J. Armstrong, & G. Armstrong locos of the GWR

I have added a new collection of photos of Joseph Armstrong’s ‘Metro Tanks’

The GWR 455 Class, also called the "Metropolitan" or "Metro" Tanks, was a series of 140 2-4-0 tank locomotives built for the Great Western Railway, originally for their London suburban services, including running on the underground section of the Metropolitan Railway, the source of their nickname. Later on the class was seen on many other parts of the GWR system. Sixty "Metro" Tanks were built, from 1868 onwards, during the lifetime of their designer, Joseph Armstrong. His successor William Dean regarded the class so highly that he would add a further 80, the final 20 examples appearing as late as 1899. The "Metros" were all built at Swindon Works, in nine lots of ten or 20 engines each

They were numbered as followed:
455-470, 3-6 (Lot 18, 1869)
613-632 (Lot 25, 1871)
967-986 (Lot 38, 1874)
1401-1420 (Lot 47, 1878)
1445-1464 (Lot 57, 1881/2)
1491-1500 (Lot 91, 1892)
3561-3570 (Lot 96, 1894)
3581-3590 (Lot 117, 1899)
3591-3599, 3500 (Lot 119, 1899)
Starting here with
457 at Oxford
https://tinyurl.com/58py65c8
to
3592 unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/frj5vbts
to
3598 unknown location
https://tinyurl.com/ac722fwb

Neil

 

I have added a new collection of photos of Joseph Armstrong’s 0-6-0ST 1076 Buffalo class later rebuilt as 0-6-0PT
The first six were built with side tanks. The following locomotives had saddle tanks covering their boilers and fireboxes, but from 1874 longer saddle tank extending to the front of the smokebox were the norm. All the earlier locomotives were eventually fitted with these larger tanks. Most were reconstructed with pannier tanks from 1911 onwards.
Just one photo of the class when fitted with saddle tanks
1247 unknown location (running as a 0-4-2ST) J.Armstrong GWR 0-6-0ST 1076 Buffalo class later rebuilt as 0-6-0PT
https://tinyurl.com/ypha793j
full collection starts here with
1134 Oxford c1929 J. Armstrong GWR 1076 Class (loco converted from S.T. to P.T. in 1914)
https://tinyurl.com/5yvk7y7t
to
1623 Swindon works October 1936 J. Armstrong 1076 Buffalo class originally built as a 0-6-0ST converted to 0-6-0PT By Dean
https://tinyurl.com/3b64mtc4

Neil

 

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. They were built in thirteen lots commencing with 517–528 and ending with 1477–1488 in 1884–1885.
In 1898 No. 1473 was named Fair Rosamund, to work a royal train on the Oxford-Woodstock branch
1473 Fair Rosamund Oxford shed 21st August 1932 named in 1898 for a Royal Train working
https://tinyurl.com/2vcp262x
full collection starts here with
1440
https://tinyurl.com/437cer69

Neil

 

I have added a new collection featuring George Armstrong’s GWR 1901 Class (originally built as 0-6-0ST)
1963 as built 0-6-0ST
https://tinyurl.com/drmkdhx3
Full collection of over 65 photos starts here with
1905 Plymouth North Road 9th August 1924
https://tinyurl.com/u9fhn6ra
to 1925
https://tinyurl.com/rzrf7zyw
to 1949
https://tinyurl.com/4bthy8x4
to 1991
https://tinyurl.com/3nb5kfke
to 2020
https://tinyurl.com/3n2ezamt

Neil

 

I have added a lot of new photo to the collection of Deans 3252 class
The Great Western Railway 3252 or Duke Class were 4-4-0 steam locomotives with outside frames and parallel domed boilers. They were built in five batches between 1895 and 1899 for express passenger train work in Devon and Cornwall. William Dean was their designer, possibly with the collaboration of his assistant, George Jackson Churchward. Four prototype 4-4-0s, of the Armstrong Class, had already been built in 1894.The Dukes were subject to the 1912 renumbering of GWR 4-4-0 locomotives. Those Dukes rebuilt as Bulldogs were renumbered as members of that class in the series 3300-3455. The remaining Dukes were renumbered consecutively as 3252-3291, this block of numbers having previously been allocated to the first batch of Duke Class locomotives.

I hope I have not mixed up some of the locos with different classes due to the re-numberings there are a couple I think are wrong, please let me know

Included is this loco called Katerfelto, it seems a name out of place with the others, I take it is the name of the book by G.J. Whyte- Melville Katerfelto: A Story of Exmoor??
3285 Katerfelto at Oswestry
https://tinyurl.com/dwubyhvu
Over 40 new photos start here with
3254 Cornubia
https://tinyurl.com/uhkrh76w
to
3256 Guinevere Didcot shed c1934
https://tinyurl.com/u4yvkmtb
to
3284 Isle of Jersey Stafford Road 11th May 1951
https://tinyurl.com/fjzjfczk
to
9091 Thames
https://tinyurl.com/rf3x27pv

Neil

 

I have added over 45 new photos of George Armstrong’s 2021 class originally built as 0-6-0ST later rebuilt as 0-6-0PT
Only a few photos of the 0-6-0ST locos
2028 unknown location George Armstrong GWR 2021 Class 0-6-0ST (later rebuilt as 0-6-0PT)
https://tinyurl.com/ywwfexdw
2038 Tufto S.B. June 1898 George Armstrong GWR 2021 Class 0-6-0ST (later rebuilt with Pannier tanks)
https://tinyurl.com/3uam9vf7
2073 unknown location George Armstrong GWR 2021 Class 0-6-0ST (later rebuilt with Pannier tanks)
https://tinyurl.com/2p8fb6ts
2096 unknown location George Armstrong GWR 2021 Class 0-6-0ST (later rebuilt with Pannier tanks)
https://tinyurl.com/yckve96m
2107 unknown location George Armstrong GWR 2021 Class 0-6-0ST (later rebuilt with Pannier tanks)
https://tinyurl.com/32tr4h8v

Neil

 

I have added new photos featuring
George Armstrong 655 & 850 classes (originally built as 0-6-0ST) converted to 0-6-0PT
As built 2712 George Armstrong GWR 655 Class built 1896 withdrawn as a 0-6-0PT 1950
https://tinyurl.com/2p9jn5hx
new photos of the 655 class start here with
1749 Stafford Road shed c1934
https://tinyurl.com/3e5d38vs
new photos of the 850 class start here with
https://tinyurl.com/yvmun3n8

Neil

 

I have added a new collection featuring various Armstrong designed locos
Including this photo of
1122 Beaconsfield Joseph Armstrong GWR Queen Class 2-2-2
https://tinyurl.com/n7trj7z9
full collection of 12 photos starts here with
16 Hercules at Swindon 0-6-4PT crane engines (originallly George Armstrong 850 0-6-0PT)
https://tinyurl.com/yckwr3c4

Neil