4-4-0 Class 38xx County Churchward GWR Profile and Models

4-4-0 Class 38xx County Churchward GWR

3818 'County of Radnor'. Official works photograph. ©Public Domain

The Great Western Railway 3800 Class, also known as the County Class, were a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives for express passenger train work introduced in 1904 in a batch of ten. Two more batches followed in 1906 and 1912 with minor differences. They were designed by George Jackson Churchward, who used standard components to produce a four-coupled version of his Saint Class 4-6-0s. They were the last new GWR 4-4-0 design and by far the most modern, with inside frames and outside cylinders. They were designed as a part of Churchward's standardisation plan, but were found to have a front end too powerful for the wheel arrangement and all were withdrawn by the early 1930s. No members of the class were preserved. However, the Great Western Society took the decision to create the next locomotive in the sequence, 3840 County of Montgomery, which is under construction.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build Date

1904 to 1912

Total Built

40

Tractive Effort

20,530 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-4-0

Operated By

Great Western Railway

Main Duties

Passenger Services

In Service Until

1933

Surviving Examples

0

 

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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Wills Kits F135 GWR County 4-4-0 steam locomotive kit (Body only) Requires assembly Not set F135
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