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GWR 2201 Class

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Power type
  
Steam

Builder
  
GWR

Total produced
  
20

Designer
  
Joseph Armstrong

Build date
  
1881 to 1882

Configuration
  
2-4-0

The GWR 2201 Class was a class of 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge 2-4-0 steam locomotives built at Swindon Works under the aegis of William Dean for express passenger service on the Great Western Railway. Built in 1881-2, they were numbered 2201-2220.

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Design

They were, in essentials, a continuation of Joseph Armstrong's 806 Class of 1873. They differed from the originals in having a cab and a domeless boiler from the start.

Use

The 2201s were widely distributed over the GWR system. Members of the class were in use on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway around 1910. They were all withdrawn by the end of 1921.

References

GWR 2201 Class Wikipedia