0-6-0PT Class 97xx Condensing Pannier Tank GWR Profile and Models
9701 at London Paddington in August 1956. ©Ben Brooksbank
The 9700 Class, or 97xx class, pannier tanks were a direct development of the 5700 class. The prototype for the class, No. 8700 (later No. 9700), was a rebuilt 5700 locomotive. They were specifically for working on the Hammersmith & City line between Paddington station and Smithfield Meat Market. They replaced Metro and 633 class locomotives. The eleven locomotives in the class had condensing apparatus that fed the exhaust steam back into the water tanks. To work over the electrified underground lines, the 9700 Class locomotives had a special type of ATC equipment that lifted clear of the centre rail and had tripcock brake valves that matched the London Transport signalling system. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
GWR Swindon Works |
Build Date |
1933 |
Total Built |
11 |
Tractive Effort |
22,515 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
0-6-0PT |
Operated By |
Great Western Railway British Railways |
Main Duties |
Shunting & Banking |
In Service Until |
1965 |
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) | Samhongsa Co. Ltd. | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
RTR9700 View |
GWR Class 97xx 0-6-0PT in unpainted brass | Awaiting Categorisation | |
N Gauge | Thameshead | Requires assembly | Not set |
TM3 View |
GWR 97XX Pannier Tank kit | Awaiting Categorisation |