The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2600 or Aberdare class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1900 and 1907. They were a freight and light mineral development of the 3300 Bulldog and 4100 Badminton classes, both 4-4-0 locomotives.

For the coal traffic between Aberdare and Swindon, the GWR had 81 2-6-0 locomotives built from 1900 onwards, also called the “Aberdare class”. It was built under Dean and the first to be built, number 33, still had a conventional boiler with a Belpaire firebox, which the 4-4-0 express train locomotives of the Bulldog class also had.

Built in August 1900 with a number 2 parallel boiler and Belpaire firebox, this locomotive was a neat and compact engine compared to the 'Krugers' that the class was to replace.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2600 Class or Aberdare Class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1900 and 1907. They were a freight version of the 3300 and 4120 …

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2600 or Aberdare class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1900 and 1907. They were a freight and light mineral development of the 3300 Bulldog and 4100 Badminton classes, both 4-4-0 locomotives.

This model, built and painted by Martin Finney, shows an example of the class as running in 1936, in this case with an ex-ROD tender. An earlier version built by Lee Marsh has the standard No …

Built in August 1900 with a number 2 parallel boiler and Belpaire firebox, this locomotive was a neat and compact engine compared to the ‘Krugers’ that the class was to replace.

GWR 2-6-0 26xx class No 2625, a member of the Aberdare class, approaches Wood End on a goods train bound for Birmingham. Eighty members of the class were built between 1900 and 1907. They were designed as a freight version of the 33xx and 4120 classes for hauling coal trains between Aberdare and Swindon, hence the name.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2600 Class or Aberdare Class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1900 and 1907. They were a freight version of the 3300 and 4120 classes designed for hauling coal trains between Aberdare and Swindon.

Great Western Railway Dean 'Aberdare' class 2-6-0 No. 2676. Built at Swindon in Nov. 1902 and withdrawn in Sept. 1946.