GWR 1361 Class

1361 Class
1364 at Plymouth Dock in 1948
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerG. J. Churchward
BuilderGWR Swindon Works
Order numberLot 179
Serial number2375–2379
Build date1910
Total produced5
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0ST
 • UICC nt
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Minimum curve2 chains (132 ft; 40 m)
Wheelbase11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
Length25 ft 7+12 in (7.81 m) over buffers
Width8 ft 6 in (2.591 m)
Height11 ft 7 in (3.531 m)
Axle load12 long tons 0 cwt (26,900 lb or 12.2 t)
(12.2 t; 13.4 short tons)
Loco weight35 long tons 4 cwt (78,800 lb or 35.8 t)
(35.8 t; 39.4 short tons) full
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity2 long tons 0 cwt (4,500 lb or 2 t)
(2.0 t; 2.2 short tons)
Water cap.800 imp gal (3,600 L; 960 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area10.71 sq ft (0.995 m2)
BoilerGWR 1392[1]
Boiler pressure150 lbf/in2 (1,030 kPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox74.75 sq ft (6.945 m2)
 • Tubes815.5 sq ft (75.76 m2)
 • Total surface890.25 sq ft (82.707 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size16 in × 20 in (406 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort14,835 lbf (65.99 kN)
Career
OperatorsGreat Western Railway
British Railways
Power classUnclassed
Numbers1361–1365
Axle load classUnclassed
Withdrawn1961–1962
DispositionOne preserved, remainder scrapped

The 1361 Class were small 0-6-0ST steam locomotives built by the Great Western Railway at their Swindon Works, England, mainly for shunting in docks and other sidings where track curvature was too tight for large locomotives.

  1. ^ Champ, Jim (2018). An Introduction to Great Western Locomotive Development. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Transport. pp. 226, 233, 319. ISBN 978-1-4738-7784-9. OCLC 1029234106. OL 26953051M.