0-4-2T Class 517 GWR Profile and Models

0-4-2T Class 517 GWR

1473 'Fair Rosamund'. Unknown location and date. ©Public Domain

The 517 Class were small 0-4-2T tank engines designed by George Armstrong for local passenger work on the Great Western Railway. They were built at Wolverhampton Works and were outshopped between 1868 and 1885. The class was far from uniform and encompassed three different wheelbases, saddle and side tanks, and various boilers to name just a few variations. In the 19th century the 517s were principally Northern Division engines, and when new worked the Birmingham and Wolverhampton suburban traffic. Under Churchward the situation changed: about half of the class was fitted for autotrain working, and these engines were regularly maintained and moved around the system where needed; while the other, unconverted engines were demoted and became little more than shunters. Nevertheless as late as the 1920s the class was found in almost all parts of the GWR system. Most of the class ran between a million and a million and a half miles (2,400,000 km), No. 1163 holding the record at 1,652,661. None of the 517s were preserved, the last survivor No. 848 being scrapped in 1945 when aged 70.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GWR Wolverhampton Works

Build Date

1868 to 1885

Total Built

156

Tractive Effort

12,635 lbf to 14,780 lbf

Wheel Configuration

0-4-2T

Operated By

Great Western Railway

Main Duties

Local passenger

In Service Until

1945

Surviving Examples

0

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Blacksmith Models No image available Requires assembly Not set 421003BM
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Class 517 0-4-2T - Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) David Geen Models No image available Requires assembly Not set 517DG
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GWR 517 CLass 0-4-2 Steam locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Mallard 421003 0-4-2 517 Class Steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway Kit (Motor, Gears and wheels not included) Requires assembly Not set 421003
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0-4-2 517 Class Steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway Kit (Motor, Gears and wheels not included) Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Stafford Road Model Works No image available RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set 517-OCRF
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GWR 517 Class 0-4-2T loco body (open cab, round firebox) - unpainted Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Wills Kits F136 GWR Metro tank kit Requires assembly Not set F136
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GWR Metro tank kit Awaiting Categorisation