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GWR 7 (Armstrong) Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Great Western Railway· from 1894· class of 4 British 4-4-0 locomotives
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- 1. GWR 7 Class No. 7 Armstrong: Trainiac from Australia· Public domain
what is it?
The William Dean 7 or Armstrong Class refers to a group of four prototype 4-4-0 double-frame locomotives built at the Swindon Works of the Great Western Railway in 1894.
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 29 years (1894–1923).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1894
- in service from
- 1894
- retired
- 1923
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Great Western Railway, Swindon Works
- designer
- William Dean
- operators
- Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5515017, Wikipedia: GWR 7 (Armstrong) Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.