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GWR tenders for inside cylinder 4-4-0s Author - Derek Mackenzie
Tenders appear to be a somewhat neglected subject – even that otherwise excellent (and essential) reference, the RCTS “Dean’s Larger Tender Engines”, dismisses the tender fitted to each loco class with just two words – so-many gallons. I have now seen the appendix, which gives lot numbers, building dates and tender numbers – it may be possible to associate a new tender with a new loco on the build dates, but later changes will have to remain guesswork.
Part of the problem may be the difficulty in identifying the exact type of tender in photographs – even when you know what you are looking for.
I know of only four Dean/Churchward period tenders in preservation – the 3000 gallon one fitted to City of Truro in the NRM, the 3500 gallon one fitted to Lode Star (also in the NRM), the 2500 gallon one with Dean Goods 2516 at Swindon, and the 3500 gallon tender on the Bluebell Railway (for Earl of Berkeley). All others would seem to have long since rusted away.
The following report summarises significant features of the tenders used.
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