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GWR 3252 Duke class 4-4-0

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  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    Next collection are the Great Western Railway 3252 or Duke Class

    The Great Western Railway 3252 or Duke Class were 4-4-0 steam locomotives with outside frames and parallel domed boilers.[1] They were built in five batches between 1895 and 1899 for express passenger train work in Devon and Cornwall. William Dean was their designer, possibly with the collaboration of his assistant, George Jackson Churchward
    Renumbering]
    The Dukes were subject to the 1912 renumbering of GWR 4-4-0 locomotives. Those Dukes rebuilt as Bulldogs were renumbered as members of that class in the series 3300-3455. The remaining Dukes were renumbered consecutively as 3252-3291, this block of numbers having previously been allocated to the first batch of Duke Class locomotives









    3258 King Arthur Teignmouth 1908



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    3258 The Lizzard





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    3271 Eddystone Welshpool 2.55pm Whitchurch-Aberystwyth service 6th April 1926 Dean 3252 Duke class

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    3282 Maristowe

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    Still a 3252 class
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  2. Martin Perry

    Martin Perry Nat Pres stalwart Staff Member Moderator Friend

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    Pedant mode on; were they not properly the 'Duke of Cornwall' class locomotives?
     
  3. Reading General

    Reading General Part of the furniture

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    handsome locos...very near perfection
     
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    Reading General Part of the furniture

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    any book recommendation for this fascinating group of classes?
     
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