The Great Western Railway (GWR) 1500 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive. Despite being a GWR Hawksworth design, all ten (nos 1500–1509) were completed under the administration of the Western Region of British Railways in 1949, just after Nationalisation.

The design was a major departure from the GWR’s tried and tested pannier tank formula. Designed by Frederick Hawksworth and his team, the 15XX featured a very short wheelbase for negotiating tight curves, as well as outside cylinders and Walschaerts valve gear.

The 10 locomotives built were different from all other tank designs on the GWR. Above the running plate level they were similar to the 9400 class but the 1500 class had no running plate and had outside cylinders with Walschaert valve gear.

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 1500 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive. Despite being a GWR Hawksworth design, all ten (numbers 1500–1509) were completed under the administration of the Western Region of British Railways in 1949, just after Nationalisation.

Feb 1, 2015 · The Great Western Railway (GWR) 1500 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive. Despite being a GWR design, all ten (nos 1500–1509) were built by the Western Region of British Railways in 1949. Coming from a railway company with a well-developed standardisation policy, the 15xx was a strange design finale.

Sep 7, 2013 · Running numbers: 1500 - 1509. Built: 1949 to lot number 373.. The '1500' class of heavy shunter was an unusual design for the Great Western as it was fitted with outside cylinders, Walschaerts valve gear and no running platform.

Dec 1, 2020 · Rapido Trains is pleased to announce that we're filling a big gap in the ranks of ‘OO’ gauge GWR models with the Hawksworth ‘15XX’ pannier tank. Although designed during the days of the Great Western Railway, the ‘15XXs’ were built by British Railways. They were a major departure from the GWR’s t...

Although designed by the Great Western Railway, the ‘15XXs’ were built by British Railways. They were a major departure from the GWR’s tried and tested pannier tank formula. The ‘15XX’ featured a very short wheelbase for negotiating tight curves and, with outside cylinders and Walschaerts valve gear, the bottom end des

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I never got to the London terminus in the age of steam so the only one I have seen is No. 1501 - in her preserved form on the Severn Valley Railway. John Dyer caught up with No. 1505, awaiting attention at Wolverhampton Stafford Road Works in 1962.