GWR 360 Class
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The GWR 360 Class was a series of 12 0-6-0 freight steam locomotives designed by Joseph Armstrong for the Great Western Railway and built at Swindon Works in 1866.
Numbering
When built, they were numbered 360 to 371 on the Capital list.[1] In September 1866, the last two were transferred to the Revenue list as 1000 and 1001. In August 1867, it was decided that the Revenue list should start at 1001, not 1000; and so 1000 was renumbered 1015.[2]
Design
They were built with slightly smaller boilers than the similar and much more numerous 388 Class which went into production later the same year. Their coupled wheelbase was also two inches (51 mm) shorter than that of the 388 Class.
Use
They initially worked between Birmingham and Chester, though later they were seen in South Wales, at Didcot and in the Birmingham-Stourbridge area. They were withdrawn between 1918 and 1933, the last (No. 363) having accumulated 1,384,645 miles (2,228,370 km) in 70 years of service.[3]
References
- ^ Allcock et al. (1968), p. 24.
- ^ Allcock et al. (1968), p. 8.
- ^ Tabor (1956), pp. D56–D57.
Sources
- Allcock, N. J.; Davies, F. K.; le Fleming, H. M.; Maskelyne, J. N.; Reed, P. J. T.; Tabor, F. J. (1968) [1951]. White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part one: Preliminary Survey. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. 24, 8.
- Tabor, F. J. (February 1956). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part four: Six-wheeled Tender Engines. Kenilworth: RCTS.