2-8-0 Class 28xx/2884 GWR Profile and Models

2-8-0 Class 28xx/2884 GWR

2807 at Winchcombe Yard in May 2015. ©Gwsralex

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2800 Class is a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotive. The class was designed by George Jackson Churchward for heavy freight work. They were the first 2-8-0 locomotive class in Great Britain. The prototype, originally numbered 97 but later renumbered 2800, appeared in 1903. No. 97 undertook two years of trials before going into production. Initial results suggested that only the front end needed further development. The most visible difference between No. 97 and the first of the 1905 production batch was the higher pitch of the boiler. Superheating was incorporated into the class from 1909 with No. 2808 the first to be retro-fitted. Other modifications centred on improving the weight distribution, altering smokebox lengths and fitting larger diameter chimneys. The 84 2800s built by Churchward remained the GWR's principal long haul freight engines throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Six 2800 Class locomotives survive.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build Date

1903 to 1919

Total Built

84

Tractive Effort

35,380 lbf

Wheel Configuration

2-8-0

Operated By

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Heavy Freight

In Service Until

1965

Surviving Examples

6

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Amer Collection GBL4 Churchward 2800 Class 2-8-0 2961 in BR black - static model - not motorised- RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set GBL4
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Churchward 2800 Class 2-8-0 2961 in BR black - static model - not motorised- Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) GEM No image available Requires assembly Not set GEM2001
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GWR 28XX Loco Body Kit with Tender Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Keyser (K's) L23 Class 28xx 2-8-0 kit RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set L23
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Class 28xx 2-8-0 kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Martin Finney No image available Requires assembly Not set L4M
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GWR 28xx 2-8-0 Steam Locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation