4-4-0 Class 32xx Earl Dukedog GWR Profile and Models

4-4-0 Class 32xx Earl Dukedog GWR

9017 'Earl of Berkeley' at Buckfastleigh on the South Devon Railway in May 2011. ©Nilfanion

The Great Western Railway 3200 Class (or 'Earl' Class) was a design of 4-4-0 steam locomotive for passenger train work. The nickname for this class, almost universally used at the time these engines were in service was Dukedog since the locomotives were composed of former Duke Class boilers on Bulldog Class frames. As such they were one of the last standard gauge steam locomotive classes to retain outside frames. The GWR's ex-Cambrian main line debarred the use of heavier locomotives and many of their Duke and Bulldog Class engines were life expired. To solve this, the GWR rebuilt locomotives using a combination of parts from these two redundant classes to produce 'new' Dukedog locomotives. Many of the class remained in BR service, due to them being one of the few classes light enough to be permitted onto the wooden Barmouth bridge. All were withdrawn by 1960 and one has been preserved at the Bluebell Railway.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build Date

1936 to 1939

Total Built

30

Tractive Effort

18,955 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-4-0

Operated By

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Passenger Services

In Service Until

1960

Surviving Examples

1

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Blacksmith Models No image available Requires assembly Not set 420001
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GWR Earl/Dukedog 4-4-0 Steam locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Keyser (K's) L26 GWR Class 32xx 4-4-0 'Dukedog' Kit Requires assembly Not set L26
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GWR Class 32xx 4-4-0 'Dukedog' Kit Unpainted