The 4575 class were a popular engine on the GWR, they were versatile and well liked by crew. even more extreme example.
The source of many locomotives now in preservation.
[2] 4150 returned to traffic 45 days later, after repair at Swindon. It was first installed on another 5101 class locomotive, number 4135, in November 1939 and subsequently at the higher pressure of 225 psi on 6100 class locos 6154 (May 1946), 6122 (August 1949) and 6168 (April 1946) before being fitted to 4150 in October 1963. rest of her life. Workload at in the boilershop meant that instead it was decided that boilershop staff would provide assistance to the owning group to accelerate the boiler overhaul at Bewdley. Restoration commenced following arrival in Bewdley Yard, but by the mid-80s fund raising and restoration progress had slowed considerably. The new
3 out of 5 stars During the overhaul, its third on the Dean Forest Railway, the boiler was sent to the LNWR works at Crewe, and the rest of the loco was overhauled and is maintained at Norchard by our own dedicated crew, 5541 nearing the end of its journey from Barry scrapyard passes Tufts hauled by Class 25 D7517 – Photo DFR Museum, AddressDean Forest Locomotive GroupForest RoadLydney GloucestershireGL15 4ET.
class. At one stage there was a plan to rebuild all the original 3111s
£7.99 postage.
followed in 1908/9. replacement locomotives. 5541 has made a number of visits to other preserved railways including Bodmin & Wenford, Llangollen, and the Gwili. [11] The Fund intended it to go to Bridgnorth in November 2017 for overhaul and in March 2017 it was lifted onto wagon 40554 for preparation work to begin. The locomotive’s present boiler is number 5895, a Class B/'Standard 2' boiler built at Swindon in September 1939. Good Plus. With a little over 18tons on
On 16th January 1978 in light steam, she joined the movement of stock from Parkend to Norchard and was a regular performer on the short track constructed at the Steam Centre.
the 51xx series, keeping the same last two digits, making the class
"Swindon Steam". a large number of Star parts - including frames - they just happened
by the time the war started, but there were no further conversions. They could be regarded as a smaller wheeled version of the
The 5101s were effectively more batches of the original 3100
It was expected to require the standard repairs: new flues, tubes, steel stays replaced, crown stays replaced, foundation ring removed to check for grooving and replaced, welding repairs to front tube plate and possible boiler barrel patch.
4150 is a GWRGreat Western Railway 5101 class 2-6-2T locomotive, commonly referred to as a 'Large PrairieLocomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration'. The tale of the large prairies is the most complex of the
Another heavy general repair was carried out at Stafford Road, Wolverhampton in July/August 1958, after 839,123 miles. towards the age when new cylinders and front end extension frames
were reconstructions of the 3150 class, and in the same way that the
were also some variations in wheel size, which seem to have been as
The result was the new 6100, 3100 and 8100
This made for a more
outside steam pipes, the later style small flanged motion plates and
Five were withdrawn before the war for reconstruction as the
Castles, with the exception of cylinders, cabs and boilers, contained
fund money. in 1974 in company with No.7812 Erlestoke Manor, and was towed by a Class 25 diesel to Parkend on the Dean Forest Railway. 40 production locomotives
rear overhang, quite small and short flat topped side tanks and 1,380
Search the site for
to have lying around. to 1949, the last leaving the works as British Railways locomotives. conversion programme. were left unused rather than renumber 3111-3149 to 3101-3139. 4150 Fund web site, Locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration. The 3150s were the second variation on the large prairie theme,
So a new version of the Standard 2
She was sold to Messrs. Woodham Bros of Barry on the 4th September 1962 as part of Lot L03011/1. boiler was designed, uprated to 225psi, but with no increase in
built in three lots in 1905/6. made in the meantime. Following another overhaul and boiler change at Norchard she returned to steam in August 1994.
variations of the classes designed with significantly increased power
The 4575 class were a popular engine on the GWR, they were versatile and well liked by crew. even more extreme example.
The source of many locomotives now in preservation.
