The Great Western Railway Swindon Class 0-6-0 broad 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 This class was introduced into service between November 1865 and March 1866, and withdrawn between June 1887 and the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892.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 (1866–1874)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.
Gloucester (1866–1873)Gloucester was reached over the
Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway from
Swindon on 12 March 1845..
Hereford (1866–1872)Hereford is an English city near the Welsh border, reached on 2 June 1855 by the
Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway.
London (1865–1873)This locomotive was named after the city from where the railway started,
London.
Newport (1866–1874)Newport is on the
South Wales Railway whuch opened on 18 June 1850.
Oxford (1866–1874)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
Shrewsbury97 (GWR 2078) (1872–1888)Formerly
Hereford98 (GWR 2079) (1873–1887)Formerly
Chester99 (GWR 2080) (1873–1889)Formerly
Windsor100 (GWR 2081) (1873–1888)Formerly
London101 (GWR 2082) (1873–1888)Formerly
Bristol102 (GWR 2083) (1873–1891)Formerly
Gloucester103 (GWR 2084) (1873–1889)Formerly
Birmingham104 (GWR 2085) (1874–1889)Formerly
Wolverhampton105 (GWR 2086) (1874–1888)Formerly
Bath106 (GWR 2087) (1874–1889)Formerly
Newport107 (GWR 2088) (1874–1892)Formerly
Reading108 (GWR 2089) (1874–1889)Formerly Oxford
109 (GWR 2090) (1874–1888)Formerly
Swindon