The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2251 Class was a class of 0-6-0 steam tender locomotives designed for medium-powered freight.
History[]
They were introduced in 1930 as a replacement for the earlier Dean Goods 0-6-0s. in many ways, the 2251s were based on Dean Goods, sharing the main dimensions, but having more modern features such as taper boilers and full cabs. Increases in both boiler pressure and heating surface gave a useful increase in power at the expense of weight that restricted permitted routes. Numbers 2211–2230, built in 1940 did not have side windows. Designed by Charles Collett for medium freight and passenger duties they had 5 ft 2 in (1.575 m) driving wheels. Carrying a maximum of 3,000 imperial gallons (14,000 l; 3,600 US gal) of water to fuel a boiler operating at 200 psi . They could be found operating on most parts of the former GWR system. These were the first GWR 0-6-0 to use the standard number 10 boiler as later fitted to the 94xx, 15xx and various rebuilds of absorbed mainly Welsh locomotives.
Preservation[]
One, 3205, has been preserved and is located on the South Devon Railway in Devon.