Class Details
Churchward design.
Weight 55 tons 6; Pressure: 200psi; Cyls: 18x26; DW: 6 ft 8 ; TE: 17,790 lbs.
Originally of the Atbara class and rebuilt with tapered boiler between 1902 and 1909 to form the City Class.
| BR # | GWR # | Great Western Railway # | Name | Built | Wdrn | 1950 shed | Last shed | Notes | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3700 | Durban | Apr 1907 | Nov 1929 | SRD - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | Rebuilt from Atbara Class | ||||
| 3701 | Gibralter | Feb 1907 | Aug 1928 | SRD - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | Rebuilt from Atbara class | ||||
| 3702 | 3402 | Halifax | Dec 1908 | Apr 1929 | LMTN - Leamington Spa | Rebuilt from Atbara class. The Illustrated History of British Steam Railways, David Ross, Parragon,p57. | |||
| 3703 | Hobart | Feb 1909 | Aug 1929 | BAN - Banbury | Rebuilt from Atbara class | ||||
| 3704 | Lyttelton | Oct 1907 | Sep 1928 | CHR - Chester | Rebuilt from Atbara class | ||||
| 3705 | 3405 | Mauritius | Sep 1902 | Sep 1928 | OXF - Oxford | Rebuilt from Atbara class | |||
| 3706 | Melbourne | Jan 1908 | Jun 1929 | BAN - Banbury | Rebuilt from Atbara class | ||||
| 3707 | Malta | Nov 1908 | Apr 1929 | BRD - Bristol Bath Rd. | Rebuilt from Atbara class | ||||
| 3708 | Ophir/Killarney | May 1907 | Oct 1929 | SALOP - Shrewsbury | Rebuilt from Atbara class | ||||
| 3709 | Quebec | Nov 1907 | Sep 1929 | OXF - Oxford | Rebuilt from Atbara class | ||||
| 3710 | 3433 | City of Bath | Mar 1903 | Sep 1928 | SRD - Wolverhampton Stafford Rd | Involved in Yeovil accident 1910 | |||
| 3711 | City of Birmingham | May 1903 | Jul 1930 | LMTN - Leamington Spa | Original # 3434 | ||||
| 3712 | City of Bristol | May 1903 | May 1931 | RDG - Reading | Original # 3435 | ||||
| 3713 | City of Chester | May 1903 | Dec 1929 | CHR - Chester | Original # 3436 | ||||
| 3714 | City of Gloucester | May 1903 | Nov 1929 | OXF - Oxford | Original # 3437 | ||||
| 3715 | City of Hereford | May 1903 | Oct 1929 | CHR - Chester | Original # 3438 | ||||
| 3716 | City of London | May 1903 | Apr 1929 | BRD - Bristol Bath Rd. | Original # 3439 | ||||
| 3440 | 3717 | 3440 | City of Truro | May 1903 | Mar 1931 | SND - Swindon | 2000th locomotive built at Swindon and the first locomotive to be officially recorded at over 100 mph: 102.3 mph on ( May 1904. Preserved | ||
| 3718 | City of Winchester | May 1903 | Oct 1927 | PDN - Paddington | Original # 3441 | ||||
| 3719 | City of Exeter | May 1903 | Apr 1929 | OXF - Oxford | Original # 3442 |
Number of locomotives logged in this class is 20.
Number of locomotives with photos available in this class: 8.