GWR 2900 Class

what is it?

The Great Western Railway 2900 Class or Saint Class was built by the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works. The class incorporated several series of 2-cylinder steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward and built between 1902 and 1913 with differences in dimensions for comparative purposes. The majority of these were built as 4-6-0 locomotives; but thirteen examples were built as 4-4-2 locomotives and later converted to 4-6-0 during 1912/13.

who runs it

Great Western RailwayBritish RailWRWestern Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 77made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 124 years ago, in 1902.
• 📏19.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 51 years (1902–1953).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1902–1913

in service from

1902

retired

1953

status

retired

number built

77

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Great Western Railway, Swindon Works

designer

George Jackson Churchward

operators

Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

length

19.2 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.