GWR Class 4800 0-4-2 Tank

 Built 1926, Designed by Charles B. Collett. Total Number Built - 75
Introduced 1932. Collet design for light branch work (designated class 4800 until 1946). Fitted with push-pull control apparatus for Auto-Train working.

Number Series 1400-1474.
Formerly numbered 4800-4874, renumbered to 1400-1474 during the period October-December 1946.

Built at the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works.

4800-4809 (1400-1409) Lot No. 279 1932
4810-4829 (1409-1429) Lot No. 279 1933
4830-4839 (1430-1439) Lot No. 288 1934
4840-4859 (1440-1459) Lot No. 288 1935
4860-4874 (1460-1474) Lot No. 287 1936

The first withdrawals were made in February 1956 with 1404, 1425 and 1460 being condemmed. The last locos withdrawn in May 1965 were 1442 and 1450, Some are preserved.

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[1442] [JPEG Image of 1442 size 26K]

GWR 1400 Class - 1442 at Swindon. This was one of the last two locos of the class.

Motive Power Details - GWR 1400 Class

Data taken from the PC TOPS Steam Locomotive Database System by Milburn Associates 


Class  Region  Wheels       Class Name            Designer
1400    GWR    0-4-0T                             Collett

Weight:
Loco  41 tons  6 cwt            Driving Wheel: 5' 2"
                                Boil Press: 165lb/sq in NS
Cylinders:                      Valve Gear: Stephenson (slide valves)
Two 16" x 24" (inside)          TE: 13,900 lb
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Last revised: 12 December 1998