Barry Railway Class B

Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2T
• UIC	C1 n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 4 in (1.321 m)
Loco weight	51 long tons 2 cwt (114,500 lb or 51.9 t) (57.2 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	150 psi (1.03 MPa)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson

Barry Railway Class B
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Sharp, Stewart & Co.
Build date	1888–1890
Total produced	25
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2T
• UIC	C1 n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	4 ft 4 in (1.321 m)
Loco weight	51 long tons 2 cwt (114,500 lb or 51.9 t) (57.2 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	150 psi (1.03 MPa)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson
Performance figures
Tractive effort	21,230 lbf (94.44 kN)
Career
Operators	BR » GWR » BR
Withdrawn	1922–1949
Disposition	All scrapped

Barry Railway Class B were 0-6-2T steam tank locomotives of the Barry Railway in South Wales. They were designed and built by Sharp Stewart and introduced in 1888.^[1] The locomotives passed to the Great Western Railway in 1922. Only four survived into British Railways ownership in 1948, numbers 198, 212, 213, and 231. None were preserved.

Numbering

Year	Quantity	Manufacturer	Serial Numbers	Barry Numbers	GWR Numbers	Notes
1888–89	15	Sharp, Stewart & Co.	3454–3468	6–20	198–201, 203, 204, 206–214
1889–90	10	Sharp, Stewart & Co.	3571–3580	23–32	223–232

Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1966). Locomotives at the Grouping 4: Great Western Railway. Shepperton, Middlesex: Ian Allan Limited. p. 85.

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