Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-2-2 locomotives
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The 20 Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-2-2 locomotives were broad gauge 4-2-2 express steam locomotives built for the [Bristol and Exeter Railway]] by the Stothert and Slaughter in Bristol. The first entered service in 1849. The Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1876 and eight 4-2-2s survived at this time, the last being withdrawn in 1889.
Three of the infamous 4-2-4T locomotives were rebuilt by the Great Western Railway in 1877 as 4-2-2 tender locomotives.
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[edit] List of locomotives
[edit] 1849 batch
| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Designer | Daniel Gooch |
| Builder | Stothert and Slaughter |
| Configuration | 4-2-2 |
| Gauge | 7 ft 0¼ in |
| Leading wheel size | 4 ft 3 in |
| Driver size | 7 ft 6 in |
| Wheelbase | 18 ft 2½ in |
| Cylinder size | 16½ in dia × 24 in stroke later 18 in dia x 24 in |
The Bristol and Exeter Railway's first express passenger locomotives, similar in appearance to the GWR Iron Duke Class.
- 1 (1849 - 1875)
- 2 (1849 - 1872)
- 3 (1849 - 1874)
- 4 (1849 - 1871)
- 5 (1849 - 1871)
- 6 (1849 - 1870)
- 7 (1849 - 1885) GWR No. 2007
- 8 (1849 - 1872)
- 9 (1849 - 1889) GWR No. 2008
- 10 (1849 - 1888) GWR No. 2009
- 11 (1849 - 1874)
- 12 (1849 - 1862)
- 13 (1849 - 1878) GWR No. 2010
- 14 (1849 - 1870)
- 15 (1849 - 1888) GWR No. 2011
- 16 (1849 - 1875)
- 17 (1849 - 1885) GWR No. 2012
- 18 (1849 - 1880) GWR No. 2013
- 19 (1849 - 1888) GWR No. 2014
- 20 (1849 - 1874)
[edit] GWR 4-2-2 rebuilds
| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Designer | Joseph Armstrong |
| Builder | Great Western Railway |
| Configuration | 4-2-2 |
| Gauge | 7 ft 0¼ in |
| Leading wheel size | 4 ft 0 in |
| Driver size | 8 ft 0 in |
| Trailing wheel size | 4 ft 6 in |
Following rebuilding as 4-2-2 tender locomotives at Swindon, the three remaining 8 feet 10 inch 4-2-4T locomotives had slightly smaller 8 feet diameter driving wheels and worked alongside the rigid-framed GWR Rover Class and the remaining 1849-built ex-Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-2-2 locomotives on express passenger trains.
- 2001 (1877 - 1889) Previuosly B&ER 42/GWR 2004)
- 2002 (1877 - 1890)
- 2003 (1877 - 1884)
[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.
- Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.
