The Greater Britains were three cylinder compound locomotives based on Webb’s Teutonic class, but with a longer boiler and an extra pair of trailing wheels. Two outside high pressure cylinders powered the rear driving wheels, the steam then being used for a large inside low pressure cylinder that drove the leading driving wheels, there being no connection between the two sets of wheels. They were considered unsuccessful in service and soon scrapped by Webb’s successor George Whale. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 2-2-2-2 ENGINE WEIGHT: 53 tons DRIVE WHEELS: 7 ft 1 inch dia BOILER PRESSURE: 175 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,506 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 20½ sq ft VALVE GEAR: Stephenson H. P. CYLINDERS: Two (outside) CYLINDERS SIZE/STROKE: 15 x 24 inches L. P. CYLINDERS: One (inside) CYLINDERS SIZE/STROKE: 30 x 24 inches NUMBER IN CLASS: 10 ENTERED SERVICE: 1891 WITHDRAWN: 1906-07 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Webb ‘Greater Britain’ Class The London & North Western Railway S P E C I F I C A T I O N : In March 1903 the first of the City Class was completed, having the final form of Churchward’s Standard No.4 tapered boiler and a belpaire firebox. The class was designed as an express passenger engine, and totalled twenty engines, the most famous being the ‘City of Truro’, the 2,000th locomotive to be built at Swindon. The ‘City of Truro’ is credited as being the first steam locomotive to have travelled in excess of 100 mph, which it reputedly achieved on the 9th May 1904. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-4-0 ENGINE: 55 tons 6 cwt DRIVE WHEELS: 6 ft 8½ ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 200 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1350 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 20½ sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 18 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 26 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 17,800 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 20 ENTERED SERVICE: 1903 WITHDRAWN: 1927-31 Dean City Class The Great Western Railway
The X2 class were designed by William Adams as an express passenger engine for the London-Bournemouth route. The design was an enlarged version of the 460 class with 7 ft 1 inch driving wheels, with the first order for ten engines (X2) being placed in 1890, with a further ten being placed the following year (F3), both batches however being designated the X2 class. They began to enter service  in June 1890 and proved very successful and survived into southern Railway days.
WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-4-0  ENGINE/TENDER WEIGHT: 80¾ tons DRIVE WHEELS: 7 ft 1 ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 175 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,368 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 19½ sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside)
CYLINDER DIAMETER:  19 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 26 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 22,150 lbf VALVE  GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS:   20 ENTERED SERVICE:   1890 WITHDRAWN BY:    1942
S P E C I F I C A T I O N :
Adams X2 Class
The London & South Western Railway
The 3031 Class were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built as 2-2-2s of the 3001 Class, but after Wigmore Castle was derailed in Box tunnel in September 1893, they were all rebuilt as 4-2-2s. A further 50 engines were built to this standard which all became the 3031 Class. They hauled the principal expresses from Paddington to the west country during the 1890s, but by 1900 heavier train loads saw them moved to secondary duties. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-2-2 ENGINE/TENDER WEIGHT: 76 tons 4 cwt DRIVE WHEELS: 7 ft 9 ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 180 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,467 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 18.2 sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 19 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 24 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 14,253 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 80 ENTERED SERVICE: 1892 WITHDRAWN: 1908 -1915 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Dean 3031 Class The Great Western Railway The 3031 Class were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built as 2-2-2s of the 3001 Class, but after Wigmore Castle was derailed in Box tunnel in September 1893, they were all rebuilt as 4-2-2s. A further 50 engines were built to this standard which all became the 3031 Class. They hauled the principal expresses from Paddington to the west country during the 1890s, but by 1900 heavier train loads saw them moved to secondary duties. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-2-2 ENGINE/TENDER WEIGHT: 76 tons 4 cwt DRIVE WHEELS: 7 ft 9 ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 180 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,467 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 18.2 sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 19 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 24 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 14,253 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 80 ENTERED SERVICE: 1892 WITHDRAWN: 1908 -1915 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Dean 3031 Class The Great Western Railway S P E C I F I C A T I O N : The Bulldog class were designed for passenger services on the Great Western Railway main line, with a total of 106 being built over a ten year period, and a further 20 rebuilt from the Duke Class. The class was progressively modernised, in particular by George Jackson Churchward and his development of boiler technology. In the late 1930s thirty engines were rebuilt as the Earl Class and mainly used on the Cambrian section of the G.W.R., the last locomotive being retired by British Rail in 1960. