GWR 4073 Class 5051 Earl Bathurst

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 2 in (0.965 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.045 m)
Length	65 ft 2 in (19.86 m) over buffers
Width	8 ft 11 in (2.718 m)
Height	13 ft 1 in (3.988 m) (Cut back from 13 ft 4+1⁄2 in (4.077 m))
Loco weight	79 long tons 17 cwt (178,900 lb or 81.1 t); 89.4 short tons full
Tender weight	47 long tons 6 cwt (106,000 lb or 48.1 t); 53.0 short tons full
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	6 long tons 0 cwt (13,400 lb or 6.1 t); 6 long tons 0 hundredweight (6.10 t; 6.72 short tons)
Water cap.	4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	29.36 sq ft (2.728 m2)
Boiler	GWR Standard Number 8
Boiler pressure	225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	162.7 sq ft (15.12 m2) (Collett); 163.5 sq ft (15.19 m2) (Hawksworth)
• Tubes	1,857.7 sq ft (172.59 m2) (Collett); 1,799.5 sq ft (167.18 m2) (Hawksworth)
Cylinders	Four (two inside, two outside)
Cylinder size	16 in × 26 in (406 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Inside cylinders: Walschaerts; Outside cylinders: derived from inside cylinders via rocking bars.
Valve type	Piston valves
Loco brake	Vacuum

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Collett
Builder	GWR Swindon Works
Build date	May 1936

GWR 5051 *Drysllwyn Castle*
GWR 5051 Drysllwyn Castle
	5051 Drysllwyn Castle & 7029 Clun Castle at Plymouth in 1985 while working "The Great Western Limited" railtour.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Charles Collett
Builder	GWR Swindon Works
Build date	May 1936
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	3 ft 2 in (0.965 m)
Driver dia.	6 ft 8+1⁄2 in (2.045 m)
Length	65 ft 2 in (19.86 m) over buffers
Width	8 ft 11 in (2.718 m)
Height	13 ft 1 in (3.988 m) (Cut back from 13 ft 4+1⁄2 in (4.077 m))
Loco weight	79 long tons 17 cwt (178,900 lb or 81.1 t); 89.4 short tons full
Tender weight	47 long tons 6 cwt (106,000 lb or 48.1 t); 53.0 short tons full
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	6 long tons 0 cwt (13,400 lb or 6.1 t); 6 long tons 0 hundredweight (6.10 t; 6.72 short tons)
Water cap.	4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	29.36 sq ft (2.728 m2)
Boiler	GWR Standard Number 8
Boiler pressure	225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	162.7 sq ft (15.12 m2) (Collett); 163.5 sq ft (15.19 m2) (Hawksworth)
• Tubes	1,857.7 sq ft (172.59 m2) (Collett); 1,799.5 sq ft (167.18 m2) (Hawksworth)
Cylinders	Four (two inside, two outside)
Cylinder size	16 in × 26 in (406 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Inside cylinders: Walschaerts; Outside cylinders: derived from inside cylinders via rocking bars.
Valve type	Piston valves
Loco brake	Vacuum
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	31,625 lbf (140.68 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Great Western Railway; British Railways
Power class	GWR: D; BR: 7P
Axle load class	GWR: Red
Withdrawn	May 1963
Current owner	Didcot Railway Centre
Disposition	Static Display

5051 Drysllwyn Castle is a Great Western Railway (GWR) Castle Class locomotive built at Swindon Works in May 1936 and named after Dryslwyn Castle. It is owned by the Didcot Railway Centre.

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