GWR_5800_Class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-2T
• UIC	B1 n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 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)
Length	29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
Width	8 ft 7 in (2.616 m)
Height	12 ft 6+1⁄4 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 weight	41 long tons 6 cwt (92,500 lb or 42 t); (46.3 short tons) full
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2 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:
• Grate area	12.8 sq ft (1.19 m2)
Boiler	GWR 4800
Boiler pressure	165 psi (1.14 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	83.2 sq ft (7.73 m2)
• Tubes	869.8 sq ft (80.81 m2)
Superheater	None
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

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Collett
Builder	Great Western Railway (GWR), Swindon Works
Order number	Lot 279 (part)
Build date	1933
Total produced	20

GWR 5800 class
GWR 5800 class
	No. 5815 stored at Swindon after withdrawal 1963
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Collett
Builder	Great Western Railway (GWR), Swindon Works
Order number	Lot 279 (part)
Build date	1933
Total produced	20
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-2T
• UIC	B1 n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 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)
Length	29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
Width	8 ft 7 in (2.616 m)
Height	12 ft 6+1⁄4 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 weight	41 long tons 6 cwt (92,500 lb or 42 t); (46.3 short tons) full
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2 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:
• Grate area	12.8 sq ft (1.19 m2)
Boiler	GWR 4800
Boiler pressure	165 psi (1.14 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	83.2 sq ft (7.73 m2)
• Tubes	869.8 sq ft (80.81 m2)
Superheater	None
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
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	13,900 lbf (62 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Great Western Railway; British Railways;
Class	5800
Power class	GWR: Unclassified,; BR: 1P
Numbers	5800–5819
Axle load class	GWR: Unclassified
Locale	Western Region branch lines
Withdrawn	1957–1961
Disposition	All scrapped

GWR 5800 Class

A class of steam tank locomotives

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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Allcock et al. (1968), p. 36.

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Champ (2018), p. 319.

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