GWR 2201 Class

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The GWR 2201 Class was a class of Script error: No such module "Track gauge".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2-4-0Template:Whyte suffix steam locomotives built at Swindon Works under the aegis of William Dean for express passenger service on the Great Western Railway.Template:Sfnb Built in 1881–82, they were numbered 2201 to 2220.

Design

They were ssentially a continuation of Joseph Armstrong's 806 Class of 1873. They differed from the originals in having a cab and a domeless boiler from the start.Template:Sfnb

Use

The 2201s were widely distributed over the GWR system. Members of the class were in use on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway around 1910.[1] They were all withdrawn by the end of 1921.

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