GWR 5800 Class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-2T
• UIC	B1 nt
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 2 in (1.575 m)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Wheelbase	15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Length	29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
Width	8 ft 7 in (2.616 m)
Height	12 ft 6+1⁄4 in (3.816 m)
Axle load	13 long tons 18 cwt (31,100 lb or 14.1 t); (15.6 short tons) full
Adhesive weight	27 long tons 8 cwt (61,400 lb or 27.8 t); (30.7 short tons) full
Loco weight	41 long tons 6 cwt (92,500 lb or 42 t); (46.3 short tons) full
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2 long tons 13 cwt (5,900 lb or 2.7 t); (3.0 short tons)
Water cap.	800 imp gal (3,600 l; 960 US gal)
Firebox:; • Firegrate area	12.8 sq ft (1.19 m2)
Boiler	GWR 4800[1]
Boiler pressure	165 psi (1.14 MPa)
Heating surface:; • Tubes	869.8 sq ft (80.81 m2)
• Firebox	83.2 sq ft (7.73 m2)
Superheater	None
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Slide valves
Train heating	Steam
Train brakes	Vacuum

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Collett
Builder	Great Western Railway, Swindon Works
Build date	1933
Total produced	20

GWR 5800 class
GWR 5800 class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Collett
Builder	Great Western Railway, Swindon Works
Build date	1933
Total produced	20
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-4-2T
• UIC	B1 nt
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	5 ft 2 in (1.575 m)
Trailing dia.	3 ft 8 in (1.118 m)
Wheelbase	15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Length	29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
Width	8 ft 7 in (2.616 m)
Height	12 ft 6+1⁄4 in (3.816 m)
Axle load	13 long tons 18 cwt (31,100 lb or 14.1 t); (15.6 short tons) full
Adhesive weight	27 long tons 8 cwt (61,400 lb or 27.8 t); (30.7 short tons) full
Loco weight	41 long tons 6 cwt (92,500 lb or 42 t); (46.3 short tons) full
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	2 long tons 13 cwt (5,900 lb or 2.7 t); (3.0 short tons)
Water cap.	800 imp gal (3,600 l; 960 US gal)
Firebox:; • Firegrate area	12.8 sq ft (1.19 m2)
Boiler	GWR 4800[1]
Boiler pressure	165 psi (1.14 MPa)
Heating surface:; • Tubes	869.8 sq ft (80.81 m2)
• Firebox	83.2 sq ft (7.73 m2)
Superheater	None
Cylinders	Two, inside
Cylinder size	16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Valve type	Slide valves
Train heating	Steam
Train brakes	Vacuum
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	13,900 lbf (62 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Great Western Railway; British Railways;
Class	5800
Power class	GWR: Unclassified,; BR: 1P
Numbers	5800–5819
Axle load class	GWR: Unclassified
Locale	Western Region branch lines
Withdrawn	1957–1961
Disposition	Scrapped

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5800 Class was a twenty-strong class of 0-4-2T side tank steam locomotive. These were introduced in 1933 for light branch work. They were similar to the GWR 1400 Class but were not equipped for working autotrains. The entire class was scrapped. The last survivor number 5815 was with withdrawn in 1961.

Model form

A 5-inch gauge replica of no. 5801 has been built. It works at the Butterley Park Miniature Railway, part of the Swanwick Junction complex.

Dapol have announced O gauge versions to be released in 2018

References

Champ, Jim (2018). An Introduction to Great Western Locomotive Development. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Transport. p. 319. ISBN 978-1-4738-7784-9. OCLC 1029234106. OL 26953051M.

Haresnape, Brian (1978). Collett & Hawksworth locomotives : a pictorial history. London: I. Allan. ISBN 0711008698.
Whitehurst, Brian (1973). Great Western engines, names, numbers, types, classes: 1940 to preservation. Oxford: Oxford Pub. Co. ISBN 0902888218.

External links

Class 5800 at the RailUK database

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[1] Champ, Jim (2018). An Introduction to Great Western Locomotive Development. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Transport. p. 319. ISBN 978-1-4738-7784-9. OCLC 1029234106. OL 26953051M.