Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-4-0ST locomotives

The 26 Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-4-0ST locomotives were broad gauge 4-4-0ST 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 They first entered service in 1855 and the last was withdrawn in 1892.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 feet 0+1⁄4 inch (2.140 m)
Leading dia.3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m)
Driver dia.5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m)
Wheelbase18 feet 4 inches (5.59 m)
Cylinder size17 inches (430 mm) dia × 24 inches (610 mm) 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-imperial-gallon (5,000 L; 1,300 US gal) gallon saddle tanks and 18-foot-4-inch (5.59 m) 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-imperial-gallon (5,800 L; 1,540 US gal) saddle tanks and 19-foot-5+1⁄2-inch (5.931 m) 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-imperial-gallon (5,800 L; 1,540 US gal) saddle tanks and 19-foot-5+1⁄2-inch (5.931 m) 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-imperial-gallon (6,500 L; 1,730 US gal) saddle tanks and 18-foot-4-inch (5.59 m) 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.

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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