GWR Joseph Armstrong (Wolverhampton 1854 - 1864, Swindon 1864 - 1877)

Starting off the GWR photos going back to the 19th Century with Joseph Armstrong (Wolverhampton 1854 - 1864, Swindon 1864 - 1877

This collection features the 517 class & Standard Goods class of loco

517 class

530
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Joseph Armstrong Standard Goods & 517 class - Railway-Photography
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1487
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Joseph Armstrong Standard Goods & 517 class - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years

Standard Goods

https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/GWRSteam-1/18541864-GWR-Wolverhampton-186/Joseph-Armstrong-Standard-Goods-517-class/i-2d9TBsj

Joseph Armstrong Standard Goods & 517 class - Railway-Photography
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railway photographs from the last 100 years
Neil

 

Starting off the GWR photos going back to the 19th Century with Joseph Armstrong (Wolverhampton 1854 - 1864, Swindon 1864 - 1877



The GWR 455 Class, also called the "Metropolitan" or "Metro" Tanks, was a series of 140 2-4-0 tank locomotives built for the Great Western Railway, originally for their London suburban services, including running on the underground section of the Metropolitan Railway, the source of their nickname. Later on the class was seen on many other parts of the GWR system. Sixty "Metro" Tanks were built, from 1868 onwards, during the lifetime of their designer, Joseph Armstrong. His successor William Dean regarded the class so highly that he would add a further 80, the final 20 examples appearing as late as 1899. The "Metros" were all built at Swindon Works, in nine lots of ten or 20 engines each
They were numbered as followed:
455-470, 3-6 (Lot 18, 1869)
613-632 (Lot 25, 1871)
967-986 (Lot 38, 1874)
1401-1420 (Lot 47, 1878)
1445-1464 (Lot 57, 1881/2)
1491-1500 (Lot 91, 1892)
3561-3570 (Lot 96, 1894)
3581-3590 (Lot 117, 1899)
3591-3599, 3500 (Lot 119, 1899)


457

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Joseph Armstrong Metro tank 455 class - Railway-Photography
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1500

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Joseph Armstrong Metro tank 455 class - Railway-Photography
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Joseph Armstrong Metro tank 455 class - Railway-Photography
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3598

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Neil

 

Joseph Armstrong GWR locomotives

Joseph Armstrong GWR 1076 Buffalo class
The first six were built with side tanks. The following locomotives had saddle tanks covering their boilers and fireboxes, but from 1874 longer saddle tank extending to the front of the smokebox were the norm. All the earlier locomotives were eventually fitted with these larger tanks. Most were reconstructed with pannier tanks from 1911 onwards.
963
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Joseph Armstrong GWR 1076 Buffalo class - Railway-Photography
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The first six were built with side tanks. The following locomotives had saddle tanks covering their boilers and fireboxes, but from 1874 longer saddle tank extending to the front of the smokebox were the norm. All the earlier locomotives were eventually fitted with these larger tanks. Most were reconstructed with pannier tanks from 1911 onwards.
Full collection

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Neil

 

I do think those 517 class tanks were very elegant engines. if the Great Western Society wanted something to haul its Victorian Coaches this would be a very elegant choice.

 

This photo is reproduced in Vol 1 of John Lewis' "Trailers", credited to E. Pouteau.

Looking at your image, I rather suspect that 530 is carrying the Brown livery that was applied to some 517s, allegedly to help them blend in with the trailers.

The tell-tales are:—

1: The lining is actually visible
2: It's a lot wider than the statutory 1/8"
3: It looks to be edging a Black panel (clearest around the cabside cutout).

The lining pattern on the sand boxes is quite distinctive & also shows up on photos of 574 & 1165.

1165 c.1904/5:—


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpers_Crossing_Halte_railway_station

Pete S.,
C&W Dept.,
GWS Didcot.