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 Dean Single or 3031 Class was a type of Steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. The Great Western Railway ( GWR) was a British railway company and a notable example of Civil engineering, linking London with the West In the Whyte notation, a 2-8-0 is a Railroad Steam locomotive that has a single-axle Leading truck followed by four powered Driving axles A steam locomotive is a Locomotive powered by Steam. The term usually refers to its use on Railways but can also refer to a "road locomotive" The Railway Operating Division (ROD was a division of the Royal Engineers formed in 1915 to operate Railways in the many theatres of the First World The Railway Operating Division (ROD ROD 2-8-0 is a type of 2-8-0 Steam locomotive which was the standard British locomotive during the First World

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. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All 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.

Overhaul and sorting

In 1926/7 the GWR sorted their RODs into two batches. The original 3000-19 and 3020-49 were considered good engines and given proper overhaul and Swindon fittings, including top feed and brass safety valve casing. Swindon railway works were built by the Great Western Railway in 1841 in Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire. A boiler is a closed vessel in which Water or other Fluid is heated A safety valve is a Valve mechanism for the automatic release of a gas from a Boiler, Pressure vessel, or other System when the pressure The remainder were renumbered 3050-3099, given a light overhaul and then ran until they failed, when they were withdrawn — all were gone by 1930. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. There was some swapping of numbers, so that engines in better condition were given the lower numbers. The leading dimensions of the GWR 3000 Class were the same as the GCR Class 8K except that the GWR increased the boiler pressure to 185 psi which increased the tractive effort to 32,200 lb. The Great Central Railway (GCR Class 8K 2-8-0 is a class of Steam locomotive designed for heavy freight

World War II

The GWR borrowed 30 Class O4 from the LNER in 1940 but returned them between 1941 and 1943. The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER Class O4 initially consisted of the 131 ex- Great Central Railway (GCR Class 8K 2-8-0 steam locomotives The Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

British Railways

Forty-six of the RODs entered British Railways service in 1948. See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Five locomotives (numbers 3011, 3015, 3024, 3036 and 3041) were still in service in 1957 ^[1] but they had all gone by 1960 ^[2]. None of the GWR RODs has survived to preservation.

References

External links

• Railuk database