Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0T locomotives
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The Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0T locomotives were two different types of 0-6-0T locomotives built for the Bristol and Exeter Railway. On 1 January 1876 the Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, after which the locomotives were given new numbers.
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[edit] List of locomotives
[edit] Broad gauge
Power type | Steam |
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Designer | James Pearson |
Builder | Bristol and Exeter Railway |
Configuration | 0-6-0ST |
Gauge | 7 ft 0¼ in |
Driver size | 3 ft 6 in |
Wheelbase | 13 ft 6 in |
Cylinder size | 17 in dia × 24 in stroke |
Two small 0-6-0ST broad gauge locomotives. The first had a 950 gallon tank, the second had a larger 1,200 gallon one.
- 75 (1866 - 1888) GWR No. 2092
- 76 (1867 - 1890) GWR No. 2093
[edit] Standard gauge
Power type | Steam |
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Configuration | 0-6-0T |
Gauge | 4 ft 8½ in |
Driver size | 3 ft 6 in |
Two standard gauge 0-6-0T locomotives built for the Culm Valley Railway which was then under construction. They were operated on the line until 1881, when thye were superseded by 1298 and 1300, two 2-4-0T locomotives which had started life as South Devon Railway locomotives.
- 114 (1874 - 1934) GWR No. 1376
- 115 (1875 - 1927) GWR No. 1377
[edit] See also
Bristol and Exeter Railway locomotives
[edit] References
- The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.
- Messenger, Michael (1993). The Culm Valley Light Railway. Truro: Twelveheads Press. ISBN 0-90629-429-0.
- Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.