2-8-0 Class 47xx GWR Profile and Models
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 |
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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 |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Falcon Brassworks | Requires assembly | Not set |
LK270 View |
GWR/BR 47xx 2-8-0 Loco Kit | BR green with late crest | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Martin Finney | Requires assembly | Not set |
L8 View |
GWR 47xx 2-8-0 Steam locomotive kit | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Western Precision Castings | Requires assembly | Not set |
47XXWPC View |
GWR Class 47xx 2-8-0 Loco Kit | Awaiting Categorisation |