GWR 3252 Class

what is it?

The Great Western Railway 3252 or Duke Class were 4-4-0 steam locomotives with outside frames and parallel domed boilers. They were built in five batches between 1895 and 1899 for express passenger train work in Devon and Cornwall. William Dean was their designer, possibly with the collaboration of his assistant, George Jackson Churchward.

who runs it

Great Western RailwayBritish RailWRWestern Region of British Railways

base stats

• weight 46.7 tin working order
• built 60made 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 131 years ago, in 1895.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 56 years (1895–1951).

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

spec sheet

built

1895–1899

in service from

1895

retired

1951

status

retired

number built

60

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Swindon Works

designer

William Dean

operators

Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-4-0

weight

46.7 t

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