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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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BaR/GWR "A" Class 0-6-0T
General
| Introduced |
1888 |
| Pre-Grouping Company |
Barry Railway |
| Grouping Company |
Great Western Railway |
| Wheel Arrangement |
0-6-0T |
| Number Built as A |
5 |
| Number Scrapped |
5 |
| First in Service |
11/1888 |
| Last in Service |
05/1932 |
| Historical Data |
Shunting engines designed to work primarily in and around Barry Docks. No 5 was briefly fitted with a vacuum ejector to work passenger services pending the arrival of passenger-specific engines. |
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Power
| Variant Introduced |
1888 |
| Tractive Effort |
21,060lbs |
| Inside Cylinders |
18" x 26" (2 off) |
| Inside Valves |
Slide |
| Inside Motion |
Allan |
Wheels
| Drivers |
4' 3" |
| Total Wheelbase |
14' 5" |
| Descriptive Wheelbase |
7' 5" + 7' 0" = 14' 5" |
Dimensions
| Weight (in running order) |
45t 6cwt |
| Adhesive Weight |
45t 6cwt |
| Maximum Axle Load |
18t 1cwt |
| Water Capacity |
1,000gal |
| Coal Capacity |
1t 10cwt |
Boiler & Firebox
| Boiler Diagram |
1 |
| Boiler Max Diameter |
4' 5" |
| Boiler Min Diameter - tapered boiler |
4' 4" |
| Boiler Barrel Length |
10' 6" |
| Boiler Pressure |
150lbs |
| Boiler Pitch |
7' |
| Firebox Type |
Round Top |
| Firebox Length |
6' 9" |
| Firebox Grate Area |
21ft2 |
| Firebox Heating Surface |
105ft2 |
| Tube Number |
181 |
| Tube Diameter |
2" |
| Tube Area |
1021ft2 |
| Total Evaporative Area |
1126ft2 |
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