Английская Википедия:GWR 378 Class

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox locomotive The GWR 378 Class (also known as the Sir Daniel Class) was a class of 30 standard-gauge 2-2-2 steam locomotives on the Great Western Railway in Britain. They were introduced in 1866, and the class remained intact until 1898. Several were altered to the 0-6-0 wheel arrangement, and the last was withdrawn from service in 1920.

History

Joseph Armstrong designed a class of 2-2-2 standard-gauge passenger locomotives, ten of which were built in 1866 at the Swindon Works of the Great Western Railway (GWR).Шаблон:Sfn They were the first standard-gauge passenger tender locomotives to be built at Swindon.Шаблон:Sfn In 1869, a further 20 were built, also at Swindon,Шаблон:Sfn which differed little from the first 10, although the safety-valve covers were of different shape.Шаблон:Sfn

The locomotives were built as follows:Шаблон:Sfn

Dates built	Swindon order	Works nos.	Quantity	GWR numbers
September–October 1866	1st Lot Passenger	69–78	10	378–387
June 1869	19th Lot	175–177	Шаблон:03	471–473
June–August 1869	19th Lot	178–187	10	1112–1121 (later 577–586)
August–September 1869	19th Lot	188–194	Шаблон:07	474–480

Ten locomotives were numbered 1112–21 when new,Шаблон:Sfn in a separate series designated for engines paid for out of receipts as opposed to capital.Шаблон:Sfn They were renumbered into the capital list as 577–586 in July or August 1870,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn when a similar quantity of old Шаблон:Track gauge broad-gauge engines were taken out of service.Шаблон:Sfn

Two of the 378 class were named when new. No. 378 (built 1866) was named Sir Daniel in honour of Sir Daniel Gooch, who had resigned from the GWR in 1864;Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn as a result, the class was sometimes known as the Sir Daniel class.Шаблон:Sfn No. 471 (built 1869) was named Sir Watkin,Шаблон:Sfn after Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn;Шаблон:Sfn the name was taken from a broad-gauge locomotive of the Sir Watkin class,Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn and the latter locomotive may have received the name Wynn in replacement.Шаблон:Sfn The name was removed from no. 471 when it was rebuilt as an 0-6-0 in 1901, but no. 378 retained its name until it was withdrawn in 1898.Шаблон:Sfn

Two more were named later on. Nos. 380 and 381 received the names North Star and Morning Star respectively,Шаблон:Sfn these being the names of the two oldest members of the broad-gauge Star class, which were withdrawn in 1871 and 1869 respectively.Шаблон:Sfn Both 380 and 381 lost their names Шаблон:Circa.Шаблон:Sfn

The Sir Daniels worked expresses from London to Wolverhampton, to Worcester, and northwards, later also working into Somerset, south Wales and elsewhere as the standard gauge spread. As late as 1893 Charles Rous-Marten noted a fine run with one of the class on a principal Cornish express between Exeter and Bristol.Шаблон:Sfn

Three of the locomotives – nos. 378, 383 & 479 – were scrapped between 1898 and 1900, but William Dean then began rebuilding the remainder as 0-6-0 goods engines. In 1902, after 23 had been so treated, G.J. Churchward (Dean's successor) decided that no more rebuilding would be carried out, and so nos. 382/6, 478 & 579 were scrapped unaltered in 1903 and 1904.Шаблон:Sfn

0-6-0 rebuilds

Шаблон:Infobox locomotive Between 1900 and 1902,Шаблон:Sfn 23 of the Sir Daniel 2-2-2s were rebuilt as 0-6-0s to a design by William Dean. Apart from the provision of new wheels of Шаблон:Convert diameter, the only alterations necessary were to the frames.Шаблон:Sfn

The 0-6-0 locomotives were withdrawn between 1903 and 1920,Шаблон:Sfn the last two (nos. 381 & 474) lasting long enough to be placed in the "ungrouped" power classification and "uncoloured" weight classification in 1919.Шаблон:Sfn

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