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GWR 322 Class (tank engine)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by GWR Wolverhampton works· from 1878· class of 6 British 0-6-0ST locomotives rebuilt from tender engines

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

what is it?

The GWR 322 Class tank engines comprised six Great Western Railway outside-framed 0-6-0 steam locomotives, originally built by Beyer, Peacock, and Company as 322 class tender engines and subsequently rebuilt in 1878–85 as saddle tank locomotives by George Armstrong at Wolverhampton Works.

who runs it

Great Western Railway

base stats

built 6made 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 148 years ago, in 1878.
Served for 54 years (1878–1932).

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

spec sheet

built: 1878–1885
in service from: 1878
retired: 1932
status: retired
number built: 6
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: GWR Wolverhampton works
designer: George Armstrong
operators: Great Western Railway
top speed: —
power: —
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q5514936, Wikipedia: GWR 322 Class (tank engine) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.