GWR 4500 Class

GWR 4500 Class

Infobox Locomotive
powertype=Steam
name = GWR 4500 Class


caption = Preserved 4566 at Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway
designer = Churchward
builder = GWR
builddate = 1906
totalproduction =
whytetype = 2-6-2T
gauge = 4' 8½"
leadingsize =
driversize = 4' 7½"
length =
weight = 57 tons 0 cwt
fueltype = coal
fuelc

waterc

cylindercount = two outside
cylindersize = 17" x 24"
firearea =
boilerpressure = 200 psi
tractiveeffort = 21,250 lbf
railroadclass= 4MT|

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4500 Class or Small Prairie is a class of steam locomotive. They are 2-6-2T type. A total of 75 were built; 55 were built in 4 batches between 1906 and 1915. A 5th batch of 20 locos was built in 1924, during Collett's tenure at Swindon. The first 2 batches were originally numbered 2161-2190 but were renumbered 4500-4529 during 1912. The first batch (2161-2180) is significant in that it was the last batch of locos to be built at Stafford Road Works, Wolverhampton. Of this batch 2168 (as 4507) was the last Wolverhampton-built loco to remain in service with BR, not being withdrawn until 1963.

The 4575 Class was a later development with larger side tanks.

Preservation

Four of the class survive to this day and two of them come from Barry Scrapyard 4561 which left the scrapyard on September 1975 and 4566 which left on August 1970.
* 4555 'Warrior' is awaiting overhaul on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway (In GWR Green)
* 4588 is for sale on the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway (In GWR Green)
* 4561 is awaiting overhaul on the West Somerset Railway (In BR Black)
* 4566 is currently in service on the Severn Valley Railway(In GWR Green)

External links

* http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_262_4500.htm
* [http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/4566_overhaul.html 4566 Overhaul]


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