Bristol and Exeter Railway 2-2-2T locomotives
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| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Designer | James Pearson |
| Builder | various |
| Configuration | 2-2-2T |
| Gauge | 7 ft 0¼ in |
| Leading wheel size | 3 ft 6 in |
| Driver size | 5 ft 6 in |
| Trailing wheel size | 3 ft 6 in |
| Wheelbase | ft in |
| Cylinder size | 12½in dia × 18 in stroke or 14½in dia × 18 in |
The seven Bristol and Exeter Railway 2-2-2T locomotives were small 2-2-2 well tank locmotives designed by James Pearson for working branch lines such as those to Tiverton and Clevedon. The first was delivered in 1851, and the last withdrawn in 1880.
On 1 January 1876 the Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, after which the surviving locomotives were given new numbers.
- Longridge and Company
- 30 (1851 - 1876)
- 31 (1851 - 1877) GWR No. 2054
- E B Wilson and Company
- 32 (1851 - 1878) GWR No. 2055
- 33 (1851 - 1876)
- 34 (1851 - 1875)
- Rothwell and Company (14½ inch cylinders)
- 57 (1859 - 1877) GWR No. 2056
- 58 (1859 - 1880) GWR No. 2057
[edit] See also
Bristol and Exeter Railway locomotives
[edit] References
- The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.
- Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.
