2-8-0 Class 28xx/2884 GWR Profile and Models

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2800 Class is a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotive. The class was designed by George Jackson Churchward for heavy freight work. They were the first 2-8-0 locomotive class in Great Britain. The prototype, originally numbered 97 but later renumbered 2800, appeared in 1903. No. 97 undertook two years of trials before going into production. Initial results suggested that only the front end needed further development. The most visible difference between No. 97 and the first of the 1905 production batch was the higher pitch of the boiler. Superheating was incorporated into the class from 1909 with No. 2808 the first to be retro-fitted. Other modifications centred on improving the weight distribution, altering smokebox lengths and fitting larger diameter chimneys. The 84 2800s built by Churchward remained the GWR's principal long haul freight engines throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Six 2800 Class locomotives survive.

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