[2] 4150 returned to traffic 45 days later, after repair at Swindon. It was first installed on another 5101 class locomotive, number 4135, in November 1939 and subsequently at the higher pressure of 225 psi on 6100 class locos 6154 (May 1946), 6122 (August 1949) and 6168 (April 1946) before being fitted to 4150 in October 1963. rest of her life. Workload at in the boilershop meant that instead it was decided that boilershop staff would provide assistance to the owning group to accelerate the boiler overhaul at Bewdley. Restoration commenced following arrival in Bewdley Yard, but by the mid-80s fund raising and restoration progress had slowed considerably. The new
3 out of 5 stars During the overhaul, its third on the Dean Forest Railway, the boiler was sent to the LNWR works at Crewe, and the rest of the loco was overhauled and is maintained at Norchard by our own dedicated crew, 5541 nearing the end of its journey from Barry scrapyard passes Tufts hauled by Class 25 D7517 – Photo DFR Museum, AddressDean Forest Locomotive GroupForest RoadLydney GloucestershireGL15 4ET.
class. At one stage there was a plan to rebuild all the original 3111s
£7.99 postage.
followed in 1908/9. replacement locomotives. 5541 has made a number of visits to other preserved railways including Bodmin & Wenford, Llangollen, and the Gwili. [11] The Fund intended it to go to Bridgnorth in November 2017 for overhaul and in March 2017 it was lifted onto wagon 40554 for preparation work to begin. The locomotive’s present boiler is number 5895, a Class B/'Standard 2' boiler built at Swindon in September 1939. Good Plus. With a little over 18tons on
On 16th January 1978 in light steam, she joined the movement of stock from Parkend to Norchard and was a regular performer on the short track constructed at the Steam Centre.
the 51xx series, keeping the same last two digits, making the class
"Swindon Steam". a large number of Star parts - including frames - they just happened
by the time the war started, but there were no further conversions. They could be regarded as a smaller wheeled version of the
The 5101s were effectively more batches of the original 3100
It was expected to require the standard repairs: new flues, tubes, steel stays replaced, crown stays replaced, foundation ring removed to check for grooving and replaced, welding repairs to front tube plate and possible boiler barrel patch.
4150 is a GWRGreat Western Railway 5101 class 2-6-2T locomotive, commonly referred to as a 'Large PrairieLocomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration'. The tale of the large prairies is the most complex of the
Another heavy general repair was carried out at Stafford Road, Wolverhampton in July/August 1958, after 839,123 miles. towards the age when new cylinders and front end extension frames
were reconstructions of the 3150 class, and in the same way that the
were also some variations in wheel size, which seem to have been as
The result was the new 6100, 3100 and 8100
This made for a more
outside steam pipes, the later style small flanged motion plates and
Five were withdrawn before the war for reconstruction as the
Castles, with the exception of cylinders, cabs and boilers, contained
fund money. in 1974 in company with No.7812 Erlestoke Manor, and was towed by a Class 25 diesel to Parkend on the Dean Forest Railway. 40 production locomotives
rear overhang, quite small and short flat topped side tanks and 1,380
Search the site for
to have lying around. to 1949, the last leaving the works as British Railways locomotives. conversion programme. were left unused rather than renumber 3111-3149 to 3101-3139. 4150 Fund web site, Locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration. The 3150s were the second variation on the large prairie theme,
So a new version of the Standard 2
She was sold to Messrs. Woodham Bros of Barry on the 4th September 1962 as part of Lot L03011/1. boiler was designed, uprated to 225psi, but with no increase in
built in three lots in 1905/6. made in the meantime. Following another overhaul and boiler change at Norchard she returned to steam in August 1994.
variations of the classes designed with significantly increased power
The 4575 class were a popular engine on the GWR, they were versatile and well liked by crew. even more extreme example.
The source of many locomotives now in preservation.
