Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-4-0T locomotives

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 They first entered service in 1855 and the last was withdrawn in 1892.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.

B&ER 4-4-0ST
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Buildervarious
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0ST
Gauge7 ft 0¼ in
Leading dia.3 ft 6 in
Driver dia.5 ft 6 in
Wheelbase18 ft 4 in
Cylinder size17 in dia × 24 in stroke

The locomotives were built in four batches, each by a different builder, with variations between them, noticeably in the size of the saddle tank.

List of locomotives

1859 Rothwell locomotives

Five locomotives built by Rothwell and Company with 1,100 gallon 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 Foundry 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 Company with 1,440 gallon 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No. 2051 was withdrawn following a fatal collision at Norton Fitzwarren railway station in Somerset while working a special ocean mail train from Plymouth on 11 November 1890.

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References
  • The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-901115-32-0.
  • Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3.
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