GWR 2301 Class

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GWR 2301 'Dean Goods' Class
A class member as a War Department locomotive, Royal Engineers base supply park depot, Rennes, November 1939.
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer William Dean Builder GWR Swindon Works Order number Lots 61, 62, 63, 82, 87, 92, 99, 100, 104, 107, 108, 111 Build date 1883–1899 Total produced 260
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC Cn2g Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Driver dia. 5 ft 2 in (1.575 m) Loco weight 36.8 long tons (37.4 t; 41.2 short tons) Tender weight 34.25 long tons (34.80 t; 38.36 short tons) Fuel type Coal Boiler GWR 2301[1] Boiler pressure 180 psi (1,241.06 kPa) Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm), 17+1⁄2 in × 24 in (444 mm × 610 mm) from 1908
Performance figures Tractive effort 17,120 lbf (76.15 kN) or 18,140 lbf (80.69 kN)
Career Operators GWR, BR Class 2301 Power class Ungrouped (17 in or 432 mm cyls, 150 psi or 1,000 kPa) A (17+1⁄2 in or 444 mm cyls, 180 psi or 1,200 kPa) Numbers 2301–2360 and 2381–2580 Axle load class Uncoloured Withdrawn 1929-1957 Disposition One preserved, remainder scrapped

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2301 Class or Dean Goods Class is a class of British 0-6-0 steam locomotives.

Swindon Works built 260 of these goods locomotives between 1883 and 1899 to a design of William Dean. The 2301 class broke with previous GWR tradition in having inside frames only and changes were made in the boiler design during the period that they were being built. The first twenty engines were originally domeless though all were provided with domed boilers in due course. They were numbered 2301–2360 and 2381–2580 (2361–2380 were of the 2361 class, which were similar visually but had outside frames).