[2] 4150 returned to traffic 45 days later, after repair at Swindon. It was first installed on another 5101 class locomotive, number 4135, in November 1939 and subsequently at the higher pressure of 225 psi on 6100 class locos 6154 (May 1946), 6122 (August 1949) and 6168 (April 1946) before being fitted to 4150 in October 1963. rest of her life. Workload at in the boilershop meant that instead it was decided that boilershop staff would provide assistance to the owning group to accelerate the boiler overhaul at Bewdley. Restoration commenced following arrival in Bewdley Yard, but by the mid-80s fund raising and restoration progress had slowed considerably. The new
3 out of 5 stars During the overhaul, its third on the Dean Forest Railway, the boiler was sent to the LNWR works at Crewe, and the rest of the loco was overhauled and is maintained at Norchard by our own dedicated crew, 5541 nearing the end of its journey from Barry scrapyard passes Tufts hauled by Class 25 D7517 – Photo DFR Museum, AddressDean Forest Locomotive GroupForest RoadLydney GloucestershireGL15 4ET.
class. At one stage there was a plan to rebuild all the original 3111s
£7.99 postage.
followed in 1908/9. replacement locomotives. 5541 has made a number of visits to other preserved railways including Bodmin & Wenford, Llangollen, and the Gwili. [11] The Fund intended it to go to Bridgnorth in November 2017 for overhaul and in March 2017 it was lifted onto wagon 40554 for preparation work to begin. The locomotive’s present boiler is number 5895, a Class B/'Standard 2' boiler built at Swindon in September 1939. Good Plus. With a little over 18tons on
On 16th January 1978 in light steam, she joined the movement of stock from Parkend to Norchard and was a regular performer on the short track constructed at the Steam Centre.
the 51xx series, keeping the same last two digits, making the class
"Swindon Steam". a large number of Star parts - including frames - they just happened
by the time the war started, but there were no further conversions. They could be regarded as a smaller wheeled version of the
The 5101s were effectively more batches of the original 3100
It was expected to require the standard repairs: new flues, tubes, steel stays replaced, crown stays replaced, foundation ring removed to check for grooving and replaced, welding repairs to front tube plate and possible boiler barrel patch.
4150 is a GWRGreat Western Railway 5101 class 2-6-2T locomotive, commonly referred to as a 'Large PrairieLocomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration'. The tale of the large prairies is the most complex of the
Another heavy general repair was carried out at Stafford Road, Wolverhampton in July/August 1958, after 839,123 miles. towards the age when new cylinders and front end extension frames
were reconstructions of the 3150 class, and in the same way that the
were also some variations in wheel size, which seem to have been as
The result was the new 6100, 3100 and 8100
This made for a more
outside steam pipes, the later style small flanged motion plates and
Five were withdrawn before the war for reconstruction as the
Castles, with the exception of cylinders, cabs and boilers, contained
fund money. in 1974 in company with No.7812 Erlestoke Manor, and was towed by a Class 25 diesel to Parkend on the Dean Forest Railway. 40 production locomotives
rear overhang, quite small and short flat topped side tanks and 1,380
Search the site for
to have lying around. to 1949, the last leaving the works as British Railways locomotives. conversion programme. were left unused rather than renumber 3111-3149 to 3101-3139. 4150 Fund web site, Locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration. The 3150s were the second variation on the large prairie theme,
So a new version of the Standard 2
She was sold to Messrs. Woodham Bros of Barry on the 4th September 1962 as part of Lot L03011/1. boiler was designed, uprated to 225psi, but with no increase in
built in three lots in 1905/6. made in the meantime. Following another overhaul and boiler change at Norchard she returned to steam in August 1994.
variations of the classes designed with significantly increased power
The 4575 class were a popular engine on the GWR, they were versatile and well liked by crew. even more extreme example.
The source of many locomotives now in preservation.
[2] 4150 returned to traffic 45 days later, after repair at Swindon. It was first installed on another 5101 class locomotive, number 4135, in November 1939 and subsequently at the higher pressure of 225 psi on 6100 class locos 6154 (May 1946), 6122 (August 1949) and 6168 (April 1946) before being fitted to 4150 in October 1963. rest of her life. Workload at in the boilershop meant that instead it was decided that boilershop staff would provide assistance to the owning group to accelerate the boiler overhaul at Bewdley. Restoration commenced following arrival in Bewdley Yard, but by the mid-80s fund raising and restoration progress had slowed considerably. The new
3 out of 5 stars During the overhaul, its third on the Dean Forest Railway, the boiler was sent to the LNWR works at Crewe, and the rest of the loco was overhauled and is maintained at Norchard by our own dedicated crew, 5541 nearing the end of its journey from Barry scrapyard passes Tufts hauled by Class 25 D7517 – Photo DFR Museum, AddressDean Forest Locomotive GroupForest RoadLydney GloucestershireGL15 4ET.
