Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-4-0T locomotives
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The 26 Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-4-0ST locomotives were broad gauge
4-4-0
saddle tank steam locomotives. They first entered service in 1855 and the last was withdrawn in 1892. The Bristol and Exeter Railway
was amalgamated
into the Great Western Railway
on 1 January 1876.
The locomotives were built in four batches, each by a different builder, with variations between them, noticeably in the size of the saddle tank.
saddle tanks and 18 feet 4 inch wheelbase.
with 1,280 gallon saddle tanks and 19 feet 5½ inch wheelbase, the same as the Beyer, Peacock locomotives built five years earlier.
with 1,440 gallon
saddle tanks and 18 feet 4 inch wheelbase.
No. 2051 was withdrawn following a fatal collision at Norton Fitzwarren railway station
in Somerset while working a special ocean mail
train from Plymouth
on 11 November 1890.
Broad gauge
Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...
4-4-0
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...
saddle tank steam locomotives. They first entered service in 1855 and the last was withdrawn in 1892. The Bristol and Exeter Railway
Bristol and Exeter Railway
The Bristol & Exeter Railway was a railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter.The company's head office was situated outside their Bristol station...
was amalgamated
Consolidation (business)
Consolidation or amalgamation is the act of merging many things into one. In business, it often refers to the mergers and acquisitions of many smaller companies into much larger ones. In the context of financial accounting, consolidation refers to the aggregation of financial statements of a group...
into the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
on 1 January 1876.
The locomotives were built in four batches, each by a different builder, with variations between them, noticeably in the size of the saddle tank.
1859 Rothwell locomotives
Five locomotives built by Rothwell and Company with 1,100 gallonGallon
The gallon is a measure of volume. Historically it has had many different definitions, but there are three definitions in current use: the imperial gallon which is used in the United Kingdom and semi-officially within Canada, the United States liquid gallon and the lesser used United States dry...
saddle tanks and 18 feet 4 inch wheelbase.
- 47 (1855 – 1879) GWR No. 2028
- 48 (1855 – 1879) GWR No. 2029
- 49 (1855 – 1884) GWR No. 2030
- 50 (1855 – 1884) GWR No. 2031
- 51 (1855 – 1882) GWR No. 2032
- 52 (1855 – 1880) GWR No. 2033
1862 Beyer, Peacock locomotives
Four locomotives built by Beyer Peacock with 1,280 gallon saddle tanks and 19 feet 5½ inch wheelbase.- 61 (1862 – 1884) GWR No. 2034
- 62 (1862 – 1886) GWR No. 2035
- 63 (1862 – 1880) GWR No. 2036
- 64 (1862 – 1886) GWR No. 2037
1867 Vulcan Foundry locomotives
Ten locomotives built by the Vulcan FoundryVulcan Foundry
Vulcan Foundry was a British locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire .-History:It was originally opened in 1832 as Charles Tayleur and Company to produce girders for bridges, switches and crossings, and other ironwork following the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway...
with 1,280 gallon saddle tanks and 19 feet 5½ inch wheelbase, the same as the Beyer, Peacock locomotives built five years earlier.
- 65 (1867 – 1880) GWR No. 2038
- 66 (1867 – 1892) GWR No. 2039
- 67 (1867 – 1888) GWR No. 2040
- 68 (1867 – 1880) GWR No. 2041
- 69 (1867 – 1892) GWR No. 2042
- 70 (1867 – 1888) GWR No. 2043
- 71 (1867 – 1882) GWR No. 2044
- 72 (1867 – 1892) GWR No. 2045
- 73 (1867 – 1889) GWR No, 2046
- 74 (1867 – 1892) GWR No. 2047
1872 Avonside locomotives
Six locomotives built by the Avonside Engine CompanyAvonside Engine Company
The Avonside Engine Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Avon Street, St. Philip's, Bristol, England between 1864 and 1934. However the business originated with an earlier enterprise Henry Stothert and Company.-Origins:...
with 1,440 gallon
Gallon
The gallon is a measure of volume. Historically it has had many different definitions, but there are three definitions in current use: the imperial gallon which is used in the United Kingdom and semi-officially within Canada, the United States liquid gallon and the lesser used United States dry...
saddle tanks and 18 feet 4 inch wheelbase.
- 85 (1872 – 1892) GWR No. 2048
- 86 (1872 – 1892) GWR No. 2049
- 87 (1873 – 1892) GWR No. 2050
- 88 (1873 – 1890) GWR No. 2051
- 89 (1873 – 1892) GWR No. 2052
- 90 (1873 – 1892) GWR No. 2053
No. 2051 was withdrawn following a fatal collision at Norton Fitzwarren railway station
Norton Fitzwarren railway station
Norton Fitzwarren railway station is an untimetabled station on the West Somerset Railway in Somerset, England. It was built in 2009 about north of the site of the old station that served the village of Norton Fitzwarren from 1873 until 1961...
in Somerset while working a special ocean mail
Travelling Post Office
A Travelling Post Office was a type of mail train in the UK where the post was sorted en-route. The last Travelling Post Office services were ended on 9 January 2004, with the carriages used now sold for scrap or to preservation societies....
train from Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
on 11 November 1890.