| GWR No. 1334, 1335, 1336 |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | Dübs and Company |
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| Builder | Dübs and Company |
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| Build date | 1894 |
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| Total produced | 3 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 2-4-0 |
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| Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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| Driver dia. | 5 ft 6 in (2 m) |
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| Loco weight | 35.25 long tons (39.48 short tons; 35.82 t) |
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| Tender weight | 30.1 long tons (33.7 short tons; 30.6 t) |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Boiler pressure | 165 psi (1,140 kPa) |
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| Cylinders | two inside |
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| Cylinder size | 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) |
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| Career |
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| Power class | BR: 1MT |
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| Numbers | 1334, 1335, 1336 |
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| Disposition | All scrapped |
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GWR No. 1334, and sister locomotives 1335 and 1336, were 2-4-0 steam locomotives which the Great Western Railway inherited from the Midland and South Western Junction Railway.[1]
History
The locomotives had been numbered 10, 11 and 12 by the M&SWJR.[2] They were re-boilered by the GWR and they were the only M&SWJR locomotives to survive into British Railways ownership in 1948.
Withdrawal
The locomotives were withdrawn as follows.[3] None is preserved.
| Number | Shed code | Date withdrawn |
| 1334 | 81E Didcot | 30 September 1952 |
| 1335 | 81D Reading | 30 September 1952 |
| 1336 | 81D Reading | 31 March 1954 |
Modelling
A 4 mm scale kit is available from Nu-Cast
References
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