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Record: 71951 (21/04/2026)
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GWR Dean "1490" Class 4-4-0PT
General
| Designer |
William Dean |
| Introduced |
1898 |
| Grouping Company |
Great Western Railway |
| Wheel Arrangement |
4-4-0PT |
| Number Built as 1490 |
1 |
| Number Scrapped |
1 |
| Manufacturers |
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| Orders |
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| Historical Data |
Designed as a successor to the Metro 2-4-0T, 1490 proved too heavy and unstable and was relegated to work in the Gloucester and Bristol districts, finally ending it's GWR days shunting at Bath and finally Swindon. It was subsequently sold to Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron & Coal Co., becoming their No 1 'Dickinson'. Then sold in May 1908 to the Brecon & Merthyr as their No 35 and again to the Cramlington Colliery Co. Ltd. of Northumberland as their No 5. After modifications it was used for a number of years, finally being broken up in 1929. |
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Power
| Variant Introduced |
1898 |
| Tractive Effort |
16,785lbs |
| Inside Cylinders |
15.5" x 26" (2 off) |
Wheels
| Pony |
2' 8" |
| Drivers |
4' 71⁄2" |
| Total Wheelbase |
21' 6" |
| Descriptive Wheelbase |
5' 6" + 7' 0" + 9' 0" = 21' 6" |
Dimensions
| Weight (in running order) |
50t 16cwt |
| Maximum Axle Load |
17t 12cwt |
| Water Capacity |
1,075gal |
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