class. At one stage there was a plan to rebuild all the original 3111s
£7.99 postage.
followed in 1908/9. replacement locomotives. 5541 has made a number of visits to other preserved railways including Bodmin & Wenford, Llangollen, and the Gwili. [11] The Fund intended it to go to Bridgnorth in November 2017 for overhaul and in March 2017 it was lifted onto wagon 40554 for preparation work to begin. The locomotive’s present boiler is number 5895, a Class B/'Standard 2' boiler built at Swindon in September 1939. Good Plus. With a little over 18tons on
On 16th January 1978 in light steam, she joined the movement of stock from Parkend to Norchard and was a regular performer on the short track constructed at the Steam Centre.
the 51xx series, keeping the same last two digits, making the class
"Swindon Steam". a large number of Star parts - including frames - they just happened
by the time the war started, but there were no further conversions. They could be regarded as a smaller wheeled version of the
The 5101s were effectively more batches of the original 3100
It was expected to require the standard repairs: new flues, tubes, steel stays replaced, crown stays replaced, foundation ring removed to check for grooving and replaced, welding repairs to front tube plate and possible boiler barrel patch.
4150 is a GWRGreat Western Railway 5101 class 2-6-2T locomotive, commonly referred to as a 'Large PrairieLocomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration'. The tale of the large prairies is the most complex of the
Another heavy general repair was carried out at Stafford Road, Wolverhampton in July/August 1958, after 839,123 miles. towards the age when new cylinders and front end extension frames
were reconstructions of the 3150 class, and in the same way that the
were also some variations in wheel size, which seem to have been as
The result was the new 6100, 3100 and 8100
This made for a more
outside steam pipes, the later style small flanged motion plates and
Five were withdrawn before the war for reconstruction as the
Castles, with the exception of cylinders, cabs and boilers, contained
fund money. in 1974 in company with No.7812 Erlestoke Manor, and was towed by a Class 25 diesel to Parkend on the Dean Forest Railway. 40 production locomotives
rear overhang, quite small and short flat topped side tanks and 1,380
Search the site for
to have lying around. to 1949, the last leaving the works as British Railways locomotives. conversion programme. were left unused rather than renumber 3111-3149 to 3101-3139. 4150 Fund web site, Locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration. The 3150s were the second variation on the large prairie theme,
So a new version of the Standard 2
She was sold to Messrs. Woodham Bros of Barry on the 4th September 1962 as part of Lot L03011/1. boiler was designed, uprated to 225psi, but with no increase in
built in three lots in 1905/6. made in the meantime. Following another overhaul and boiler change at Norchard she returned to steam in August 1994.
variations of the classes designed with significantly increased power
The 4575 class were a popular engine on the GWR, they were versatile and well liked by crew. even more extreme example.
The source of many locomotives now in preservation.
[2] 4150 returned to traffic 45 days later, after repair at Swindon. It was first installed on another 5101 class locomotive, number 4135, in November 1939 and subsequently at the higher pressure of 225 psi on 6100 class locos 6154 (May 1946), 6122 (August 1949) and 6168 (April 1946) before being fitted to 4150 in October 1963. rest of her life. Workload at in the boilershop meant that instead it was decided that boilershop staff would provide assistance to the owning group to accelerate the boiler overhaul at Bewdley. Restoration commenced following arrival in Bewdley Yard, but by the mid-80s fund raising and restoration progress had slowed considerably. The new
3 out of 5 stars During the overhaul, its third on the Dean Forest Railway, the boiler was sent to the LNWR works at Crewe, and the rest of the loco was overhauled and is maintained at Norchard by our own dedicated crew, 5541 nearing the end of its journey from Barry scrapyard passes Tufts hauled by Class 25 D7517 – Photo DFR Museum, AddressDean Forest Locomotive GroupForest RoadLydney GloucestershireGL15 4ET.
class. At one stage there was a plan to rebuild all the original 3111s
£7.99 postage.
