The GWR 3501 Class were ten broad gauge 2-4-0 locomotives built by the Great Western Railway.

3501 Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerWilliam Dean
BuilderGreat Western Railway
Order numberLot 64
Serial number1006–1015
Build date1885
Total produced10
Rebuild date1890–1891
Number rebuilt5
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-4-0T (as built)
2-4-0 (after rebuild)
Gauge7 ft 14 in (2,140 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 1 in (1,549 mm)
Wheelbase17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
Cylinder size17 in × 26 in (432 mm × 660 mm)
Career
OperatorsGreat Western Railway
Class3501 Class
Number in class10
Withdrawn1892
DispositionAll converted to 3201 Class

They were built in 1885 as 2-4-0T locomotives, but five were rebuilt in 1890 as 2-4-0 tender locomotives for working express trains between Exeter and Plymouth. They comprised the first ten locomotives of Lot 64, the remainder of which comprised ten similar locomotive Nos. 3511 to 3520 built to the standard gauge. In 1892 the broad gauge was abandoned and the locomotives were all converted to standard gauge tender locomotives, becoming a part of the 3201 Class.

2-4-0T locomotives

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  • 3501 (1885 - 1890)
  • 3502 (1885 - 1890)
  • 3503 (1885 - 1892)
  • 3504 (1885 - 1892)
  • 3505 (1885 - 1890)
  • 3506 (1885 - 1892)
  • 3507 (1885 - 1891)
  • 3508 (1885 - 1890)
  • 3509 (1885 - 1892)
  • 3510 (1885 - 1892)

2-4-0 locomotives

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  • 3501 (1890 - 1892)
  • 3502 (1890 - 1892)
  • 3505 (1890 - 1892)
  • 3507 (1891 - 1892)
  • 3508 (1890 - 1892)

References

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  • Allcock, N. J.; Davies, F. K.; le Fleming, H. M.; Maskelyne, J. N.; Reed, P. J. T.; Tabor, F. J. (1968) [1951]. White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part one: Preliminary Survey. Kenilworth: RCTS.
  • Reed, P.J.T. (February 1953). White, D.E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-901115-32-0. OCLC 650490992.
  • Russell, J.H. (1975). A Pictorial Record of Great Western Engines, Volume 1. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-398-9.
  • Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3.