GWR 1661 Class

GWR 1661 Class
No. 1671
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Dean
BuilderGWR Swindon Works
Order numberLots 69, 71
Serial number1053–1072, 1074–1093
Build date1886–1887
Total produced40
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0ST
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Wheelbase15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
Frame typeDouble, plate
Fuel typeCoal
CylindersTwo
Career
OperatorsGWR

The 1661 Class was William Dean's second design of tank locomotive for England's Great Western Railway. Like the 1813 Class which preceded them, there were 40 1661s, turned out of Swindon Works in two batches.