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 0-6-0Tlocomotives 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.

List of locomotives[]

Broad gauge[]

B&ER 0-6-0ST
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJames Pearson
BuilderBristol and Exeter Railway
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0ST
Gauge7 feet 0+1⁄4 inch (2.140 m)
Driver dia.3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m)
Wheelbase13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m)
Cylinder size17 by 24 inches (430 mm × 610 mm)

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

Standard gauge[]

B&ER 0-6-0ST
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0T
Gauge4 feet 8+1⁄2 inches (1.435 m)
Driver dia.3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m)

Two standard gauge 0-6-0T locomotives built for the which was then under construction. They were operated on the line until 1881, when they were superseded by 1298 and 1300, two 2-4-0T locomotives which had started life as South Devon Railway locomotives.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

References[]

  • The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-901115-32-0.
  • Messenger, Michael (1993). The Culm Valley Light Railway. Truro: Twelveheads Press. ISBN 0-906294-29-0.
  • Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3.
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