GWR Hercules Class

Hercules

Power type	Steam
Designer	Daniel Gooch
Builder	Naysmyth, Gaskell & Co.
Configuration	0-6-0
Gauge	7 ft 0¼ in (2140 mm)
Driver size	5 ft 0 in
Wheelbase	12 ft 6 in
Cylinder size	15 in dia × 18 in stroke
Career	Great Western Railway
Class	Hercules

The Hercules Class were four broad gauge steam locomotives for the Great Western Railway. They were the first 0-6-0 locomotives, being built in 1842 by Naysmyth, Gaskell and Company. They were all withdrawn in 1870 and 1871.

From about 1865, the Hercules Class locomotives became part of the Fury Class, along with the Premier Class locomotives.

Locomotives

• Goliah (1842 - 1871)

This locomotives was named after the Biblical giant, Goliah.

• Hercules (1842 - 1870)

This locomotive was named after the Greek mythological strongman, Hercules.

• Sampson (1842 - 1870)

This locomotive was named after the Biblical strongman, Sampson.

• Tityos (1842 - 1870)

This locomotive was named after Tityos, a giant in Greek mythology.

References

• The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-906867-90-8. 
• Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.