GWR 2900 Class

The GWR 2900 Class, known as the Saint Class, was built by the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works. The class incorporated several series of two-cylinder steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward and built between 1902 and 1913, with differences in dimensions for comparative purposes. Most were built as 4-6-0 locomotives, but thirteen were built as 4-4-2 locomotives and converted to 4-6-0 during 1912 and 1913. The first prototype, No. 100, was completed at Swindon in February 1902. The class proved highly successful, established the design principles for GWR two-cylinder classes for the next fifty years and influenced similar classes on other British railways.