Port Talbot Railway 0-8-2T (Sharp Stewart)

The Sharp Stewart 0-8-2T locomotives were 0-8-2T steam tank locomotives designed and built by Sharp, Stewart and Company for the Port Talbot Railway and Docks Company, south Wales. Three were built in 1901, works nos. 4794 - 4796. They were numbered 17-19 and became Great Western Railway numbers 1358-1360.

Sharp Stewart 0-8-2T
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerSharp, Stewart & Co.
BuilderSharp, Stewart & Co.
Serial number4794–4796
Build date1901
Total produced3
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-8-2T
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 3 in (1.295 m)
Loco weight75.75 long tons (76.97 t; 84.84 short tons)
Fuel typecoal
Boiler pressure180 psi (1,200 kPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort31,200 lbf (139 kN)

These were unusually large locomotives for their time and place. Most of the railways of South Wales relied on 0-6-2T tank locomotives.

Number 1360 was withdrawn in November 1926, followed by 1359 in December 1935. Number 1358 survived to be taken over by British Railways on 1 January 1948 but was withdrawn on 29 February 1948. None of these locomotives has been preserved.

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