4-4-0 Shire
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The 4-4-0 Shire is a steam locomotive in the UK Railway Set.
Statistics and information
Type: | Express Passenger and Fast Goods Steam Locomotive |
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Introduction: | 1927 |
Withdrawal: | 1970 |
Speed: | 90mph |
Power: | 1250hp |
Weight: | 119t |
Tractive Effort: | 95kN |
Replaces: | Edwardian |
Replaced By: | Sulzer Type 2, EE Type 3 |
Prototype information
Gresley designed the D49 Class in 1927 to replace pre-grouping express locomotives on lines where the weight and expense of his Pacific locomotives were not suitable.Similar locomotives
Gresley's D49 was one of the last and largest 4-4-0 locomotives built in Britain, followed only by the SR V Class, the most powerful 4-4-0 built in Europe.