GWR 7200 Class
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The Great Western Railway (GWR) 7200 Class is a class of 2-8-2T steam locomotive. They were the only 2-8-2Ts built and used by a British railway,[1] and the largest tank engines to run on the Great Western Railway.[1]
Rebuild and operation
Originally, the 4200 class and 5205 class 2-8-0T were introduced for short-haul Welsh coal traffic, but the stock market crash of 1929 saw coal traffic dramatically fall. Built specifically for the short runs of heavy trains in the South Wales Coalfield, Charles Collett chose to rebuild some of them with extended coal bunkers (and thus greater range and usefulness) by adding 4 feet (1.22 m) to the frames, requiring a trailing axle making them 2-8-2T.[2]
Rebuilt at Swindon Works, the first to be converted was 5275 (lot 266) which returned to traffic numbered 7200 in August 1934. A photograph of the prototype was taken on 27 July 1934 outside Swindon Works 'A Shop'. Nos. 5276–5294 were similarly rebuilt between August and November 1934, becoming 7201–7219, and Nos. 7220–7239 were rebuilt from 5255 to 5274 between August 1935 and February 1936; with both batches, the rebuilding was not in numerical order, but the new numbers were in the same sequence as the old. The 5205s had flat running boards to set them apart from the 5275s. Nos. 7240–7253, rebuilt August 1937–December 1939, were selected at random from locomotives numbered in the 4200 series, them all gaining 5275-styled running boards and cylinders (19”).Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. This last batch of conversions had been authorised on Lot 318.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
| Class | Original | Rebuilt | Rebuild date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5205 | 5275 | 7200 | August 1934 |
| 5276 | 7201 | August–November 1934 | |
| 5277 | 7202 | ||
| 5278 | 7203 | ||
| 5279 | 7204 | ||
| 5280 | 7205 | ||
| 5281 | 7206 | ||
| 5282 | 7207 | ||
| 5283 | 7208 | ||
| 5284 | 7209 | ||
| 5285 | 7210 | ||
| 5286 | 7211 | ||
| 5287 | 7212 | ||
| 5288 | 7213 | ||
| 5289 | 7214 | ||
| 5290 | 7215 | ||
| 5291 | 7216 | ||
| 5292 | 7217 | ||
| 5293 | 7218 | ||
| 5294 | 7219 | ||
| 5255 | 7220 | August 1935–February 1936 | |
| 5256 | 7221 | ||
| 5257 | 7222 | ||
| 5258 | 7223 | ||
| 5259 | 7224 | ||
| 5260 | 7225 | ||
| 5261 | 7226 | ||
| 5262 | 7227 | ||
| 5263 | 7228 | ||
| 5264 | 7229 | ||
| 5265 | 7230 | ||
| 5266 | 7231 | ||
| 5267 | 7232 | ||
| 5268 | 7233 | ||
| 5269 | 7234 | ||
| 5270 | 7235 | ||
| 5271 | 7236 | ||
| 5272 | 7237 | ||
| 5273 | 7238 | ||
| 5274 | 7239 | ||
| 4200[3] | 4239 | 7240 | August 1937–December 1939 |
| 4220 | 7241 | ||
| 4202 | 7242 | ||
| 4204 | 7243 | ||
| 4216 | 7244 | ||
| 4205 | 7245 | ||
| 4234 | 7246 | ||
| 4244 | 7247 | ||
| 4249 | 7248 | ||
| 4209 | 7249 | ||
| 4219 | 7250 | ||
| 4240 | 7251 | ||
| 4210 | 7252 | ||
| 4245 | 7253 |
In 1937 the "scuttle" bunkers were fitted to the final fourteen of 42xx rebuilds (7240–53). This bunker modification consisted of a higher rivet line increasing the class's water capacity by an extra 200/300 gallons however reducing the coal capacity by 1 ton. These new bunkers were later fitted to a random handful of the class outside this batch including No. 7200, No. 7201, No. 7210 and No. 7239 during their heavy overhauls. No. 7200 is the only surviving loco of its class to have this unique feature.
The 54 rebuilt locos found work in most parts of the GWR system, where their 92 long tons 12 cwt (207,400 lb or 94.1 t) weight was allowed, although the rebuilt chassis length did get them banned from certain goods yards. Many found work in the home counties, deployed on iron ore and stone trains from Banbury.[4] Many would find work in South Wales on coal traffic after WWII, especially when British Railways was formed, with 2884 and Standard 9F class engines taking over for them.
On 17 May 1941 No. 7238 ran into a bomb crater at Budbrook, near Hatton on the Banbury to Wolverhampton line.[5]
Withdrawal
The first member of the class to be withdrawn was number 7241 in November 1962, whilst the last four engines in traffic served until June 1965. Four of the class were bought by Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, and No. 7226 was scrapped there in 1965.[1]
Preservation
Three locomotives survive, all recovered from Woodham Brothers, though none have yet been returned to operational condition. However, in November 2020, the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre announced that a major milestone was reached with No. 7200.[6]
Both No. 7200 and No. 7202 have reached the final stages of overhaul.[citation needed]
| Current Number | Year Built | Withdrawn | Location | Status | Photograph | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 7200 | 1930 as No. 5275
(Rebuilt No. 7200 in 1934) |
Jul 1963 | Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Under Restoration | File:7200 GWR 2-8-2T.jpg | Left Woodham Brothers, Barry Island in September 1981. Restoration is ongoing but has made significant progress in recent years.[timeframe?] |
| No. 7202 | 1930 as No. 5277
(Rebuilt No. 7202 in 1934) |
Jun 1964 | Didcot Railway Centre | Under Restoration | File:GWR 7200 No. 7202 at the Didcot Railway Centre - August 2018 - 02.jpg | Left Barry Island in April 1974. |
| No. 7229 | 1926 as No. 5264
(Rebuilt No. 7229 in 1935) |
Aug 1964 | East Lancashire Railway | Under Restoration | File:GWR 2-8-2T Locomotive No.7229, Barry 1973.jpg | Left Barry Island in October 1984. |
Models
In 2012, Hornby released models of the 7200 class in both the original GWR green and BR black.[7]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitehurst, Brian (1973). Great Western Engines, Names, Numbers, Types and Classes (1940 to Preservation). Oxford, UK: Oxford Publishing Company. pp. 65–66, 103. ISBN 978-0-9028-8821-0. OCLC 815661.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."7202 – 2-8-2T". Didcot Railway Centre.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GWR Churchward "42xx" Class 2-8-0T". BR Database.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Quainton Railway Society. "GWR 72XX Class 2-8-2T No. 7200". Buckinghamshire Railway Centre.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton". WarwickshireRailways.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Holden, Michael (17 November 2020). "Milestone reached in overhaul of steam locomotive 7200". Rail Advent. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."National Model Rail Database". National Model Rail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
External links
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