#2294
GWR 2251 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1930· class of 120 two-cylinder 0-6-0 locomotives
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 0-6-0 3205 (Class 2251) GWR (21385468075): Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England· CC BY 2.0
- 2. 0-6-0 3205 (Class 2251) GWR (built 1946) (20764545353): Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England· CC BY 2.0
- 3. 3205 and 46521 depart from Bridgnorth: David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. 3205 approaching Buckfastleigh: Nilfanion· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. 3205 at Buckfastleigh railway station 1: Nilfanion· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. 3205 at Buckfastleigh railway station 2: Nilfanion· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Burnham on Sea (SDJR) rai station 1941038 ff3e9887: Ben Brooksbank· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 8. 2248 Swansea Danygraig 14-4-63 (36955930995): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. 2286 Hereford 16-4-63 (23581193384): Rob Hodgkins· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 10. Whitchurch Town station with GWR 2251: Lamberhurst· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2251 Class or Collett Goods Class was a class of 0-6-0 type steam tender locomotives designed for medium-powered freight. They were introduced in 1930 as a replacement for the earlier Dean Goods 0-6-0s and were built up to 1948.
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 96 years ago, in 1930.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 16.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 35 years (1930–1965).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1930–1948
- in service from
- 1930
- retired
- 1965
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 120
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Swindon Works
- designer
- Charles Collett
- operators
- Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
- length
- 16.2 m
- weight
- 43.7 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5514918, Wikipedia: GWR 2251 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.