GWR 1101 Class

4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gaugeDriver dia.3 ft 9+12 in (1.156 m)Wheelbase6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)Length25 ft 5+12 in (7.76 m) over buffersWidth8 ft 8 in (2.642 m)Height11 ft 10 in (3.607 m)Axle load19 long tons 8 cwt (43,500 lb or 19.7 t)
(21.7 short tons) fullLoco weight38 long tons 4 cwt (85,600 lb or 38.8 t)
(42.8 short tons) fullFuel typeCoalWater cap.1,000 imp gal (4,500 L; 1,200 US gal)Firebox:​ • Grate area12.5 sq ft (1.16 m2)Boiler pressure170 lbf/in2 (1.17 MPa)Heating surface:​ • Firebox76 sq ft (7.1 m2) • Tubes788 sq ft (73.2 m2) • Total surface864 sq ft (80.3 m2)CylindersTwo, outsideCylinder size16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort19,510 lbf (86.8 kN)
Career
OperatorsGWR » BR
Power classGWR: B
Numbers1101–1106
Axle load classGWR: Red
Withdrawn1959–1960
DispositionAll 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 as Dock shunters.

British Railways

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

Withdrawal

A 7+14 in (184 mm) gauge GWR 1101 class loco

All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1959 and 1960.

Sources

  • Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, winter 1957/8 edition, part 1, page 24
  • Whitehurst, Brian (1973). Great Western Engines, Names, Numbers, Types and Classes (1940 to Preservation). Oxford, UK: Oxford Publishing Company. pp. 17, 102, 142. ISBN 978-0-9028-8821-0. OCLC 815661.

External links

  • Model of 1101 Class dock tank
  • Rail UK database entry
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