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-4-0 ENGINE: 51 tons 16 cwt DRIVE WHEELS: 5 ft 8 ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 200 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,145 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 20¼ sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 18 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 26 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 21,060 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 126 ENTERED SERVICE: 1899 WITHDRAWN: 1929-51 Dean Bulldog Class The Great Western Railway The Dean Armstrong Class were four prototype 4-4-0 double framed locomotives built at the Swindon Works in 1894. The locomotives were initially used to haul express trains between London and Bristol, but from 1910 they were moved to Wolverhampton where they worked the lines north from there. Between 1915 and 1923 the locomotives were rebuilt with 6 ft 8½ inch driving wheels and a Standard No. 2 boiler, becoming part of the Flower class, and were withdrawn in 1928-30. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-4-0 ENGINE: 40 tons DRIVE WHEELS: 7 ft 0½ inch dia BOILER PRESSURE: 140 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,561 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 20.8 sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 20 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 26 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 16,838 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 4 ENTERED SERVICE: 1894 WITHDRAWN: 1928-30 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Dean Armstrong Class The Great Western Railway S P E C I F I C A T I O N : The Bulldog class were designed for passenger services on the Great Western Railway main line, with a total of 106 being built over a ten year period, and a further 20 rebuilt from the Duke Class. The class was progressively modernised, in particular by George Jackson Churchward and his development of boiler technology. In the late 1930s thirty engines were rebuilt as the Earl Class and mainly used on the Cambrian section of the G.W.R., the last locomotive being retired by British Rail in 1960. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-4-0 ENGINE: 51 tons 16 cwt DRIVE WHEELS: 5 ft 8 ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 200 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,145 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 20¼ sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 18 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 26 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 21,060 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 126 ENTERED SERVICE: 1899 WITHDRAWN: 1929-51 Dean Bulldog Class The Great Western Railway S P E C I F I C A T I O N : The Badminton class express passenger locomotives were introduced in 1897 and were a development of the earlier Duke class. Twenty locomotives were built, but modifications to the design resulted in the Atbara Class which had straight topped frames instead of the curved type which then became the standard pattern for all subsequent outside framed 4-4-0 designs. Twenty nine were built which began to enter service in 1900, the last member of the class being withdrawn in 1931. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-4-0 ENGINE: 40½ tons DRIVE WHEELS: 6 ft 8½ ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 200 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,145 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 20.35 sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 18 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 24 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 17,790 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 20 ENTERED SERVICE: 1897 WITHDRAWN: 1927-31 Dean Badminton Class The Great Western Railway S P E C I F I C A T I O N : The Duke Class 4-4-0 locomotives were built between 1895 and 1899 for express passenger train work in Devon and Cornwall, and were based on the four experimental locomotives of the Armstrong Class. The class eventually numbered sixty engines, with the first of the class being withdrawn in 1929, but in the 1930s thirty had a second lease of life when their boilers and motion were married to Bulldog frames and cabs to create the Earl Class, which were used for the Cambrian section of the G.W.R. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-4-0 ENGINE: 46 tons DRIVE WHEELS: 5 ft 8 ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 160 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,401 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 19.1 sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 18 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 26 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 18,950 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 60 ENTERED SERVICE: 1899 WITHDRAWN: 1929-59 Dean Duke Class The Great Western Railway In 1883 the Eastern & Midland Railway purchased two ex Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 2-4-0 tender engines from the L.N.W.R. Extensive modifications were made between 1891-93, and in their new form the two engines were classified as class ‘C’. In 1893 the E. & M. R. became part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, but they did not last long with the M. & G. N. J. R., with both locomotives being scrapped in 1895, after thirty-eight years service with their various owners. