GWR 3700 Class

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GWR 3700 Class

Summary

GWR 3700 Class is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GWR 3700 Class is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • GWR 3700 Class is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • GWR 3700 Class's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[5].
  • GWR 3700 Class is a type of tender locomotive[6].
  • GWR 3700 Class's designed by is recorded as George Jackson Churchward[7].
  • GWR 3700 Class's Commons category is recorded as GWR 3700 Class[8].
  • GWR 3700 Class's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • GWR 3700 Class's service entry is recorded as 1902[10].
  • GWR 3700 Class's service retirement is recorded as May 1931[11].
  • GWR 3700 Class's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[12].
  • GWR 3700 Class's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+20'}[13].
  • GWR 3700 Class's number of cylinders is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[14].
  • GWR 3700 Class's replaces is recorded as GWR 4100 Class[15].
  • GWR 3700 Class's bore is recorded as {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+18'}[16].
  • GWR 3700 Class's stroke is recorded as {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+26'}[17].
  • GWR 3700 Class's serial number is recorded as 1992–2002[18].
  • GWR 3700 Class's fleet or registration number is recorded as 3700–3719[19].
  • GWR 3700 Class's wheel arrangement is recorded as 4-4-0[20].
  • GWR 3700 Class's order number is recorded as 141[21].

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Geography

Country listings include United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3], a sovereign state[22], in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[23], founded in 1801[24] and United Kingdom[4], a sovereign state[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1927[27].

Designation and Status

GWR 3700 Class's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[5].

Why It Matters

GWR 3700 Class ranks in the top 7% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Stroke {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+26'}
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538344705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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