Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
The
Great Western Railway had an uninterrupted life of over a century to develop its locomotive designs as it was barely affected by the Grouping of 1923. As a result its locomotive history is a long and interesting one.
=Background=
For an explanation of GWR locomotive classification and numbering, including details of the major renumbering schemes, see:
GWR locomotive numbering and classificationBritish Rail continued to build GWR designs (the 1000, 1500, 1600, 4073 and 6959 classes in particular) immediately after Nationalisation. When the first BR Standard steam locomotives started to arrive, they were often compared unfavourably to ex-GWR locos, and the Western Region decided to take forward experiemnts with diesel-hydraulic and gas turbine locomotives.
Withdrawal of ex-GWR locomotives took place earlier than for the other 'Big Four' companies as the Western Region took the decision to be the first to end steam traction. A handful of locomotives that had been transferred to other regions did survive for longer however. Ironically, because the Barry scrapyard received large numbers of ex-GWR locomotives, proportionately more survive today in preservation than the locomotives of the other companies.
=Great Western Railway Broad Gauge Locomotives=
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Early Broad Gauge Locomotives*
Ariadne Class*
Banking Class*
Bogie Class*
Caesar Class*
Caliph Class*
Firefly Class*
Iron Duke Class (First design)
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Leo Class*
Metropolitan Class*
Premier Class*
Prince Class*
Pyracmon Class*
Star Class*
Sun Class*
Victoria Class*
Waverley Class*
Hawthorn Class*
Iron Duke Class (Second design)
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Sir Watkin Class*
Swindon Class=Great Western Railway Standard Gauge Locomotives=
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Dean Goods Class: 2301–2580
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Aberdare Class: 2600–2680
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Dean Single Class: 3000–3080
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Duke Class: 3252–3291 (1912 number range)
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Bulldog & Bird Classes: 3300–3455 (1912 number range)
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3600 Class: 3600–3630
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Badminton, Atbara & Flower Classes: 4100–4172 (1912 number range)
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The Great Bear (
4-6-2): 111
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1361 Class (
0-6-0ST): 1361–1365
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County Tank Class (
4-4-2T): 2221–2250
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2800 Class (
2-8-0): 2800–2883
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Saint Class (
4-6-0): 2900–2998 (with gaps)
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3100 Class (
2-6-2T): 31xx, 61xx, 81xx
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City Class (
4-4-0): 3700–3719
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County Class (
4-4-0): 3800–3839
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Star Class (
4-6-0): 4000–4072
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4200 Class (
2-8-0T): 4200–4299, 5200–5204
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4300 Class (
2-6-0): 43xx, 53xx, 63xx, 73xx, 93xx
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4400 Class (
2-6-2T): 4400–4410
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4500 Class (
2-6-2T): 4500–4574
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4700 Class (
2-8-0): 4700–4708
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1366 Class (
0-6-0PT): 1366–1371
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2251 Class (
0-6-0): 2200–2299, 3200–3219
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2884 Class (
2-8-0): 2884–2899, 3800–3864
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Earl Class (
4-4-0): 3200–3228, 3265 (later 9000–9028, 9065)
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Castle Class (
4-6-0): 4073–4099, 5000–5099, 7000–7037
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4575 Class (
2-6-2T): 4575–4599, 5500–5574
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4800 Class (
0-4-2T): 4800–4874 (later 1400–1474)
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Hall Class (
4-6-0): 4900–4999, 5900–5999, 6900–6958
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5101 Class (
2-6-2T): 5101–5199, 4100–4179
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5205 Class (
2-8-0T): 5205–5264
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5400 Class (
0-6-0PT): 5400–5424
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5600 Class (
0-6-2T): 5600–5699, 6600–6699
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5700 Class (
0-6-0PT): 57xx, 67xx, 77xx, 87xx, 97xx, 36xx, 37xx, 46xx, 96xx
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5800 Class (
0-4-2T): 5800–5819
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King Class (
4-6-0): 6000–6029
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6100 Class (
2-6-2T): 6100–6169
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6400 Class (
0-6-0PT): 6400–6439
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Grange Class (
4-6-0):6800–6879
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7200 Class (
2-8-2T): 7200–7253
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7400 Class (
0-6-0PT): 7400–7449
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Manor Class (
4-6-0): 7800–7829
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GWR diesel shunters: Diesel shunters 1 and 2
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County Class (
4-6-0): 1000–1029
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1500 Class (
0-6-0PT): 1500–1509
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1600 Class (
0-6-0PT): 1600–1669
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Modified Hall Class (
4-6-0): 6959–6999, 7900–7929
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9400 Class (
0-6-0PT): 9400–9499, 8400–8499, 3400–3409
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GWR diesel shunters: Diesel shunters 501-507 (Introduced as BR 15101-15107)
=Locomotives of Constituent Companies=
GWR 7-9
