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GWR Dean "2301" Class 0-6-0


Class Types
GWR Class 2301

General
Designer William Dean
Introduced 1883
Grouping Company Great Western Railway
Description (1957) Dean 0-6-0's built between 1883 and 1899. The survivors were part of a class of 260 locomotives, exclusive of a further twenty which were built with outside frames. Many of the class were loaned to the Government during both World Wars for active service abroad. The last survivor, No. 2358, was withdrawn in 1957.
Wheel Arrangement 0-6-0
Number Built as 2301 260
Conversions to other classes 20
Number Scrapped 259
Number Preserved 1
First in Service 01/1884
Last in Service 05/1957
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Swindon Works 260
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Swindon Works  61 1883 20
Swindon Works  62 1884 20
Swindon Works  63 1884 20
Swindon Works  82 1890 20
Swindon Works  87 1891 30
Swindon Works  92 1893 20
Swindon Works  99 1895 20
Swindon Works  100 1896 20
Swindon Works  104 1896 20
Swindon Works  107 1897 20
Swindon Works  108 1897 20
Swindon Works  111 1897 30

Illustration
Copyright: Andrew Dyke
Power
Variant Introduced 1883

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Boiler & Firebox