GWR 5800 Class

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GWR 5800 class
GWR 5800 Class No. 5815.jpg
No. 5815 stored at Swindon after withdrawal 1963
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer Charles Collett
Builder Great Western Railway (GWR), Swindon Works
Order numberLot 279 (part) [1]
Build date1933
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-4-2T
   UIC B1 n2t
Gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 2 in (1.575 m)
Trailing dia. 3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Wheelbase 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Length29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
Width8 ft 7 in (2.616 m)
Height12 ft 6+14 in (3.816 m)
Axle load 13 long tons 18 cwt (31,100 lb or 14.1 t)
(15.6 short tons) full
Adhesive weight 27 long tons 8 cwt (61,400 lb or 27.8 t)
(30.7 short tons) full
Loco weight41 long tons 6 cwt (92,500 lb or 42 t)
(46.3 short tons) full
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity2 long tons 13 cwt (5,900 lb or 2.7 t)
(3.0 short tons)
Water cap.800 imp gal (3,600 L; 960 US gal)
Firebox:
  Firegrate area
12.8 sq ft (1.19 m2)
BoilerGWR 4800 [2]
Boiler pressure165 psi (1.14 MPa)
Heating surface:
  Tubes
869.8 sq ft (80.81 m2)
  Firebox83.2 sq ft (7.73 m2)
SuperheaterNone
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Valve type Slide valves
Train heating Steam
Train brakes Vacuum
Performance figures
Tractive effort 13,900 lbf (62 kN)
Career
Operators
Class 5800
Power classGWR: Unclassified,
BR: 1P
Numbers5800–5819
Axle load classGWR: Unclassified
Locale Western Region branch lines
Withdrawn1957–1961
DispositionAll scrapped

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5800 Class was a class of twenty 0-4-2T steam tank locomotives. They were built by the GWRs Swindon Works in 1933 and were used for light branch line work. They were similar to the GWR 1400 Class, but lacked the equipment for working autotrains. The last survivor of the class, number 5815, was with withdrawn in 1961. No members of the class were preserved.

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Model form

A 5-inch gauge replica of No. 5801 has been built. It works at the Butterley Park Miniature Railway, part of the Swanwick Junction complex.

Dapol have announced O gauge versions to be released in 2018.

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