GWR 2884 Class

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GWR 2884 Class
3800 at Swindon Works in 1962
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Charles Collett Builder GWR Swindon Works Order number Lots 321, 328, 334, 341, 346 Build date 1938–1942 Total produced 83
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-0  • UIC 1'D h2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Leading dia. 3 ft 2 in (0.965 m) Driver dia. 4 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.410 m) Minimum curve 7 chains (460 ft; 140 m) normal, 6 chains (400 ft; 120 m) slow Length 63 ft 2+1⁄4 in (19.26 m) Width 8 ft 11 in (2.718 m) Height 13 ft 0 in (3.962 m) Axle load 17 long tons 0 cwt (38,100 lb or 17.3 t) (19.0 short tons) full Adhesive weight 67 long tons 0 cwt (150,100 lb or 68.1 t) (75.0 short tons) full Loco weight 76 long tons 5 cwt (170,800 lb or 77.5 t) (85.4 short tons) full Tender weight 40 long tons 0 cwt (89,600 lb or 40.6 t) (44.8 short tons) full Fuel type Coal Water cap. 3,500 imperial gallons (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 27.07 sq ft (2.515 m2) Boiler pressure 225 psi (1.55 MPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 154.78 sq ft (14.380 m2)  • Tubes 1,686.60 sq ft (156.690 m2) Superheater: ​  • Type 4 or 6 element  • Heating area 4-element: 191.8 sq ft (17.82 m2), 6-element: 253.38 sq ft (23.540 m2) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 18+1⁄2 in × 30 in (470 mm × 762 mm) Valve gear Stephenson Valve type piston valves
Performance figures Tractive effort 35,380 lbf (157.4 kN)
Career Operators GWR » BR Class 2884 Power class GWR: E BR: 8F Numbers 2884–2899,3800-3866 : GWR/BR Axle load class GWR: Blue Withdrawn 1962–1965 Disposition Nine preserved, remainder scrapped

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2884 Class is a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotive. They were Collett's development of Churchward's earlier 2800 Class and are sometimes regarded as belonging to that class.^[1]