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{{Short description|Class of two-cylinder 4-4-0 locomotives}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use British English|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox locomotive | name = 3700 "City" class | powertype = Steam | image = GWR_3700_-_GWR_3710.jpg | caption = 3433 ''City of Bath'' in 1909 | designer = [[George Jackson Churchward]] | builder = GWR [[Swindon Works]] | builddate = 1903 | ordernumber = Lot 141 | serialnumber = 1993β2002 | totalproduction = 10 new + 10 rebuilt from Atbara class | rebuilder = Swindon Works | rebuilddate = 1902β1909 | numberrebuilt = | whytetype = {{whyte|4-4-0}} | uicclass = 2β²B n2, later 2β²B h2 | gauge = {{track gauge|ussg}} | leadingdiameter = {{convert|3|ft|2|in|m|3|abbr=on}} | driverdiameter = {{convert|6|ft|8+1/2|in|m|3|abbr=on}} | wheelbase = {{convert|8|ft|1/2|in|m|3|abbr=on}} | length = | width = | height = | axleload = | weightondrivers = | locoweight = {{long ton|55|6}} | locotenderweight = {{long ton|92|1}} | fueltype = [[Coal]] | fuelcap = 5 tons | watercap = {{convert|3600|impgal|abbr=on}} | boiler = GWR Standard No. 4 | cylindercount = Two, inside | cylindersize = {{convert|18|x|26|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} | valvegear = [[Stephenson valve gear]] | valvetype = [[Slide valves]] | maxspeed = {{convert|100|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} | tractiveeffort = {{convert|17800|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on}} | factorofadhesion = 8.50 | locobrakes = [[Steam brake|Steam]] | trainbrakes = [[Vacuum brake|Vacuum]] | operator = [[Great Western Railway|GWR]] | operatorclass = 3700 | powerclass = [[Great Western Railway Power Classification|GWR: A]] | axleloadclass = [[Great Western Railway Weight Classification|GWR: Blue]] | numinclass = 20 | fleetnumbers = {{ubl|(until 1912) 3400β3409, 3433β3442|(from 1912) 3700β3719}} | officialname = City Class | nicknames = | locale = | deliverydate = | firstrundate = | lastrundate = | withdrawndate = October 1927 - May 1931 | restoredate = | scrapdate = | currentowner = | disposition = One preserved, remainder scrapped }} The [[Great Western Railway]] '''3700 Class''', or '''City Class''', was a series of twenty [[Whyte notation|4-4-0]] steam [[locomotive]]s, designed for hauling express passenger trains.
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