GWR 108 Class

Locomotives no. 108 and 109 were a pair of Great Western Railway 2-4-0 steam locomotives built under the aegis of George Armstrong at Wolverhampton Works, probably in 1866–7, as replacements for locomotives of the same numbers inherited from the absorbed Birkenhead Railway.

GWR 108 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerGeorge Armstrong
BuilderGWR Wolverhampton works
Build date1866-1867
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinderstwo
Career
OperatorsGWR

Design

They had 5 ft 0 in (1.524 m) diameter driving wheels and, unlike other GWR 2-4-0s, only had inside frames. They were nominally rebuilds but only the wheels of the original locomotives seem to have been used.

Use

They worked in the Chester area and were withdrawn in 1887.[1]

References
  1. Tabor 1956, pp. D25–D26.
  • Tabor, F.J. (February 1956). White, D.E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part four: Six-wheeled Tender Engines. Kenilworth: RCTS.


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