GWR No. 1334

GWR No. 1334, and sister locomotives 1335 and 1336, were 2-4-0 steam locomotives which the Great Western Railway inherited from the Midland and South Western Junction Railway.[1]

GWR No. 1334, 1335, 1336
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerDübs and Company
BuilderDübs and Company
Build date1894
Total produced3
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 6 in (2 m)
Loco weight35.25 long tons (39.48 short tons; 35.82 t)
Tender weight30.1 long tons (33.7 short tons; 30.6 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure165 psi (1,140 kPa)
Cylinderstwo inside
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort13,400 lbf (60 kN)
Career
Power classBR: 1MT
Numbers1334, 1335, 1336
DispositionAll scrapped

History

The locomotives had been numbered 10, 11 and 12 by the M&SWJR.[2] They were re-boilered by the GWR and they were the only M&SWJR locomotives to survive into British Railways ownership in 1948.

Withdrawal

The locomotives were withdrawn as follows.[3] None is preserved.

Number Shed code Date withdrawn
1334 81E Didcot 30 September 1952
1335 81D Reading 30 September 1952
1336 81D Reading 31 March 1954

Modelling

A 4 mm scale kit is available from Nu-Cast

References
  1. Locomotive Club of Great Britain, Western Region Allocations, 1953
  2. "Locomotives of the MSWJ". Swindon-cricklade-railway.org. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. "Rail UK Steam Loco Class Information". Railuk.info. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
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