Dean Goods

The GWR 2301 Class (more commonly known as the Dean Goods) was a British steam locomotive. The class was designed by William Dean for the Great Western Railway, with 260 built between 1883 and 1899 for goods work.

Not much is known about the class' time in the Netherlands, apart from 1 locomotive that was left there during World War II.

Technical Details
The class was first built in 1883, for goods work. 260 of the class would be constructed between 1883 and 1899, all at Swindon Works. In 1907, 20 locomotives were rebuilt as 2-6-2 tank engines, and reclassified as the GWR 3901 Class. In 1917, 62 locomotives were taken over by the Railway Operating Department (ROD), and sent to France during World War I. After the war, 46 returned to the UK, with the other 16 being sent to Greece. During Word War II, the War Department requisitioned 108 locomotives, with them being numbered 93 to 200. 79 locomotives were in France at the time of the German invasion, with some being destroyed at Dunkirk. After the war, they were sent to several countries, including Austria, Italy, France, and China, with one even ending up in East Germany. In 1948, 54 Dean Goods passed into British Railways ownership, with most of them being used on Welsh branchlines. However, they were gradually replaced by the BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0s, with the last Dean Goods being was withdrawn in 1957, with only 1 surviving into preservation. The preserved locomotive, No. 2516, is currently on static display at the Swindon Steam Railway Museum in the UK.

Price
The Dean Goods can only be accessed through the War Department Gamepass, and is one of the 3 steam locomotives exclusive to that gamepass (the others being the USATC S100 and USATC S160).

Liveries
Currently, there are two liveries available for the locomotive, being ROD khaki and WD black.

Trivia

 * It has been confirmed that one Dean Goods was left in the Netherlands during World War II. There's no confirmation if it was used there, but it survived into 1949, on a siding at Tilburg. That locomotive was returned to the United Kingdom sometime after and was likely scrapped.