The Cambrian Railways Class 89s were 0-6-0 tender locomotives introduced by Jones in 1903 for general use over their system, upon grouping they became Great Western Railway class 15 and were reboilered from 1924 onwards with Swindon parts.
Building
The first batch of five locomotives were built by Robert Stephenson and Company (RS). Subsequent batches were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company (BP). The BP-built locomotives had cabs that extended over the full length of the footplate.[1]
Cambrian nos.
GWR Nos.
Maker and order no.
Year built
Serial nos.
15
844
BP 0981
1918
5944
29
849
BP 0981
1918
5945
31
855
BP 0981
1919
5946
38
864
BP 9683
1908
5031
42, 54
873-874
BP 0981
1919
5947-48
89–91
887-889
RS E3
1903
3089-91
92, 93
891-892
RS E3
1903
3092-93
99–102
893-896
BP 9683
1908
5029-30, 5032-33
Nos. 99–102 were numbered 15, 31, 42, 54 until October 1908.[2]
Withdrawal
The first loco withdrawn by the GWR was 888 in May 1922.
The first locos withdrawn by BR were 864 and 887 in November 1952 from Machynlleth and Oswestry sheds respectively.
The last three locos in the class, 849 Machynlleth, 855, 895 Oswestry, were withdrawn in October 1954.
None are preserved.
Models
A 7mm scale (O gauge) model is produced by Javelin Models.