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GWR 3001 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Great Western Railway· from 1891· class of 30 British 2-2-2 locomotives later rebuilt as 3031 class
what is it?
The 3001 Class as constructed by William Dean at the Swindon Works of the Great Western Railway in 1891-2 was the culmination of the tradition of GWR 2-2-2 locomotives that had begun with Gooch's North Star over 50 years earlier. The 3001s, which had 7 ft 9 in (2.362 m) driving wheels, were built in two batches: Because of the restricted width available between the large driving wheels, these locomotives were fitted with narrow 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) diameter boilers. In order to increase the heating surface the boilers were made longer than previous types, and were fitted with raised fireboxes.
who runs it
base stats
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 135 years ago, in 1891.
- Served for 3 years (1891–1894).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1891–1892
- in service from
- 1891
- retired
- 1894
- status
- retired
- number built
- 30
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Great Western Railway, Swindon Works
- designer
- William Dean
- operators
- Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 2,140 mm Brunel broad gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-2-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5514926, Wikipedia: GWR 3001 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.