This article is about the ex-ROD 2-8-0s, for the Dean Single colloquially known as the 3000 class see GWR 3031 Class
GWR 3000 Class
GWR No. 3043 at Seer Green 1950
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Build date
1917-1918 (built for the ROD) 1919-1925 (purchased)
Total produced
100
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
2-8-0
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.
3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Driver dia.
4 ft 8 in (1.422 m)
Length
61 ft 9 in (18.82 m)
Width
8 ft 9+1⁄2 in (2.680 m)
Height
13 ft 5+1⁄4 in (4.096 m)
Axle load
17 long tons 2 cwt (38,300 lb or 17.4 t) (17.4 t; 19.2 short tons) full
Adhesive weight
66 long tons 8 cwt (148,700 lb or 67.5 t) (67.5 t; 74.4 short tons) full
Loco weight
73 long tons 11 cwt (164,800 lb or 74.7 t) (74.7 t; 82.4 short tons) full
Fuel type
Coal
Water cap.
4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
26.07 sq ft (2.422 m2)
Boiler pressure
185 lbf/in2 (1.28 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
153.19 sq ft (14.232 m2)
• Tubes
1,591.38 sq ft (147.844 m2)
Superheater:
• Type
6-element
• Heating area
6-element: 225.12 sq ft (20.914 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
21 in × 26 in (533 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort
32,197 lbf (143.22 kN)
Career
Operators
GWR » BR
Numbers
3000-3099, 6000-6003
Withdrawn
1929-1958
Disposition
All Scrapped
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