Power type Steam Configuration 4-4-0ST Leading dia. 3 ft 6 in | Builder various Gauge 7 ft 0¼ in Driver dia. 5 ft 6 in | |
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 They first entered service in 1855 and the last was withdrawn in 1892.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.
Contents
- 1859 Rothwell locomotives
- 1862 Beyer Peacock locomotives
- 1867 Vulcan Foundry locomotives
- 1872 Avonside locomotives
- References
The locomotives were built in four batches, each by a different builder, with variations between them, noticeably in the size of the saddle tank.
1859 Rothwell locomotives
Five locomotives built by Rothwell and Company with 1,100 gallon saddle tanks and 18 feet 4 inch wheelbase.
1862 Beyer, Peacock locomotives
Four locomotives built by Beyer Peacock with 1,280 gallon saddle tanks and 19 feet 5½ inch wheelbase.
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.
1872 Avonside locomotives
Six locomotives built by the Avonside Engine Company with 1,440 gallon saddle tanks and 18 feet 4 inch wheelbase.
No. 2051 was withdrawn following a fatal collision at Norton Fitzwarren railway station in Somerset while working a special ocean mail train from Plymouth on 11 November 1890.