So, any difference in any GWR Tender engine?

[SuperSpeedMaglev]

I've been wondering this, because they all look exactly the same.


I suppose not being a PRO Steam fan I'm missing a detail maybe.

So tel me, any difference?

 

[Azervich]

Tender's carry coal and water, depending on what the locomotive was built for whether it's for light lines where the tender needs to carry enough water and coal to make the journey and still be light enough for the line and the heaver type loco's that can carry large amounts of coal and water, the weight of the tender also reduces the maximum amount of load the loco can pull, so a more powerful loco can have a 60 to 80 ton tender when a less powerful loco would need a 25 to 30 ton tender so it can still take a bit of load.

Cheers.

 

[alexl102]

I've been wondering this, because they all look exactly the same.


I suppose not being a PRO Steam fan I'm missing a detail maybe.

So tel me, any difference?

Do you mean are there any differences between the tenders given to different classes? Or between different classes of tender engine as a whole?

 

[edh6]

I assume you are asking what the difference between Kings, Castles, Stars, Saints, Halls, Granges & Manors are. The main difference is in size and weight. My list covers all the 4-6-0 types in descending size order. The different sizes are designed for different types of work. The largest locos are for express passenger traffic, whilst the smaller ones are for mixed traffic. Additionally the smaller ones have better route availability, for example of the locos in the list only a manor can work on the Cambrian coast line, as the others are too heavy for the wooden bridges. There are also a variety of 4-4-2, 2-6-0 and 2-8-0 classes that follow the same kind of design.

GWR locos look similar because the company was a pioneer of using standard parts across many classes.

 

[hauntedclipp]

I'm assuming you were referring to only the 4-6-0's, which all do look similar. Line up images of them together, and you'll see size and detail differences.
If you really meant literally all GWR tender locos, then you may need to get your eyes checked, haha. Compare an Achilles class to a 28xx and you'd see many obvious differences.

 

[SuperSpeedMaglev]

I'm assuming you were referring to only the 4-6-0's, which all do look similar.

Yes I did mean the Tender Engines, not LITERALLY the Tenders.

 

[edh6]

Just found this GWR 4-6-0 spotters guide

http://www.gwr.org.uk/no460s.html

 

[SuperSpeedMaglev]

Give the man a medal. :hehe:

 

[Azervich]

Maybe you should of been more specific with your post so people could actually understand what your referring too, to me it looked like you where asking what's the difference in tenders as in the size and capacity.

 

[SuperSpeedMaglev]

Seems fine to me, I made it SLIGHTLY obvious I was referring to the 4-6-0 Tender Engines.

Though I should of really put 4-6-0 in the title as they aren't the only GWR tender engines.(Like the City Class)

 

[Azervich]

Are these what your talking about, scanned them from Model Engineering Books that where given to me...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77952175@N07/15351646980/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77952175@N07/15351658060/

Builders Plate shows these 3 engines where Beyer Peacock, I've noticed when a company builds Steam Locomotives they use the same Tender's, on the Victorian Railways in Australia the Beyer Peacock engines used the same tenders, one was a 4-4-0 (A Class) and another was a 0-6-0 (R Class), later on another 0-6-0 (X Class) was locally built and used the same tender.

Cheers.

 

[johnwhelan]

Seems fine to me, I made it SLIGHTLY obvious I was referring to the 4-6-0 Tender Engines.

Though I should of really put 4-6-0 in the title as they aren't the only GWR tender engines.(Like the City Class)

In the UK engines either run with tenders or are normally termed tank engines. I assume you mean tank engines? The term Tender engines to me means ones that are soft, perhaps to the touch? It doesn't make sense.

Thanks John