GWR 2251 Class

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GWR 2251 Class
2242 at Tramway Junction, Gloucester in 1962
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Charles Collett Builder GWR Swindon Works Order number Lots 261, 283, 298, 312, 322, 337, 347, 360 Build date 1930–1948 Total produced 120
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC C h2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Driver dia. 5 ft 2 in (1.575 m) Minimum curve 4+1⁄2 chains (297 ft; 91 m) normal, 4 chains (264 ft; 80 m) slow Length 53 ft 8+1⁄4 in (16.36 m) Width 8 ft 5 in (2.565 m) Height 12 ft 8+7⁄16 in (3.872 m) Axle load 15 long tons 15 cwt (35,300 lb or 16 t) (17.6 short tons) full Loco weight 43 long tons 8 cwt (97,200 lb or 44.1 t) (48.6 short tons) full Tender weight 36 long tons 15 cwt (82,300 lb or 37.3 t) (41.2 short tons) full Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t) (5.6 short tons) Water cap. 3,000 imp gal (14,000 L; 3,600 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 17.40 sq ft (1.617 m2) Boiler GWR Standard No. 10[1] Boiler pressure 200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 102 sq ft (9.5 m2)/  • Tubes 1,069 sq ft (99.3 m2) Superheater: ​  • Type 4-element or 6-element  • Heating area 4-element: 52.98 sq ft (4.922 m2), 6-element: 70.00 sq ft (6.503 m2) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 17+1⁄2 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 20,155 lbf (89.65 kN)
Career Operators GWR » BR Power class GWR: B, BR: 3MT Numbers 2251–2299, 2200–2250, 3200–3219 Axle load class Yellow Withdrawn 1958–1965 Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2251 Class or Collett Goods Class was a class of 0-6-0 steam tender locomotives designed for medium-powered freight. They were introduced in 1930 as a replacement for the earlier Dean Goods 0-6-0s and were built up to 1948.^[2]