Power type Steam Build date 1900–1907 Configuration 2-6-0 | Designer William Dean Total produced 80 | |
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Gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2600 Class or Aberdare Class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1900 and 1907. They were a freight version of the 3300 and 4120 classes designed for hauling coal trains between Aberdare and Swindon.
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Numbering
The class began in 1900 with a prototype, No. 33, renumbered 2600 in 1912. The rest were numbered 2601-2680 and were built between 1901 and 1907.
British Railways
British Railways (BR) inherited nos. 2612/20/3/43/51/5/6/62/5/7/9/80 in 1948. By 31 August 1948, only four were left: nos. 2620, 2651, 2655, 2667.
Withdrawal
They were withdrawn from 1934 onwards. Some were reprieved due to the Second World War, but all were withdrawn by 1949 and none has survived to be preserved.
References
GWR 2600 Class Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA