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GWR 3600 Class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Swindon Works· from 1900· class of 31 2-4-2T locomotives
what is it?
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 3600 Class was a class of 2-4-2T side tank steam locomotive, designed by William Dean and built at Swindon in three lots in 1900-1903:
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 126 years ago, in 1900.
- Served for 34 years (1900–1934).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1900–1903
- in service from
- 1900
- retired
- 1934
- status
- retired
- number built
- 31
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Swindon Works
- designer
- William Dean
- operators
- Great Western Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-2T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5514944, Wikipedia: GWR 3600 Class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.