2-6-0 Class 43xx Mogul GWR Profile and Models
No. 5322 at Llangollen in April 2014. ©Peter Broster
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Designed by Churchward for mixed traffic duties, a total of 342 'Moguls' were produced for the GWR between 1911 and 1932. The design was essentially an amalgamation of "tried and tested" parts from other locomotives, including the outside cylinders of the Saint class, the wheels from the 31xx tank engines and the superheated No.4 boiler. The locomotives proved to be very reliable, so much so that Churchward's successor Collett produced further batches. Two examples can still be seen to this day at the Didcot Railway Centre and Severn Valley Railway respectively. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
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Builder |
GWR Swindon Works Robert Stephenson & Co. |
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Build Dates |
1911 to 1932 |
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Total Built |
342 |
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Tractive Effort |
25,670 lbf |
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Top Speed |
70mph (claimed) |
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Wheel Configuration |
2-6-0 |
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Operated By |
Great Western Railway British Railways |
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Main Duties |
Mixed Traffic |
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In Service Until |
1964 |
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Surviving Examples |
2 |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
GWR green
Railway Operating Division - WW1
BR green with early emblem
BR plain black
BR black with early emblem
BR green with late crest
N Gauge
O Gauge (1:43 Scale)
