GWR 4500 Class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.410 m)
Loco weight	57 long tons (58 t; 64 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	Originally: 3 long tons 0 cwt (6,700 lb or 3 t); From 1924 onwards: 3 long tons 14 cwt (8,300 lb or 3.8 t)
Water cap.	1,000 imp gal (4,500 L; 1,200 US gal)
Boiler:;
• Type	Standard 5
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.4 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	George Jackson Churchward
Builder	Wolverhampton Works (20); Swindon Works (55);
Order number	Wolverhampton: Lot N3; Swindon: Lots 174, 191, 201, 226;
Serial number	Wolverhampton 775–794; Swindon: 2310–2319, 2496–2505, 2597–2611;
Build date	1906–1924
Total produced	75

GWR 4500 Class
GWR 4500 Class
	4569 at Dawlish in 1954
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	George Jackson Churchward
Builder	Wolverhampton Works (20); Swindon Works (55);
Order number	Wolverhampton: Lot N3; Swindon: Lots 174, 191, 201, 226;
Serial number	Wolverhampton 775–794; Swindon: 2310–2319, 2496–2505, 2597–2611;
Build date	1906–1924
Total produced	75
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2T
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.410 m)
Loco weight	57 long tons (58 t; 64 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	Originally: 3 long tons 0 cwt (6,700 lb or 3 t); From 1924 onwards: 3 long tons 14 cwt (8,300 lb or 3.8 t)
Water cap.	1,000 imp gal (4,500 L; 1,200 US gal)
Boiler:;
• Type	Standard 5
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.4 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	21,250 lbf (94.5 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Great Western Railway; British Railways;
Class	4500
Power class	GWR: C; BR: 4MT;
Axle load class	GWR: Yellow
Locale	Western Region
Withdrawn	February 1950 – September 1964
Disposition	Three preserved, remainder scrapped

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4500 Class or Small Prairie is a class of 2-6-2T steam locomotives.

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