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British Railway Steam Locomotive

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Number	2160
2nd Grouping Number
1st Grouping Number	gwr 2160
2nd Pre Grouping Number
1st Pre Grouping Number
Works/Lot Number
Class Code	2021
Designer	Dean
Built	31/03/1905
Builder	Wolverhampton Works (GWR)
1948 Shed	85B Gloucester Horton Road
Last Shed	6C Birkenhead
Withdrawn	31/03/1957
Disposal details
Disposal
Disposal Date	Unknown

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Built 1897-1905, Designed by William Dean.

Total Number Built 138 - Total to BR 110.

Introduced 1897. Dean GWR saddle tank design. Subsequently rebuilt with pannier tanks. Built Wolverhampton 1897-1905.

10 Locos 2133/125/074/145/149/118/143/087/105/157 were rebuilt as Class 2181 at Swindon during 1939-40 and renumbered 2181-2190 respectively.

Some locos were based at Birkenhead for working in the docks and were fitted with bells located above the boiler.

Number Series 2021-2056, 2058-2127, 2129-2160.

Built at Great Western Railway Wolverhampton Works.

2021-2030 Lot No. D3 1897
2031-2034 Lot No. F3 1897
2035-2040 Lot No. F3 1898
2041-2054 Lot No. G3 1898
2055-2056 Lot No. G3 1899
2058-2060 Lot No. G3 1899
2061-2074 Lot No. H3 1899
2075-2080 Lot No. H3 1900
2081-2085 Lot No. J3 1900
2086-2100 Lot No. J3 1901
2101-2119 Lot No. K3 1902
2120 Lot No. K3 1903
2121-2127 Lot No. L3 1903
2129-2138 Lot No. L3 1903
2139-2140 Lot No. L3 1904
2141-2156 Lot No. M3 1904
2157-2160 Lot No. M3 1905

The first withdrawal was 2062 in August 1930 from St. Blazey shed by the GWR. The first locos withdrawn by BR were 2029, 2059, 2064, 2065 and 2102 in November 1949 from Llanelly, Llanelly, Bristol St. Philips Marsh, Tyseley and Hereford sheds respectively. The last loco 2069 was withdrawn from Birkenhead shed in April 1959. None are preserved.

Motive Power Details

Weight: Loco 39 tons 15 cwt
Driving Wheel: 4' 1?"
Boil Press: 165lb/sq in NS
Cylinders: Two 16?" x 24" (inside)
Valve Gear: Stephenson (slide valves)
TE: 18,515 lb

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