11230

Key Features
Number:
11230
Built:
Builder:
Drewry
Withdrawn:
First Restored:

11230 arrived on the GWSR in 2003 and is now working at Toddington with its restoration almost complete.

Specification

  • Wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
  • Origin: One of a pair of Drewry industrial shunters that worked most of their lives at the Willington power station, it has been restored to represent a member of British Railways' 04 Class in its original livery and numbering system.
  • Engine/power: Gardner 8-cylinder, 4-stroke 8L3 of 204 hp. Wilson-Drewry CA5 R7, 5-speed epicyclic gearbox and jackshaft drive.
  • Length over buffers: 26ft. ½in. (7.94m)
  • Working weight: 29 tons
  • Maximum speed: 28 mph