GWR 645 and 1501 Classes

what is it?

The GWR 645 and 1501 Classes were two closely related classes of 0-6-0ST designed by George Armstrong and built at the Wolverhampton railway works of the Great Western Railway (GWR). Thirty-six, the 645 Class, were constructed between 1872-3, of which three were built for the South Wales Mineral Railway (SWMR), two for the Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway (C&CR) and the remainder for the GWR. In essence, they were saddle tank versions of his GWR 633 Class of 1871. From 1878, a further 72, the 1501 Class, partially enlarged, were added.

who runs it

SWSouth Wales Mineral RailwayCACarmarthen and Cardigan RailwayGreat Western RailwayBritish RailWRWestern Region of British Railways

base stats

• built 108made 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 154 years ago, in 1872.
• ⌛Served for 77 years (1872–1949).

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

spec sheet

built

1872–1881

in service from

1872

retired

1949

status

retired

number built

108

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Wolverhampton railway works

designer

George Armstrong

operators

South Wales Mineral Railway, Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway, Great Western Railway, British Rail, Western Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

—

wheel arrangement

0-6-0

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