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9642 - '57xx' class pannier tank locomotive, built 1945. Arrived on the GWR in May 2005 but now out of 'boiler ticket' and is undergoing overhaul off-site. |
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Wheel arrangement: |
0-6-0PT |
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Origin: |
Great Western Railway |
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Introduced |
1929 - one of several classes of pannier tank locomotives on the Great Western. |
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Working weight: |
50 tons approx |
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Water capacity |
1,200 gallons |
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Purpose: |
Shunting, freight and light passenger work. This numerous class were spread across the whole of the Great Western network. No. 9642 was allocated to Weymouth and then Bridport before ending her BR days at Old Oak Common. One reason that she survived into preservation was because she was used as the works shunter at the scrapyard to which she was consigned. |
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