GWR 3150 Class

{{Short description|Class of 41 two-cylinder 2-6-2T locomotives}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox locomotive

| powertype = Steam

| name = GWR 3150 Class {{cite book |title= GWR Engines - Names, Numbers, Types, Classes, ETC. of Great Western Railway Locomotives. |publisher= Great Western Railway |year= 1938 | page = 70}}

| image = Gloucester GW Locomotive Depot geograph-2547177-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

| caption = 3171 at Gloucester (Horton Road) Depot 1948

| designer = George Jackson Churchward

| builder = GWR Swindon Works

| builddate = 1906–1908

| ordernumber = Lots 159, 169, 172

| serialnumber = 2157, 2239–2258, 2280–2299

| totalproduction = 41

| whytetype = 2-6-2T

| gauge = {{Track gauge|56.5in|allk=on}}

| leadingdiameter = {{convert|3|ft|2|in|m|3|abbr=on}}

| driverdiameter = {{convert|5|ft|8|in|m|3|abbr=on}}

| trailingdiameter = {{convert|3|ft|8|in|m|3|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|41|ft|0|in|m|2|abbr=on}} over buffers

| locoweight = {{long ton|64|13}}
({{convert|64|LT|13|Lcwt|t ST|1|abbr=on|disp=output only}}) empty
{{long ton|81|12}}
({{convert|81|LT|12|Lcwt|t ST|1|abbr=on|disp=output only}}) full

| fueltype = Coal

| fuelcap =

| watercap = {{convert|2000|impgal|abbr=on}}

| boilerpressure = {{convert|200|lbf/in2|MPa|2|abbr=on}}

| firearea = {{convert|20.56|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

| boiler = GWR Standard No. 4

| tubearea = {{convert|1349.64|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

| fluearea =

| tubesandflues =

| fireboxarea = {{convert|128.72|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

| cylindercount = Two, outside

| cylindersize = {{convert|18+1/2|x|30|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

| valvegear = Stephenson

| valvetype = Piston valves

| tractiveeffort = {{convert|25670|lbf|kN|abbr=on}}

| factorofadhesion =

| trainheating =

| locobrakes =

| locobrakeforce =

| numinclass = 41

| fleetnumbers = 3150-3190

| trainbrakes = Vacuum

| powerclass = 4MT

| firstrundate = 1907

}}

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 3150 Class was a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotive.

History

Churchward based the 3150 class on his 3100 (later 5100) class. They used the larger and heavier Standard 4 boiler and so had greater boiler capacity, but were consequently heavier and thus restricted to Red routes. They were principally heavy suburban passenger traffic engines. Five of the class were rebuilt into the Collett 3100 Class. None of the class were preserved.

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|+ Table of orders and numbers{{sfnb|Allcock|Davies|le Fleming|Maskelyne|1968|pp=30–31}}

! Year !! Quantity !! Lot No. !! Works Nos. !! Locomotive numbers !! Notes

1906115921573150align=left |
1907201692239–22583151–3170align=left |
1907–08201722280–22993171–3190align=left |

See also

References

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  • {{RCTS-LocosGWR-1|year=1968}}