The Great Western Railway (GWR) 7200 Class is a class of 2-8-2T steam locomotive. They were the only 2-8-2Ts built and used by a British railway, [ 1 ] and the largest tank engines to run on the Great Western Railway.

Steam tank locomotives of the 2-8-2 wheel arrangement in Whyte notation. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2-8-2T locomotives. The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

It was converted to the prototype of the 2-8-2T 7200 class, the final development of the GWR eight-coupled freight tank locomotive. The conversion included extending the frames by 4ft 1in, adding a radial truck with 3ft 8in diameter wheels; increasing the water capacity to 2500 gallons and the coal capacity to 6 tons.

We are a non-profit organization established in 1998 dedicated to the restoration and operation of the heavy freight steam locomotive GWR 2-8-2T no. 7200 (prototype). Our all-volunteer membership consists of all age groups and of people from all walks of life including enthusiasts, painters, machinists, stallholders and many more.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) operated a class of 54 2-8-2T engines that had been rebuilt from 2-8-0T locomotives by Charles Collett, chief mechanical engineer of the GWR. As early as 1906, the chief mechanical engineer at the time, George Churchward , planned a class of Mikado tank engines to handle heavy coal trains in South Wales .

2013年7月15日 · The 2 - 8 - 2 tank was first envisaged in Churchwards Standardisation Plan of 1906 but due to fears that the locomotives would not be able to cope with the sharp curves found in the Welsh railway system, it was not built. In response to this, the '4200' 2 - 8 - 0 tanks were constructed instead.

2011年6月21日 · All of the eccentric straps have now been white metalled, 2 are now machined and will be fitted in the near future. Work is underway on the big end bearings with a view to fitting the connecting rods later in the year. The boiler has had all of the steel stays removed, the saftey valve mounting machines, flue tube holes cleaned up and checked over.

The GWR solved the problem by converting some of the class to 2-8-2Ts to enable them to carry more fuel. The work was carried out at Swindon, starting with 5275, which returned to traffic as a 2-8-2T, numbered 7200 in August 1934.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 7200 Class is a class of 2-8-2T steam locomotive. They were the only 2-8-2Ts built and used by a British railway, and the largest tank engines to run on the Great Western Railway.