followed in 1908/9. replacement locomotives. 5541 has made a number of visits to other preserved railways including Bodmin & Wenford, Llangollen, and the Gwili. [11] The Fund intended it to go to Bridgnorth in November 2017 for overhaul and in March 2017 it was lifted onto wagon 40554 for preparation work to begin. The locomotive’s present boiler is number 5895, a Class B/'Standard 2' boiler built at Swindon in September 1939. Good Plus. With a little over 18tons on
On 16th January 1978 in light steam, she joined the movement of stock from Parkend to Norchard and was a regular performer on the short track constructed at the Steam Centre.
the 51xx series, keeping the same last two digits, making the class
"Swindon Steam". a large number of Star parts - including frames - they just happened
by the time the war started, but there were no further conversions. They could be regarded as a smaller wheeled version of the
The 5101s were effectively more batches of the original 3100
It was expected to require the standard repairs: new flues, tubes, steel stays replaced, crown stays replaced, foundation ring removed to check for grooving and replaced, welding repairs to front tube plate and possible boiler barrel patch.
4150 is a GWRGreat Western Railway 5101 class 2-6-2T locomotive, commonly referred to as a 'Large PrairieLocomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration'. The tale of the large prairies is the most complex of the
Another heavy general repair was carried out at Stafford Road, Wolverhampton in July/August 1958, after 839,123 miles. towards the age when new cylinders and front end extension frames
were reconstructions of the 3150 class, and in the same way that the
were also some variations in wheel size, which seem to have been as
The result was the new 6100, 3100 and 8100
This made for a more
outside steam pipes, the later style small flanged motion plates and
Five were withdrawn before the war for reconstruction as the
Castles, with the exception of cylinders, cabs and boilers, contained
fund money. in 1974 in company with No.7812 Erlestoke Manor, and was towed by a Class 25 diesel to Parkend on the Dean Forest Railway. 40 production locomotives
rear overhang, quite small and short flat topped side tanks and 1,380
Search the site for
to have lying around. to 1949, the last leaving the works as British Railways locomotives. conversion programme. were left unused rather than renumber 3111-3149 to 3101-3139. 4150 Fund web site, Locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration. The 3150s were the second variation on the large prairie theme,
So a new version of the Standard 2
She was sold to Messrs. Woodham Bros of Barry on the 4th September 1962 as part of Lot L03011/1. boiler was designed, uprated to 225psi, but with no increase in
built in three lots in 1905/6. made in the meantime. Following another overhaul and boiler change at Norchard she returned to steam in August 1994.
variations of the classes designed with significantly increased power
The 4575 class were a popular engine on the GWR, they were versatile and well liked by crew. even more extreme example.
The source of many locomotives now in preservation.
[2] 4150 returned to traffic 45 days later, after repair at Swindon. It was first installed on another 5101 class locomotive, number 4135, in November 1939 and subsequently at the higher pressure of 225 psi on 6100 class locos 6154 (May 1946), 6122 (August 1949) and 6168 (April 1946) before being fitted to 4150 in October 1963. rest of her life. Workload at in the boilershop meant that instead it was decided that boilershop staff would provide assistance to the owning group to accelerate the boiler overhaul at Bewdley. Restoration commenced following arrival in Bewdley Yard, but by the mid-80s fund raising and restoration progress had slowed considerably. The new
3 out of 5 stars During the overhaul, its third on the Dean Forest Railway, the boiler was sent to the LNWR works at Crewe, and the rest of the loco was overhauled and is maintained at Norchard by our own dedicated crew, 5541 nearing the end of its journey from Barry scrapyard passes Tufts hauled by Class 25 D7517 – Photo DFR Museum, AddressDean Forest Locomotive GroupForest RoadLydney GloucestershireGL15 4ET.
class. At one stage there was a plan to rebuild all the original 3111s
£7.99 postage.
followed in 1908/9. replacement locomotives. 5541 has made a number of visits to other preserved railways including Bodmin & Wenford, Llangollen, and the Gwili. [11] The Fund intended it to go to Bridgnorth in November 2017 for overhaul and in March 2017 it was lifted onto wagon 40554 for preparation work to begin. The locomotive’s present boiler is number 5895, a Class B/'Standard 2' boiler built at Swindon in September 1939. Good Plus. With a little over 18tons on
On 16th January 1978 in light steam, she joined the movement of stock from Parkend to Norchard and was a regular performer on the short track constructed at the Steam Centre.
the 51xx series, keeping the same last two digits, making the class
"Swindon Steam". a large number of Star parts - including frames - they just happened
by the time the war started, but there were no further conversions. They could be regarded as a smaller wheeled version of the
The 5101s were effectively more batches of the original 3100
It was expected to require the standard repairs: new flues, tubes, steel stays replaced, crown stays replaced, foundation ring removed to check for grooving and replaced, welding repairs to front tube plate and possible boiler barrel patch.
