GWR 1600 Class

GWR 1600 class

1621 operational at Stourbridge shed in December 1958
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Frederick Hawksworth
Builder British Railways, Swindon Works
Order number Lots 381, 389, 417
Build date 1949–1955
Total produced 70
Specifications
Configuration 0-6-0PT
UIC class C nt
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia. 4 ft 1 1⁄2 in (1.257 m)
Minimum curve 4 chains (264 ft; 80 m) normal,
3.5 chains (231 ft; 70 m) slow
Wheelbase 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
Length 30 ft 2 1⁄2 in (9.21 m) over buffers
Width 8 ft 7 in (2.616 m)
Height 11 ft 5 5⁄8 in (3.496 m)
Axle load 13 long tons 18 cwt (31,100 lb or 14.1 t)
(14.1 t; 15.6 short tons) full
Loco weight 41 long tons 12 cwt (93,200 lb or 42.3 t)
(42.3 t; 46.6 short tons) full
Fuel type Coal
Water cap 875 imp gal (3,980 l; 1,051 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 14.9 sq ft (1.38 m2)
Boiler pressure 165 lbf/in2 (1.14 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Tubes		 877.2 sq ft (81.49 m2)
 • Firebox 79.5 sq ft (7.39 m2)
Superheater None
Cylinders Two, inside
Cylinder size 16.5 in × 24 in (419 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Valve type Slide valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort 18,515 lbf (82.36 kN)
Career
Operators British Railways
Power class GWR: A
BR: 2F
Numbers 1600–1669
Axle load class GWR: unclassed
Withdrawn 1959–1965
Disposition one preserved, remainder scrapped

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 1600 class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive.

History

The class was based on the 2021 class designed by Dean and built from 1897 onwards. The 2021 class was in its turn an enlargement of the 850 class designed by Armstrong in 1874.

Construction and operations

The 1600 class was a pure GWR design but all 70 were built by the Western Region of British Railways. When the last member of the class was built in 1955 (1669) the basic design was over 80 years old. BR gave the 1600 class the power classification 2F. Service life was short, withdrawals started in 1959 and all were gone by 1965 with 1659 having the shortest service (built 1955, withdrawn 1960). Two were sold for further use to the National Coal Board: 1600 in 1959 (scrapped 1963), and 1607 in 1965 (scrapped 1970).

Preservation

No. 1638, the only member of the class to have been preserved, is on the Kent and East Sussex Railway.

See also

References

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