GWR Swindon Class

Swindon
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJoseph Armstrong
BuilderGreat Western Railway
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1.524 m)
Wheelbase15 ft 6 in (4.724 m)
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm) dia × stroke
Career
OperatorsGreat Western Railway
ClassSwindon

The Great Western Railway Swindon Class were broad gauge 0-6-0 locomotives built for goods train work. This class entered service between November 1865 and March 1866, and were withdrawn between June 1887 and the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892. The entire class was sold to the Bristol and Exeter Railway between July 1872 and September 1874 and were numbered 96-109, but returned to the GWR when that railway and the B&ER amalgamated on 1 January 1876.[1] The locomotives were then renumbered 2077-2090; their names were not restored.

Locomotives

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List of locomotives[2]
GWR Name Built Sold to B&ER B&ER number 1876 GWR number Ceased work Origin of name
Bath Jan 1866 Mar 1874 105 2086 Jun 1888 Bath is a Georgian city 11+1⁄2 miles (18.5 km) east of Bristol which was reached by the Great Western Railway on 31 August 1840.
Birmingham Jan 1866 Aug 1873 103 2084 Jun 1889 Birmingham, city in the Midlands, which was served by broad gauge trains from 1 October 1851.
Bristol Dec 1865 Jul 1873 101 2082 Dec 1888 Bristol, the western terminus of the railway.
Chester Mar 1866 Apr 1873 98 2079 Jun 1887 Chester never saw broad gauge trains but was served by the Great Western Railway from 1 September 1854 when it absorbed the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway.
Gloucester Mar 1866 Jul 1873 102 2083 Dec 1891 Gloucester was reached over the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway from Swindon on 12 March 1845.
Hereford Mar 1866 Jul 1872 97 2078 Dec 1888 Hereford is an English city near the Welsh border, reached on 2 June 1855 by the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway.
London Dec 1865 Jun 1873 100 2081 Dec 1888 London, the city from where the railway started.
Newport Mar 1866 May 1874 106 2087 Jun 1889 Newport is on the South Wales Railway which opened on 18 June 1850.
Oxford Jan 1866 Jul 1874 108 2089 Dec 1889 Oxford, home to many universities, was served by a branch line from Didcot Junction from 12 June 1844.
Reading Jan 1866 May 1874 107 2088 May 1892 Reading, a large town 35+3⁄4 miles (57.5 km) from London.
Shrewsbury Feb 1866 Jul 1872 96 2077 Jun 1887 Shrewsbury never saw broad gauge trains but was served by the Great Western Railway from 1 September 1854 when it absorbed the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway.
Swindon Nov 1865 Sep 1874 109 2090 Dec 1888 Swindon, the town two-thirds of the way along the Great Western Railway, where the company built its workshops.
Windsor Jan 1866 Apr 1873 99 2080 Jun 1889 Windsor is the seat of the Royal Family near London and was served by a branch line from Slough that opened on 8 October 1849.
Wolverhampton Feb 1866 Feb 1874 104 2085 Dec 1889 Wolverhampton is in the Midlands and home to the Great Western's Northern Division workshops. It was served by broad gauge trains from 14 November 1854.

References

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  1. ^ Reed 1953, pp. B32, B36.
  2. ^ Reed 1953, p. B28.
  • Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. B28 – B29. ISBN 0-901115-32-0. OCLC 650490992. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  • Sheppard, Geof (2008). Broad Gauge Locomotives. Southampton: Noodle Books. ISBN 978-1-906419-09-7.
  • Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3 – via Archive.org.
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