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GWR 3031 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Great Western Railway· from 1894· class of British 4-2-2 locomotives
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8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. GWR Dean single 4-2-2 3050 Royal Sovereign (Howden, Boys' Book of Locomotives, 1907): Andy Dingley (scanner)· Public domain
- 2. GWR 3031 Class replica 3041: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. 2019 09 13 Windsor 033DSC 0079 (48967596518): János Korom Dr. >17 Million views from Wien, Austria· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. 3041 (replica) at Windsor & Eton Central station, July 2018: David Wilson· CC BY 2.0
- 5. 3041 (replica) at Windsor and Eton Central (20024960374): Train Photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. 3041 (replica) at Windsor and Eton Central (20025008854): Train Photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 7. 3041 (replica) at Windsor and Eton Central (20459563040): Train Photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. 3041 (replica) at Windsor and Eton Central (20638383112): Train Photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class is a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built as 2-2-2s of the 3001 Class.
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 132 years ago, in 1894.
- Served for 21 years (1894–1915).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1894–1899
- in service from
- 1894
- retired
- 1915
- status
- retired
- number built
- 50
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Great Western Railway, Swindon Works
- designer
- William Dean
- operators
- Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-2-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5514927, Wikipedia: GWR 3031 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.