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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
ManufacturerTotal
Swindon Works 1
Orders
BuilderSponsorOrder #DateSize
Swindon Works  114 1898 1
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.

Power
Variant Introduced 1898
Tractive Effort 16,785lbs
Inside Cylinders 15.5" x 26" (2 off)

Wheels
Pony 2' 8"
Drivers 4' 712"
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

Boiler & Firebox