Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0 locomotives
The Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0 locomotives include three different types of broad gauge and standard gauge 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed for working freight trains. On 1 January 1876 the Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, after which the locomotives were given new numbers.
Contents
Broad gauge locomotives
16 inch
| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Designer | Daniel Gooch |
| Builder | Stothert and Slaughter |
| Configuration | 0-6-0 |
| Gauge | 7 ft 0¼ in |
| Driver size | 5 ft 0 in |
| Wheelbase | 15 ft 6 in |
| Cylinder size | 16 in dia × 24 in stroke |
Twelve goods locomotives, similar to the GWR Pyracmon Class, built by the Stothert and Slaughter in 1849 and 1853. The last one was withdrawn in 1885.
- 21 (1849 - 1884) GWR No. 2065
- 22 (1849 - 1883) GWR No. 2066
- 23 (1849 - 1885) GWR No. 2067
- 24 (1849 - 1884) GWR No. 2068
- 25 (1849 - 1884) GWR No. 2069
- 26 (1849 - 1887) GWR No. 2070
- 27 (1849 - 1883) GWR No. 2071
- 28 (1849 - 1876) GWR No. 2072
- 35 (1853 - 1876) GWR No. 2073
- 36 (1853 - 1877) GWR No. 2074
- 37 (1853 - 1884) GWR No. 2075
- 38 (1853 - 1880) GWR No. 2076
17 inch
| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Designer | James Pearson |
| Builder | Stothert and Slaughter and Rothwell and Company |
| Configuration | 0-6-0 |
| Gauge | 7 ft 0¼ in |
| Driver size | 5 ft 0 in |
| Wheelbase | 15 ft 6 in |
| Cylinder size | 17 in dia × 24 in stroke |
Four locomotives built in 1856 by Stothert and Slaughter and two more in 1860 by Rothwell and Company. The last one survived until 1890.
- 53 (1856 - 1885) GWR No. 2059
- 54 (1856 - 1888) GWR No. 2060
- 55 (1856 - 1884) GWR No. 2061
- 56 (1856 - 1890) GWR No. 2062
- 59 (1860 - 1887) GWR No. 2063
- 60 (1860 - 1884) GWR No. 2064
Standard gauge locomotives
Worcester Engine Company
These 0-6-0 locomotives were built by the Worcester Engine Company in 1867. Five of these six were converted to run on the broad gauge and then reconverted later to standard gauge.
- 77
- 78
- 79
- 80
- 81
- 82
Sharp Stewart
Ten 0-6-0 locomotives built by Sharp Stewart and Company in 1875.
- 116
- 117
- 118
- 119
- 120
- 121
- 122
- 123
- 124
- 125
See also
- GWR Swindon Class - 14 locomotives bought by the Bristol and Exeter Railway in 1872
References
- The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 978-0-906867-90-7.
- MacDermot, E T (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, volume II 1863-1921. London: Great Western Railway.
- Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-906867-90-7.
| Bristol and Exeter Railway locomotives | |
| Tender locomotives | 4-2-2 — 2-4-0 — 0-6-0 |
| Tank locomotives | 4-2-4T — 4-4-0ST — 2-2-2T — 0-6-0T — 0-4-0T |
| Railmotor | Fairfield |
