GWR 2900 Class 2999 Lady of Legend

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
Leading dia.	3 ft 2 in (0.965 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.045 m)
Length	63 ft 0+1⁄4 in (19.21 m)
Width	8 ft 11 in (2.718 m)
Height	13 ft 3+1⁄2 in (4.051 m)
Axle load	18 long tons (18 t; 20 short tons)
Loco weight	68.30 long tons (69.40 t; 76.50 short tons)
Tender weight	43.15 long tons (43.84 t; 48.33 short tons)
Fuel capacity	5 long tons (5.1 t; 5.6 short tons)
Water cap.	3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	27.22 sq ft (2.529 m2)
Boiler	GWR Standard No. 1 (with variations)
Boiler pressure	225 psi (1.55 MPa) (production series)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	154.94 sq ft (14.394 m2)
• Tubes and flues	1,485.96 sq ft (138.050 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	"Swindon No. 3"
• Heating area	307.52 sq ft (28.570 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	18 in × 30 in (457 mm × 762 mm) -; 18+1⁄2 in × 30 in (470 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	10 inches (254 mm) piston valves

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	George Jackson Churchward
Builder	The Saint Project
Build date	2009–2019

GWR 2900 Class 2999 *Lady of Legend*
GWR 2900 Class 2999 Lady of Legend
	2999 Lady of Legend at Didcot in April 2019.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	George Jackson Churchward
Builder	The Saint Project
Build date	2009–2019
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
Leading dia.	3 ft 2 in (0.965 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.045 m)
Length	63 ft 0+1⁄4 in (19.21 m)
Width	8 ft 11 in (2.718 m)
Height	13 ft 3+1⁄2 in (4.051 m)
Axle load	18 long tons (18 t; 20 short tons)
Loco weight	68.30 long tons (69.40 t; 76.50 short tons)
Tender weight	43.15 long tons (43.84 t; 48.33 short tons)
Fuel capacity	5 long tons (5.1 t; 5.6 short tons)
Water cap.	3,500 imp gal (16,000 L; 4,200 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	27.22 sq ft (2.529 m2)
Boiler	GWR Standard No. 1 (with variations)
Boiler pressure	225 psi (1.55 MPa) (production series)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	154.94 sq ft (14.394 m2)
• Tubes and flues	1,485.96 sq ft (138.050 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	"Swindon No. 3"
• Heating area	307.52 sq ft (28.570 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	18 in × 30 in (457 mm × 762 mm) -; 18+1⁄2 in × 30 in (470 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	10 inches (254 mm) piston valves
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	20,530 lbf (91.32 kN) - 24,395 lbf (108.51 kN)
Class
Career
Class	2900 or Saint
Power class	GWR: C; BR: 4P
Numbers	2999
Official name	Lady of Legend
Axle load class	GWR: Red
	in service

GWR 2900 "Saint" Class No. 2999 Lady of Legend is a 4-6-0 steam locomotive completed in 2019 to a design by George Jackson Churchward. It was based on the frames and boiler of 4900 "Hall" Class No. 4942 Maindy Hall, and was largely constructed at Didcot Railway Centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire, where it is now based. Described as "building the 78th Saint", the project started in the 1970s to look at building a new 'Saint', since none of the original class-members were preserved.