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GWR Dean "3201" Class 2-4-0


General
Designer William Dean
Introduced 1884
Grouping Company Great Western Railway
Wheel Arrangement 2-4-0
Number Built as 3201 25
Number Scrapped 25
Manufacturers
ManufacturerTotal
Swindon Works 25
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Swindon Works  65 1884 5
Swindon Works  64 1885 20
Historical Data The first loco built, 3201, was sold to the Pembroke & Tenby railway before delivery - the P&TR named this engine Stella. It returned to the GWR in 1896 still carrying it's name and so the epithet Stella was born.
Three main varieties of Stella's were built. The original 5 were built as 2-4-0 tender engines. A further batch of broad gauge convertibles were built as tank engines with the wheels outside the frames. Finally, a batch of standard gauge tank engines were also built.

Power
Standard Gauge tender Broad Gauge Tank Broad Gauge tender Standard Gauge Tank
Variant Introduced 1884 1885 1890 1885
Miscellaneous Differences Standard gauge, tender engines Built as broad gauge convertible tank engines. Some were rebuilt as 2-4-0 tender engines, also broad gauge. All later became standard gauge 2-4-0 Stella's. Rebuilt broad gauge 2-4-0 tender engines. All later became standard gauge 2-4-0 Stella's. As the broad guage but built to standard gauge. Subsequently rebuilt as 2-4-0 tender engines of the Stella class.
Tractive Effort 14,658lbs
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
Inside Cylinders 17" x 26" (2 off)
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender

Wheels
Standard Gauge tender Broad Gauge Tank Broad Gauge tender Standard Gauge Tank
Pony 3' 7"
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
Drivers 5' 1"
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
Locomotive Wheelbase 17'
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
Descriptive Wheelbase 9' 3" + 7' 9" = 17' 0"
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender

Dimensions
Standard Gauge tender Broad Gauge Tank Broad Gauge tender Standard Gauge Tank
Weight (loco only) 36t 0cwt
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
Maximum Axle Load 13t 0cwt
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender
As Standard Gauge tender

Boiler & Firebox
Standard Gauge tender Broad Gauge Tank Broad Gauge tender Standard Gauge Tank