Churchward 2221,3100+4400 class Tank engines

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2221 Class or County Tank
was a class of 4-4-2T steam locomotive, effectively a tank engine version of the 3800 "County" Class 4-4-0 tender locomotives. The two classes had different boilers, standard no 4 for the tender locomotive, and the smaller (by about 350 sq ft or 33 m2) standard no 2 for the tank. 2230 was fitted with the larger boiler when new, but this was unsuccessful and was quickly altered

https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/GWRSteam-1/Churchward-Locomotives/Churchward-Tank-Engines/Churchward-221-County-Tank-class/

Churchward 2221 County Tank class - Railway-Photography
railway-photography.smugmug.com
railway photographs from the last 100 years
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 3100 Class was a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotive
This class of large prairie was created in 1938 when Collett rebuilt some of Churchward's 3150 Class with a view to using them as bankers, particularly from Severn Tunnel Junction shed. These engines used the standard class 4 boiler again, but pressed to 225 psi (1,550 kPa). and using smaller coupled wheels of 5 feet 3 inches (1.600 m) diameter, and one-half inch (13 mm) increase in cylinder diameter, nominal tractive effort rose to 31,170 pounds (14,140 kg). Almost impossible to pick out was a 2 in (50.8 mm) reduction in pony truck wheel diameter to 3 ft 0 in (914 mm). Only five engines were ever modified, namely 3173, 3156, 3181, 3155 and 3179 which were rebuilt as 3100 to 3104 respectively.
https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/GWRSteam-1/Churchward-Locomotives/Churchward-Tank-Engines/Churchward-3100-class/i-xz9mTqq

Churchward 3100 class - Railway-Photography
railway-photography.smugmug.com
railway photographs from the last 100 years


The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4400 Class was a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotive

They were introduced in 1904 for work on small branch lines. The 4500 class was a later development with larger driving wheels. The 4400s were particularly used in hilly districts, notably the Princetown and Much Wenlock Branches.[1] All were withdrawn and scrapped between 1949 and 1955

4400

https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/GWRSteam-1/Churchward-Locomotives/Churchward-Tank-Engines/Churchward-4400-Class/i-2J5xd3V

Churchward 4400 Class - Railway-Photography
railway-photography.smugmug.com
railway photographs from the last 100 years

https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/GWRSteam-1/Churchward-Locomotives/Churchward-Tank-Engines/Churchward-4400-Class/i-qWSC4NG

Churchward 4400 Class - Railway-Photography
railway-photography.smugmug.com
railway photographs from the last 100 years

https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/GWRSteam-1/Churchward-Locomotives/Churchward-Tank-Engines/Churchward-4400-Class/i-hzhDhhg

Churchward 4400 Class - Railway-Photography
railway-photography.smugmug.com
railway photographs from the last 100 years


Neil

 

3146 was not a member of the rebuilt 3100 class of 1938, but the original 3100 class of 1906.

The running numbers of these were 3111 to 3149 (plus the prototype 99 [3100] of 1903.
All were later re-numbered to 5100, 5111-5149.

The original 3100 class also had 5'8" coupled wheels.