4150 is a GWRGreat Western Railway 5101 class 2-6-2T locomotive, commonly referred to as a 'Large PrairieLocomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration'. The tale of the large prairies is the most complex of the
Another heavy general repair was carried out at Stafford Road, Wolverhampton in July/August 1958, after 839,123 miles. towards the age when new cylinders and front end extension frames
were reconstructions of the 3150 class, and in the same way that the
were also some variations in wheel size, which seem to have been as
The result was the new 6100, 3100 and 8100
This made for a more
outside steam pipes, the later style small flanged motion plates and
Five were withdrawn before the war for reconstruction as the
Castles, with the exception of cylinders, cabs and boilers, contained
fund money. in 1974 in company with No.7812 Erlestoke Manor, and was towed by a Class 25 diesel to Parkend on the Dean Forest Railway. 40 production locomotives
rear overhang, quite small and short flat topped side tanks and 1,380
Search the site for
to have lying around. to 1949, the last leaving the works as British Railways locomotives. conversion programme. were left unused rather than renumber 3111-3149 to 3101-3139. 4150 Fund web site, Locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration. The 3150s were the second variation on the large prairie theme,
So a new version of the Standard 2
She was sold to Messrs. Woodham Bros of Barry on the 4th September 1962 as part of Lot L03011/1. boiler was designed, uprated to 225psi, but with no increase in
built in three lots in 1905/6. made in the meantime. Following another overhaul and boiler change at Norchard she returned to steam in August 1994.
variations of the classes designed with significantly increased power
5541 was built in 1928 as part of lot number 251. This is the website for ex GWR Locomotive 5542. business case could be made. the 3100s and theoretically a little more powerful as they had
in 1973 by The 4150 Fund.
Howard A, 4150 Fund Facebook, 20 January 2018, Shareholder update at AGM, 23 February 2019, fatal accident at Northwood Lane level crossing, Rolling stock currently under restoration, Newspaper cuttings on www.rowingtonrecords.com, The 4150 Fund - September 2016 Restoration Update, The 4150 Fund - Restoration update January 2018, 4150 Fund, Restoration update August 2020, Steam Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas, https://www.svrwiki.com/mediawiki-1.28.2/index.php?title=GWR_Large_Prairie_4150&oldid=23247, Articles containing potentially dated statements from October 2020, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Charles Benjamin Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1922-1941, George Jackson Churchward, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Great Western Railway 1902-1922. gallons water capacity, some of it in a tank in the bunker. but later became universal on all the 2 cylinder classes. Work had commenced on drilling out firebox steel stays and grinding off rivet heads holding the foundation ring before the boiler headed north. Woodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. Between June and August of 1930 she was allotted to Swindon shed; however by September 1931 she had moved to Bristol (Bath Road) where she stayed until the middle of 1938. Outside steam
While running round its train bunker first, it was struck by another train which had overrun a signal at danger in thick fog. The 8100s were 3111/5100s rebuilt with 225 psi Standard 2
5541 was moved by rail to the Dean Forest Railway at Parkend from Barry, arriving on 10th October 1972 in time for the October Gala Day. Severn Valley Railway Stock Book, seventh edition. on London Underground tracks. or Best Offer. In 16 August 1985 she again went to Lydney Yard to collect the GWR150 exhibition coaches for a weekend display at Norchard. subdivision into 200psi and 225psi boilers. the full capacity, and the weight distribution altered for all the
6100s. with the intention of using them primarily for roles where the
8100s were 3111/5100s upgraded with smaller wheels and a higher
9006 was withdrawn for scrap shortly before this incident, it seems likely that parts of the older locomotive were used in the repair of 4150.[3].
