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GWR Dean "2600" Class 2-6-0


Class Types
GWR Class 2600

General
Designer William Dean
Introduced 1900
Grouping Company Great Western Railway
Description (1957) 2-6-0 freight locomotives with outside frames and inside cylinders designed by William Dean. They were originally a class of 81 engines, built between 1899 and 1902, and generally went by the nickname of 'Aberdares'. The last of the class was scrapped in 1949.
Wheel Arrangement 2-6-0
Number Built as 2600 81
Number Scrapped 81
First in Service 04/1901
Last in Service 27/10/1949
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Swindon Works 81
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Swindon Works  128 1900 1
Swindon Works  131 1901 20
Swindon Works  133 1901 20
Swindon Works  135 1902 20
Swindon Works  123 1903 10
Swindon Works  156 1905 1

Power
Variant Introduced 1900

Wheels

Dimensions

Boiler & Firebox