What is a pannier locomotive?

A pannier tank is a type of locomotive which carries fuel and water in panniers along the side of the boiler. This approach to the tank locomotive is associated most particularly with the Great Western Railway (GWR), although examples could be seen in service on other railways as well.

What is a saddle tank?

Definition of saddle tank : a water tank straddling the boiler of a locomotive (as a small switch engine) and designed to increase the weight on the drivers.

Is the Flying Scotsman Gordon’s brother?

The UK’s representative will be the Flying Scotsman, the express passenger train that has been running between Edinburgh and London since 1862, and which, it turns out, is Gordon’s brother.

How many engines did Barry scrapyard save?

213 steam engines
In all, 213 steam engines from Woodham’s Barry yard were rescued from scrapping and many were restored. Not all of them are running but many are. The Barry Railway scrapyard remains a fascinating little moment in the history of transport.

What happened to the Barry 10?

The Barry 10 was a collection of unsold scrapyard steam locomotives that were removed from Woodham Brothers in 1990 when Dai Woodham retired. They were then taken on by the Vale of Glamorgan Council. For the next 20 years, the locomotives were stored in scrapyard condition, although several were bought.

How many GWR 5700 class were built?

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5700 Class, or 57xx class, is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive, built between 1929 and 1950. 863 were built, making them the most prolific class of the GWR, and one of the most numerous classes of British steam locomotive.

What is the GWR 57XX Class 0-6-0PT number?

“GWR 57XX Class 0-6-0PT No. 7715 (L.99)”. Buckinghamshire Railway Centre. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

What is a GWR 9400 Class?

Within the “large” group, the GWR 9400 Class was the post-war updated design of the 8750 variant of the 57xx: heavier and longer, but nominally no more powerful, using the same taper boiler as the GWR 2251 Class . For a list of classes, see GWR 0-6-0PT .

What is the difference between the GWR 2021 class and 5400 Class?

For example within the “small” group, the GWR 5400 Class locomotives were derived from the William Dean-designed GWR 2021 Class (an enlargement of the 850 Class), with larger wheels for higher top speed and fitted with autotrain apparatus (‘auto-fitted’) for push-pull passenger work.