4-6-0 Class 29xx Saint GWR Profile and Models

4-6-0 Class 29xx Saint GWR

2999 'Lady of Legend' - replica locomotive at the Didcot Railway Centre in April 2019. ©Hugh Llewelyn

The Great Western Railway 2900 Class or Saint Class was built by the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works. incorporated several series of 2-cylinder passenger steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward and built between 1902 and 1913 with differences in the dimensions. The majority of these were built as 4-6-0 locomotives; but thirteen examples were built as 4-4-2 (but converted to 4-6-0 during 1912/13). They proved to be a successful class which established the design principles for GWR 2-cylinder classes over the next fifty years. The locomotives performed well as passenger locomotives over all the long-distance routes of the GWR and on all but the fastest express trains until they gradually became displaced to secondary services by the Castle Class in the late 1920s and 1930s. However, the 6 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.045 m) driving wheels limited their usefulness on freight trains. None were preseved but a replica has been constructed.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build Date

1902 to 1913

Total Built

77

Tractive Effort

20,530 to 24,395 lbf

Wheel Configuration

4-6-0

Operated By

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

Passenger services

In Service Until

1953

Surviving Examples

0 Original (1 replica built)

 

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Wills Kits F133 GWR Saint Class 4-6-0 Loco Body & Tender Kit Requires assembly Not set F133
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GWR Saint Class 4-6-0 Loco Body & Tender Kit Awaiting Categorisation
N Gauge P & D Marsh No image available Requires assembly Not set A22PD
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GWR 29xx Saint Class kit Awaiting Categorisation