2-8-0 Class 30xx GWR ROD Profile and Models
3042 near Haresfield in August 1949. ©Ben Brooksbank
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The Great Western Railway (GWR) 3000 Class was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotive consisting of the ex-Railway Operating Division ROD 2-8-0. The GWR borrowed several ROD 2-8-0s during the First World War but these were returned to the government after the end of the war. In 1919, GWR bought 20 virtually new RODs, and numbered them 3000-19. A further 84 were hired in July 1919, and were numbered 3020-99 and 6000-3, but these were returned in October 1922. In 1925, the GWR bought 80 engines (including some previously hired) and numbered them 3020-99. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
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Builder |
North British Locomotive Company Robert Stephenson & Co. Nasmyth, Wilson and Co Kitson and Co. Great Central Railway Gorton Works |
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Build Date |
1917 - 1918 |
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Total Built |
521 ROD 2-8-0 Built - 50 Overhauled by GWR to 30xx |
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Tractive Effort |
32,200 lbf |
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Wheel Configuration |
2-8-0 |
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Operators |
Railway Operating Division Great Western Railway British Railways |
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Main Duties |
Heavy Freight |
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In Service Until |
1958 |
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Surviving Examples |
0 |
GWR green
BR black with early emblem
Products awaiting categorisation
| Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Keyser (K's) |
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Requires assembly | Not set |
L5Keyser View |
LNER/GC ROD 2-8-0 Kit | Unpainted |
| OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Nu-Cast |
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Requires assembly | Not set |
NC005Kit View |
GWR/LNER (ex ROD) 30xx/O4 2-8-0 Loco and Tender Kit | Awaiting Categorisation |