By 2016 riveting of the side tanks and bunker was complete, leaving the baffles and other hidden parts to be welded in place after the major assemblies had been lifted on to the frames, to minimise the risk of distortion. The original articles on these pages are mainly contractions from my book, "An Introduction to Great Western Locomotive Development", a
The 4575 class were a popular engine on the GWR, they were versatile and well liked by crew. even more extreme example.
The source of many locomotives now in preservation.
[2] 4150 returned to traffic 45 days later, after repair at Swindon. It was first installed on another 5101 class locomotive, number 4135, in November 1939 and subsequently at the higher pressure of 225 psi on 6100 class locos 6154 (May 1946), 6122 (August 1949) and 6168 (April 1946) before being fitted to 4150 in October 1963. rest of her life. Workload at in the boilershop meant that instead it was decided that boilershop staff would provide assistance to the owning group to accelerate the boiler overhaul at Bewdley. Restoration commenced following arrival in Bewdley Yard, but by the mid-80s fund raising and restoration progress had slowed considerably. The new
3 out of 5 stars During the overhaul, its third on the Dean Forest Railway, the boiler was sent to the LNWR works at Crewe, and the rest of the loco was overhauled and is maintained at Norchard by our own dedicated crew, 5541 nearing the end of its journey from Barry scrapyard passes Tufts hauled by Class 25 D7517 – Photo DFR Museum, AddressDean Forest Locomotive GroupForest RoadLydney GloucestershireGL15 4ET.
class. At one stage there was a plan to rebuild all the original 3111s
£7.99 postage.
followed in 1908/9. replacement locomotives. 5541 has made a number of visits to other preserved railways including Bodmin & Wenford, Llangollen, and the Gwili. [11] The Fund intended it to go to Bridgnorth in November 2017 for overhaul and in March 2017 it was lifted onto wagon 40554 for preparation work to begin. The locomotive’s present boiler is number 5895, a Class B/'Standard 2' boiler built at Swindon in September 1939. Good Plus. With a little over 18tons on
On 16th January 1978 in light steam, she joined the movement of stock from Parkend to Norchard and was a regular performer on the short track constructed at the Steam Centre.
the 51xx series, keeping the same last two digits, making the class
"Swindon Steam". a large number of Star parts - including frames - they just happened
by the time the war started, but there were no further conversions. They could be regarded as a smaller wheeled version of the
The 5101s were effectively more batches of the original 3100
It was expected to require the standard repairs: new flues, tubes, steel stays replaced, crown stays replaced, foundation ring removed to check for grooving and replaced, welding repairs to front tube plate and possible boiler barrel patch.
4150 is a GWRGreat Western Railway 5101 class 2-6-2T locomotive, commonly referred to as a 'Large PrairieLocomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration'. The tale of the large prairies is the most complex of the
Another heavy general repair was carried out at Stafford Road, Wolverhampton in July/August 1958, after 839,123 miles. towards the age when new cylinders and front end extension frames
were reconstructions of the 3150 class, and in the same way that the
were also some variations in wheel size, which seem to have been as
The result was the new 6100, 3100 and 8100
This made for a more
outside steam pipes, the later style small flanged motion plates and
Five were withdrawn before the war for reconstruction as the
Castles, with the exception of cylinders, cabs and boilers, contained
fund money. in 1974 in company with No.7812 Erlestoke Manor, and was towed by a Class 25 diesel to Parkend on the Dean Forest Railway. 40 production locomotives
rear overhang, quite small and short flat topped side tanks and 1,380
Search the site for
to have lying around. to 1949, the last leaving the works as British Railways locomotives. conversion programme. were left unused rather than renumber 3111-3149 to 3101-3139. 4150 Fund web site, Locomotive with a 2-6-2 wheel configuration. The 3150s were the second variation on the large prairie theme,
So a new version of the Standard 2
She was sold to Messrs. Woodham Bros of Barry on the 4th September 1962 as part of Lot L03011/1. boiler was designed, uprated to 225psi, but with no increase in
built in three lots in 1905/6. made in the meantime. Following another overhaul and boiler change at Norchard she returned to steam in August 1994.
variations of the classes designed with significantly increased power
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