4-4-0 Class 37xx City GWR Profile and Models

4-4-0 Class 37xx City GWR

3717 'City of Truro' at Didcot in 2010. ©Tony Hisgett

The Great Western Railway 3700 Class, or City Class, locomotives were a series of twenty 4-4-0 steam locomotives, designed for hauling express passenger trains. The locomotive was the first GWR 4-4-0 to be fitted with a tapered boiler; the boiler became the prototype for Churchward's Standard No. 4 boiler. The most famous locomotive in the class, 3440 City of Truro (later renumbered 3717), is reputedly the first steam locomotive to travel in excess of 100 mph, on 9 May 1904. It was the 2000th locomotive to be built at Swindon, leaving the works in April 1903. All members of the class were withdrawn between October 1927 and May 1931. Historically significant because of its famed 1904 run, "City of Truro" was a prime candidate for preservation, whereas the rest of the class were scrapped. It is owned by the National Railway Museum, York.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build Date

1902 to 1909

Total Built

10

Top Speed

100 mph

Tractive Effort

17,800 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-4-0

Operated By

Great Western Railway

Main Duties

Passenger Services

In Service Until

1931

Surviving Examples

1

 

O Gauge (1:43 Scale)

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Airfix A04654-3 City of Truro Model Kit Requires assembly Not set A04654-3
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City of Truro Model Kit GWR green
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Airfix A14654-3 4-4-0 'City of Truro' loco kit Requires assembly Not set A14654-3
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4-4-0 'City of Truro' loco kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Airfix R302 City of Truro Kit Not set Not set R302
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City of Truro Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Amer Collection GBL9 Class 3700 City 4-4-0 3440 'City of Truro' in GWR Green - static model - not motorised RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set GBL9
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Class 3700 City 4-4-0 3440 'City of Truro' in GWR Green - static model - not motorised Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Dapol C061 City Class 4-4-0 "City of Truro" steam loco plastic kit Requires assembly Unpowered C061
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City Class 4-4-0 "City of Truro" steam loco plastic kit Unpainted
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Kitmaster KM24 'City of Truro' Loco Kit Requires assembly Not set KM24
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'City of Truro' Loco Kit Awaiting Categorisation
O Gauge (1:43 Scale) San Cheng Brass No image available Requires assembly Not set SC-City
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Class 3700 City 4-4-0 Locomotive 3717 'City of Truro' in GWR Green Livery Unpainted