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 2-4-0 ENGINE WEIGHT: 22½ tons DRIVE WHEELS: 5 ft 1 in dia BOILER PRESSURE: 140 psi HEATING SURFACE: 988 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 15½ sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 17 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 20 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: Unknown VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS 2 ENTERED SERVICE: 1857 WITHDRAWN BY: 1895 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Class ‘C’ Mixed Traffic Engine The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway William Barton Wright was appointed the Locomotive Superintendent of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in 1875, and immediately set about on producing a standardised fleet of locomotives. The 629 class were designed as passenger express locomotives, with most of class being built by outside contractors such as Sharp, Stewart and Co, the Vulcan Foundry and Kitson & Co. In total 110 were built between 1880-87, with the last member of the class being withdrawn in 1930. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-4-0 ENGINE WEIGHT: 41¾ tons DRIVE WHEELS: 6 ft diameter BOILER PRESSURE: 140 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,034 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 19¼ sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 17½ inches CYLINDER STROKE: 26 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 12,385 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 110 ENTERED SERVICE: 1880 WITHDRAWN BY: 1930 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Barton Wright 629 Class The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway In 1890 Robert Billinton took over the post of Locomotive Superintendent of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, and his first design for the company was the 0-4-4 tank engine which emerged in May 1892. They were intended to work country and semi-fast trains and became the D3 class, and in total thirty-six were built at company’s Brighton Works. All of the class passed into Southern Railway ownership on the grouping in 1923, with the last engine being withdrawn in 1955. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 0-4-4 ENGINE WEIGHT: 52 tons DRIVE WHEELS: 5 ft 6 ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 170 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,106 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 17.1 sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 17½ inches CYLINDER STROKE: 26 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 17,435 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 36 ENTERED SERVICE: 1892 WITHDRAWN BY: 1955 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Billinton D3 Class The London,Brighton & Southcoast Railway The Cambrian Railway only constructed two locomotives at its works at Oswestry, although they did extensively rebuilt many of their fleet. Instead they purchased their engines from the catalogues of outside suppliers such as Sharp Stewart, Beyer Peacock, The Vulcan Foundry and R. Stephensons. The two locomotives constructed from new at Oswestry were 4-4-0 tender locomotives, No.19 in 1901 and No.11 in 1904, their numbers being taken from withdrawn locomotives, No.19 surviving until 1930. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-4-0 ENGINE/TENDER WEIGHT: 69½ tons DRIVE WHEELS: 6 ft diameter BOILER PRESSURE: 140 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,208 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 17 sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (outside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 18 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 24 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 12,852 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 36 ENTERED SERVICE: 1901 WITHDRAWN BY: 1930 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Cambrian 4-4-0 Passenger Engine The Cambrian Railway To replace the ‘Seagulls’ on the heavier and more important passenger trains, Sharp, Stewart & Co were again approached to supply replacement locomotives. They proposed a more powerful 4-4-0 engine from an anonymous design by James Manson, of the Great North of Scotland Railway. These were considerably larger than the previous K1 Class, with six being built in 1896 and a further two engines added in 1900, and remained in service until the early 1930s on secondary duties. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-4-0 ENGINE WEIGHT: 41 tons DRIVE WHEELS: 6 ft ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 150 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,208 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 17 sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 18 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 24 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 13,770 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER CONVERTED: 8 ENTERED SERVICE: 1896 WITHDRAWN : 1927-31 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Furness Railway K2 Class The Furness Railway With the increase in weight of main line passenger trains, the Furness Railway purchased a class of 2-4-0 tender locomotives from Sharp, Stewart & Company. The first two were delivered in 1870, with a further 15 by 1873. Two more were purchased in 1882 and they remained the principal express locomotives of the line until the turn of the century. In 1891 seven members of the class were rebuilt as 2-4-2 tank engines and were then used for local and branchline services. