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The Great Western RailwaySwindon Class 0-6-0broad gauge steam locomotives for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between November 1865 and March 1866, and withdrawn between June 1887 and the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892. The entire class was sold to the Bristol and Exeter Railway between July 1872 and September 1874, where they were numbered 96-109, but returned to the GWR when that railway was absorbed. The locomotives were then renumbered 2077-2090; their names were not restored.
Bath is a Georgian city 11+1⁄2 miles (18.5 km) east of Bristol which was reached by the Great Western Railway on 31 August 1840.
Birmingham (1866–1873)
This locomotive was named after the Midlands city, Birmingham, which was served by broad gauge trains from 1 October 1851..
Bristol (1865–1873)
This locomotive was named after the western terminus of the railway, Bristol.
Chester (1866–1873)
Chester never saw broad gauge trains but was served by the Great Western Railway from 1 September 1854 when it absorbed the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway.
Oxford, home to many universities, was served by a branch line from Didcot Junction from 12 June 1844..
Reading (1866–1874)
This locomotive was named after Reading, a large town 35+3⁄4 miles (57.5 km) from London.
Shrewsbury (1866–1872)
Shrewsbury never saw broad gauge trains but was served by the Great Western Railway from 1 September 1854 when it absorbed the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway.
Swindon (1865–1874)
This locomotive was named after the town mid-way along the Great Western Railway, Swindon, where the company built its workshops.
Windsor (1866–1873)
Windsor is the seat of the Royal Family near London and was served by a branch line from Slough that opened on 8 October 1849.
Wolverhampton (1866–1874)
Wolverhampton is in the Midlands and home to the Great Western's Northern Division workshops. It was served by broad gauge trains from 14 November 1854.
Bristol and Exeter Railway[]
96 (GWR 2077) (1872–1887)
Formerly Shrewsbury
97 (GWR 2078) (1872–1888)
Formerly Hereford
98 (GWR 2079) (1873–1887)
Formerly Chester
99 (GWR 2080) (1873–1889)
Formerly Windsor
100 (GWR 2081) (1873–1888)
Formerly London
101 (GWR 2082) (1873–1888)
Formerly Bristol
102 (GWR 2083) (1873–1891)
Formerly Gloucester
103 (GWR 2084) (1873–1889)
Formerly Birmingham
104 (GWR 2085) (1874–1889)
Formerly Wolverhampton
105 (GWR 2086) (1874–1888)
Formerly Bath
106 (GWR 2087) (1874–1889)
Formerly Newport
107 (GWR 2088) (1874–1892)
Formerly Reading
108 (GWR 2089) (1874–1889)
Formerly Oxford
109 (GWR 2090) (1874–1888)
Formerly Swindon
References[]
Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. B28–B29. ISBN0-901115-32-0.
