2-8-0 Class 30xx GWR ROD Profile and Models
3042 near Haresfield in August 1949. ©Ben Brooksbank
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 3000 Class was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotive consisting of the ex-Railway Operating Division ROD 2-8-0. The GWR borrowed several ROD 2-8-0s during the First World War but these were returned to the government after the end of the war. In 1919, GWR bought 20 virtually new RODs, and numbered them 3000-19. A further 84 were hired in July 1919, and were numbered 3020-99 and 6000-3, but these were returned in October 1922. In 1925, the GWR bought 80 engines (including some previously hired) and numbered them 3020-99. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
North British Locomotive Company Robert Stephenson & Co. Nasmyth, Wilson and Co Kitson and Co. Great Central Railway Gorton Works |
Build Date |
1917 - 1918 |
Total Built |
521 ROD 2-8-0 Built - 50 Overhauled by GWR to 30xx |
Tractive Effort |
32,200 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
2-8-0 |
Operators |
Railway Operating Division Great Western Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Heavy Freight |
In Service Until |
1958 |
Surviving Examples |
0 |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Keyser (K's) | Requires assembly | Not set |
L5Keyser View |
LNER/GC ROD 2-8-0 Kit | Unpainted | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Nu-Cast | Requires assembly | Not set |
NC005Kit View |
GWR/LNER (ex ROD) 30xx/O4 2-8-0 Loco and Tender Kit | Awaiting Categorisation |