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BaR/GWR "B" Class 0-6-2T

**Class Types**
BaR Class	B

General

Introduced

1889

Pre-Grouping Company

Barry Railway

Grouping Company

Great Western Railway

Description (1957)

Barry Railway 0-6-2T's, the survivors of a numerous class built between 1888 and 1900, with 4' 3" driving wheels. The last of the class was withdrawn from regular service in 1951, but one or two had a longer lease of life, being retained as works shunters at Swindon before being broken up.

Wheel Arrangement

0-6-2T

Number Built as B

First in Service

05/1889

Last in Service

10/1949

Manufacturers

Manufacturer	Total
Sharp Stewart	4

Orders

Builder	Sponsor	Order #	Date	Size
Sharp Stewart		n/a	1888	15
Sharp Stewart		n/a	1889	10

**Power**
	BARB	B1
Variant Introduced	1889	1889

**Wheels**
	BARB	B1

**Dimensions**
	BARB	B1

**Boiler & Firebox**
	BARB	B1
Boiler Diagram		2A
Boiler Max Diameter		4' 6¹⁄₂"
Boiler Min Diameter - tapered boiler		4' 5"
Boiler Barrel Length		10' 6"
Boiler Pressure		150lbs
Firebox Type		Round Top
Firebox Length		6' 9"
Firebox Grate Area		21ft²
Firebox Heating Surface		105ft²
Tube Number		181
Tube Diameter		2"
Tube Area		1021ft²
Total Evaporative Area		1126ft²
Total Heating Area		1126ft²

Complete BR Locomotive Database 1948-1997

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