2-8-0 Class 47xx GWR Profile and Models

2-8-0 Class 47xx GWR

4703 at Didcot in 1957. ©Ben Brooksbank

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4700 Class was a class of nine 2-8-0 steam locomotives, designed by George Jackson Churchward. They were introduced in 1919 for heavy mixed traffic work. At the end of the First World War, the running department of the GWR identified the need for a larger version of the successful GWR 4300 Class 2-6-0 incorporating the Swindon No. 1 boiler. They envisaged a smaller version of the successful Saint class 4-6-0 with 5 ft 8 in (1.727 m) driving wheels - the intermediate of Churchward's three standard wheel sizes, for express goods trains. However, Churchward preferred a 2-8-0 design for this purpose

(Information provided by Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Wheel Formation

2-8-0

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build Dates

1919 - 1923

Total Built

9

Tractive Effort

30,460 lbf

Operated By

GWR & British Railways

Main Duties

Mixed Traffic

In Service Until

1964

Surviving Examples

0 (One New-Build Under Construction)

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Falcon Brassworks LK270 GWR/BR 47xx 2-8-0 Loco Kit Requires assembly Not set LK270
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GWR/BR 47xx 2-8-0 Loco Kit BR green with late crest
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Martin Finney L8 GWR 47xx 2-8-0 Steam locomotive kit Requires assembly Not set L8
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GWR 47xx 2-8-0 Steam locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Western Precision Castings 47XXWPC GWR Class 47xx 2-8-0 Loco Kit Requires assembly Not set 47XXWPC
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GWR Class 47xx 2-8-0 Loco Kit Awaiting Categorisation