 sq ft (7.1 m2)
– Total 864 sq ft (80.3 m2)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 19,510 lbf (86.8 kN)
Career
Operator(s) GWR » BR
Power class GWR: B
Number(s) 1101–1106
Axle load class GWR: Red
Withdrawn 1959–1960
Disposition All scrapped

The GWR 1101 Class was a class of 0-4-0T side tank steam locomotives built by the Avonside Engine Company to the order of the Great Western Railway in 1926 for dock shunting.

British Railways

They passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and were numbered 1101–1106.

Withdrawal

All were withdrawn in 1959–1960 and none are preserved.

Model

A 7 1⁄4 in (184 mm) gauge GWR 1101 class loco

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