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British Railway History Item

GWR Class 5101 2-6-2 Tank

Built 1929-49, Designed by Charles B. Collett.

Total Number Built 140 - Total to BR 140

Introduced November 1929. Modified design of Collett 5100 Class - new construction. Classification 4MT.

Number Series 4100-4179, 5101-5110, 5150-5199.

Built at Great Western Railway and British Railways Swindon Works.

5101-5110 Lot No. 257 1929
5150-5159 Lot No. 257 1930
5160-5172 Lot No. 259 1930
5173-5189 Lot No. 259 1931
5190-5199 Lot No. 284 1934
4100-4109 Lot No. 292 1935
4110-4119 Lot No. 292 1936
4120-4121 Lot No. 313 1937
4122-4129 Lot No. 313 1938
4130-4139 Lot No. 323 1939
4140-4149 Lot No. 335 1946
4150-4159 Lot No. 361 1947
4160-4169 Lot No. 369 1948
4170-4179 Lot No. 369 1949

The first of the class to be withdrawn was 5159 in April 1956 from Treherbert shed. The last loco withdrawn was 4113 in November 1965 from Worcester shed. Some are preserved.

Weight: Loco 78 tons 9 cwt
Driving Wheel: 5' 8"
Boil Press: 200lb/sq in Su
Cylinders: Two 18" x 30" (outside)
Valve Gear: Stephenson (piston valves)
TE: 24,300 lb

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Number Series

Class Total: 140

4100 4101 4102 4103 4104 4105 4106 4107 4108 4109 4110 4111 4112 4113 4114 4115 4116 4117 4118 4119 4120 4121 4122 4123

4124 4125 4126 4127 4128 4129 4130 4131 4132 4133 4134 4135 4136 4137 4138 4139 4140 4141 4142 4143 4144 4145 4146 4147

4148 4149 4150 4151 4152 4153 4154 4155 4156 4157 4158 4159 4160 4161 4162 4163 4164 4165 4166 4167 4168 4169 4170 4171

4172 4173 4174 4175 4176 4177 4178 4179 5101 5102 5103 5104 5105 5106 5107 5108 5109 5110 5150 5151 5152 5153 5154 5155

5156 5157 5158 5159 5160 5161 5162 5163 5164 5165 5166 5167 5168 5169 5170 5171 5172 5173 5174 5175 5176 5177 5178 5179

5180 5181 5182 5183 5184 5185 5186 5187 5188 5189 5190 5191 5192 5193 5194 5195 5196 5197 5198 5199

Allocation and Withdrawal Details

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