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 2-4-2 ENGINE WEIGHT: 47½ tons DRIVE WHEELS: 5 ft 7½ ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 120 psi HEATING SURFACE: 915 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 11½ sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 16 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 20 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 7,737 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER CONVERTED: 7 ENTERED SERVICE: 1870 WITHDRAWN : 1916-24 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Furness Railway E1 Class 2-4-2 Tank Engine The Furness Railway Thomas Parker produced his Class 2 4-4-0 locomotives for express passenger work on the Machester, Sheffield & Lincolshire railway, which became the Great Central Railway in 1897. 25 were built between 1887-1892, with a further 6 to a modified design in 1894 which became Class 2A. Class 2s regularly hauled the Manchester to King's Cross expresses to and from Grantham, but by the early 1900s had been replaced by more powerful engine types and were then used on secondary services. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-4-0 ENGINE WEIGHT: 46 tons DRIVE WHEELS: 6 ft 9 ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 160 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,278 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 18.85 sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 18 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 26 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 14,144 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 25 ENTERED SERVICE: 1887 WITHDRAWN BY: 1939 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Thomas Parker Class 2 The Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincolnshire Railway To operate the Midland Irish boat train service to and from Barrow over their rails, the Furness Railway needed to obtain more powerful engines than their existing E1 class 2-4-0s. In 1890, Sharp, Stewart & Co were asked to supply four such engines, who submitted a 4-4-0 design that was accepted by the Furness company. The engines were delivered in 1891, where they were nicknamed ‘Seagulls’, but were soon found to be underpowered and quickly relegated to secondary duties. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 4-4-0 ENGINE WEIGHT: 43 tons DRIVE WHEELS: 5 ft 6 ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 140 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,040 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 17 sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 17 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 24 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 12,228 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 4 ENTERED SERVICE: 1891 WITHDRAWN : 1925-28 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Furness Railway K1 Class (‘Seagulls’) The Furness Railway The 3001 Class was designed as an express passenger engine and entered service between 1891-92, and the culmination of the G.W.R. 2-2-2 locomotive type that had begun with Gooch's North Star 50 years earlier. In service they were too heavy at the front end, and after Wigmore Castle was derailed in Box tunnel in 1893 it was decided to give the class front bogies. In this form they became members of the 3031 Class, which was one of the most elegant locomotive designs of the late Victorian era. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 2-2-2 ENGINE WEIGHT: 49 tons 17 cwt DRIVE WHEELS: 7 ft 9 ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 180 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,467 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 18.2 sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 19 inches CYLINDER STROKE: 24 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 14,253 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 30 ENTERED SERVICE: 1892 CONVERTED TO 4-2-2: 1893-94 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Dean 3001 Class The Great Western Railway In 1890 Robert Billinton took over the post of Locomotive Superintendent of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, and his first design for the company was the 0-4-4 tank engine which emerged in May 1892. They were intended to work country and semi-fast trains and became the D3 class, and in total thirty-six were built at company’s Brighton Works. All of the class passed into Southern Railway ownership on the grouping in 1923, with the last engine being withdrawn in 1955. WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: 0-4-4 ENGINE WEIGHT: 52 tons DRIVE WHEELS: 5 ft 6 ins dia BOILER PRESSURE: 170 psi HEATING SURFACE: 1,106 sq ft FIREGRATE AREA: 17.1 sq ft CYLINDERS: Two (inside) CYLINDER DIAMETER: 17½ inches CYLINDER STROKE: 26 inches TRACTIVE EFFORT: 17,435 lbf VALVE GEAR: Stephenson NUMBER IN CLASS: 36 ENTERED SERVICE: 1892 WITHDRAWN BY: 1955 S P E C I F I C A T I O N : Billinton D3 Class The London,Brighton & Southcoast Railway
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